I know that, especially recently, patriotism has gotten kind of a bad rap. As Chuck Klosterman proved in a relatively informal poll used in one of his books, a woman who is perfect in every regard and patriotic is seen more negatively than a woman who is merely perfect in every respect. I don't really blame people for this; this country has played a lot of us for fools, and has out-and-out screwed us on a whole bunch of issued.
However, in the arena of sports, there is nothing more exciting than patriotism. I have no particular love for swimming, track, or gymnastics normally, and I think curling is just downright ridiculous. But put an athlete in any of these sports in a USA uniform, playing against other countries, and I automatically get psyched.
Now, this shouldn't be new information, and I'm reasonably sure that everyone feels this way at least to some degree. But the reason that I bring this up is the Ryder Cup. I HATE watching golf. I think it's as interesting as watching paint dry, and not nearly as important (paint doesn't come out of clothes, no matter what you do.) But the fans there are getting psyched, and I found myself getting excited too. In fact, since I've gotten home, the Ryder Cup has been the background noise for my ConLaw reading, and I've found myself occasionally switching my computer to watch the live feed. So, I guess what I want to say is GO USA GOLF!!
May all your hits be crits (and land within 3 feet of the hole),
B
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