Things to do until next football season

When the Super Bowl ended, I like many Americans found myself wondering what I was going to do with myself without football until next fall. I was even more disappointed this week when I found out on Monday that the Pro Bowl had happened over the weekend. Sure there is the NFL Draft, or Mel Kiper Appreciation Day, but without that there isn't a lot going on, so here are some things you can try doing while the NFL is out of season.

-Hit the Strip Clubs with Adam Jones. Can you imagine the thunderstorm he's going to bring to some strip club now that he doesn't have to worry about getting in trouble with the NFL? So long Adam, Welcome back Pacman!

-Follow every stage of spring training. First Pitchers and Catchers, this week. Then when the fielders come, then the meaningless spring training games where players with numbers in the 70's and 80's get more run than the guys we've bought tickets to see. Then the first 100 games, you know, the part of the baseball season that doesn't mean anything. Then tune in for the actual regular season, the last 62 games. Then, by the time Major League Baseball has set up another thrilling world series matchup, our guess is Royals v. Pirates, Football will be back, and you won't have to watch it. 

-Get involved in Politics. Why Not? You've spent the last six months watching grown men run into each other at great speeds, why not enlighten your mind a little bit? Obama is in the White House and change is coming! I was in D.C. recently and I could already see the effect he is having on the city. I saw two homeless men with Obama winter hats on (granted, one was debating whether or not he should eat the other one, but his head was warm) and I went a whole 24 hours without being mugged, not once!

-Brett Favre just retired, so he is obviously playing next year. Start a pool now with 31 of your friends about which team he will end up on in 2009. Bet everything you have on Dallas. There's only so many times that a traveling carnival passes Jerry Jones and he doesn't invite it to set up shop in Cowboys stadium. They're building a much bigger stadium for next year and the regular amount of drama won't fill it.

-Read Curt Schilling's blog. The man has transformed from hall of fame pitcher to Dr. Laura Schlessinger. He has an opinion about everything. And if I've learned anything from Bill O'Reilly, there is no way someone can spread themselves to thin when it comes to doling out judgement. Well Curt, here's my opinion, please at least wait until you make it into the hall before you burden us with your moral conjecture? If not for a bloody sock, Schilling would be the internet version of Jose Canseco. sorry for all the name drops.

It's a long way until mini camp opens up in the end of July, and even longer until the season begins, but stick in there! Even Spring and Summer can be a happy time for the die hard football fan.