Evolution?

As I write this, Swansea and Reading are tied 2-2 in the 84th minute at Liberty Stadium.  My Swans have gone into a tailspin since starting off the season so strongly and -- momentarily -- finding themselves on the top of the Premier League table.  In fact, they'd been shut out in three straight games before today's match.  I figured things had to change today against basement-dwelling and recently promoted Reading.

Since the game isn't on TV, I decided to do a little yard work before coming in to check the score.  I walked outside just before 10AM with no real idea about what to do.  Looking around, I decided that I might as well try to make a dent on some of the leaves that have fallen.

I've never really minded raking leaves since it's one of those jobs that allows you to track your progress pretty easily.  I spent 30 minutes with the blower in the back yard.  This early in the season, that was really all that was required.  After wrapping that up, I made the move to the front yard.  I don't know what happened from the back yard to the front but, as soon as I got started out front, I wanted to stop.  I had a whole slew of excuses:

• The front yard is too big and I really didn't want to make a full day of it.
• I was starting to sweat and I'd already taken a shower.
• I was thirsty but I'd forgotten to bring out a water bottle.
• Most of all, why bother when I was just going to have to do it all over again in a week or two?

I lasted for another 30 minutes and have been inside tracking the Swansea game on ESPN Gamecast ever since.  At first, that seemed to be as big a mistake as the leaf-raking exercise as Swansea was down 2-0 at halftime.  2-0!  To Reading!  But, the Swans have fought back to tie things up.

Anyway, the point of this is that I'm following a soccer game on Gamecast.  Yes, a soccer game.  Times have certainly changed.