Doing the Unthinkable

All right maybe not unthinkable.

As you all know I am an avid sports nut. I wake up, turn on ESPN2 and watch Mike and Mike in the morning while I get ready to go to work. I tune in to watch lots of Sportscenter, Gameday and even Pool on ESPN. I even have an ESPN chip in my brain.

So what am I giving up for Lent?

That’s right, I’m giving up ESPN TV. That means the mother ship ESPN and all of its sister stations. ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and I even ESPN360.com to be ESPN TV. I won’t even turn on ESPN for a Hoosiers or Blackhawks game

Will it be difficult? I would say yes and no. There will probably be a bunch of good College basketball games that I’ll want to watch but won’t be able to. But honestly, it’s only 40 days. It is a very very small sacrifice to make. The only way I see myself not succeeding is if I accidentally turn on a game while flipping through the channels. I will do my best to avoid this.

There is one situation that I will allow myself to watch ESPN and this is if I am in a bar. Bars everywhere always have sports on and it’d be kind of dumb to just look away the whole time. I am sure with my attention span I would glance up countless times with out thinking about it. Now with saying I can watch ESPN in a bar does not mean I will allow myself to go to a bar to watch something I want to watch on ESPN.

Wish me luck. I am not worried

Have a good Ash Wednesday and Lent. Good luck with your own Lenten Sacrifices.