I like having my weekends back. I hike 2-3 hours in the morning and spend the rest of the day reading books, listening to music and surfing the web. Maybe watch a movie or spend a couple hours watching Netflix or YouTube.
Don't miss sports one bit.
I agree with you quite often, Sam, and I also like your beer.
I used to be a huge NFL fan (Vikings, since I grew up in Minnesota, and now I’m a traitor since I became a Packer fan when I moved to Wisconsin, just in time to cheer for their Super Bowl win in 2010).
In 1998 when the Vikes went 15-1 and lost the NFC championship to the Falcons on their only missed field goal of the entire year, I almost broke the entire left side off my La-Z-Boy, hurt my wrist in the process, and felt something sort of ‘pop’ in my head. At that point I decided it just wasn’t worth being that into it.
Since then my interest has slowly become less and less, and nowadays I may check scores online a couple times during a game, but I don’t watch. The kneeling fiasco only strengthened my resolve.
Having the three hours every Sunday afternoon freed up again is liberating. My girlfriend is a far bigger fan than I am these days.
Any other sports never really held more than casual interest for me, but I did enjoy the Twins winning the World Series in in 87 and 91.
Sports of all kinds could completely go away and it wouldn’t be a big deal to me.