a friend invited him over to
watch Sunday football
he arrived around NineThirty brought a box of donuts to have with coffee since
the game kicked off at Ten also a sixpak
pint of whisky pound of pistachios for the two later games theyd barbecue that night
he was mistaken
his pal had a freaking enormous flatscreen
and the ability to play the seven morning games at once the six afternoon games
he said hes been watching
football College ball too like this for years
For years
You betcha, as soon as technology afforded it.
You gamble
Huh? he looked up from his laptop
Gamble Ya gamble
he looked back down into his
laptop Well, I’m followingplaying
fantasy football, three leagues, not serious money, it’s more like friendly
competitions than anything else, although, thinking of it, I could couldn’t I?
You could This seems wha Vegas must look like
Do you
think you can pick one game an watch it
he looked at him asif he were an green
alien with two heads Watch one game? Why do that?
Im overstimulated I watch the Sunday evening game only that game all season an that for more years than I can
remember mebbe the last tentwelve years Ya didnt
mention this setup asked if I wanted to watch some football not every fuckin game broadcasted
No.
he could have supposed every fuckin
game would have teedup his curt No
but at least it told
what it was
I think Ill head out leave ya the donuts
You’re leaving?
I am Thank you though for the invitation Not to be rude but had I known or an inkling
to askwe only know what we know I
wouldntve accepted
Well, man, suit yourself.
I do
he gathered the beer from the
fridge an bagged it with the whisky an nuts an crossed back to the setup in the
livingroom
at its threshold
he stopped an watched the matrix unfolding in seven boxes looked at crowd shots city
shots overhead stadium shots replays
approaching him he saw him look
away from the gameslook down into the computer
Hey man Im off he extended his hand Thanks again for the invite Appears yare in your element Have a fine Sunday
they shook
You’re welcome. Too bad things went sideways. I hope you also
have a good Sunday.
Ill see my way out
Oh . . alright.
driving back home the road nearly
deserted for Church and football it occurred to him that technologies give way to the next wave forfeit albeit more and more sudden
drones would likely replace the fleet of Goodyear blimps
1807, Sunday,
2 1. 22
1214, Monday,
3 1. 22
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