Americana
As those of you living in the US are aware, yesterday was Superbowl Sunday, which marks the end of the NFL season with a bacchanalian feast and feats of strength performed by latter day gladiators for the amusement of the masses. The game was one for the ages, going back and forth for the full hour, and coming down to the last play and the last 20 seconds. It's one of the times when I am in alignment with the rest of the country and we all shout at our televisions in a happy cacophony of second guessing amateurs.
So that was a brief, root-beer-covered, moment of joy. This moment was bright and shining and I came to work this morning pretty-much ready to get to work....
Foreshadowing? Anyway, at midday we were called into a meeting with the director at LiteBrite Co (my new employer in case you missed it - Ed.). There we were told about the 10% reduction in staff (which we had thankfully escaped) and the 10% reduction in salaries (which we hadn't). I sat there thinking how glad I was to still have a job, and how I was now swept up in the economic turbulence of the times.
I wish I had something more interesting to say about this but I am a bit numb and a lot ambivalent about the whole thing.
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Even some of us not living in the US are aware of the Super Bowl. In fact, I watched the game live from a pseudo-American sports bar in Tel Aviv, Mike's Place. The attendance was not bad considering the game started after 1am, and there aren't too many American football fans over here. The crowd thinned a little after halftime, but plenty of people remained until the end. It was a great game, and a great victory for the Pittsburgh Steelers. I skipped work on Monday, in favor of sleeping and lounging.
Posted by: Houchens | February 3, 2009 1:46 PM
Easy there sport, I know your exuberance about the Steelers knows no bounds so I'll excuse the wisecracks!
Posted by: lo fat mo | February 3, 2009 4:18 PM