{"id":10533,"date":"2015-09-13T11:15:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-13T18:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=10533"},"modified":"2015-09-13T11:14:03","modified_gmt":"2015-09-13T18:14:03","slug":"duck-football-on-the-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=10533","title":{"rendered":"Duck football on the island"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend was my only chance to see the island guy for several weeks, so even though it meant a long drive, the possibility of difficult game viewing conditions, and missing a party on Tequila Hill,  I made the drive.  My immediate reward for my decision was a beautiful sunset from the ferry.<\/p>\n

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On Saturday morning, I put on my usual Duck regalia, and we headed uptown for breakfast at the Hardware Store.  I was a little concerned about getting snide comments from the local Husky fans, but not only did I not get a single look, but I didn’t see anyone wearing Husky attire either. Vashon is obviously not a hotbed of football fandom.<\/p>\n

So we completed our breakfast and errands without any Husky attacks and headed home to do some organizational tasks. We made sure to take time for beers and talking by the water, because it was a gorgeous day.<\/p>\n

Island Guy is not a sports fan. Oh, it’s not as bad as if he were a Beaver or Husky fan, but he doesn’t follow sports at all. Nor does he have cable. So this is how we watched the game:
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It was fine. There was sound and a picture. The company was excellent. I got to explain the rules and strategy as the game went on, which made me feel like a football genius. Herbie kept repeating everything I explained to Stephen about 2 minutes after I said it, which is always gratifying. If Stephen reads this, I will have to tell him that Herbie was one of the announcers.<\/p>\n

For the record: I like Herbie, and do not think he is a Duck hater.<\/p>\n

Some random thoughts:<\/p>\n