Week 5 – No comment (ok, just no opinion)

I have to be very careful how I write this week’s blog.  Why?  Well, you may come across someone’s blog and they feel like sharing their opinion.  Some more than others.  You won’t find that here this week (unless I subconsciously do it on accident!).

See, we have the task of going up to 2 weeks without sharing our opinion.  Oh, not just verbally…but also in that voice of yours that talks inside your head.  Why?  Well, let me tell you some facts first.

I have not turned my TV on in over 2 years.  I used to be a die-hard Packers fan, but it’s toned down the past few years.  I would watch the hours of pregame on ESPN, NFL Network, you name it…all to hear what the “experts” would say about my Packers.  But guess what.  It didn’t matter if they thought Green Bay was going to win by 2 touchdowns because that would be decided by the actual team.  And then I realized I’m really wasting my time worrying about who is going to pick who, or who thinks the better team is.   So I stopped.

This led to more time in my life…less time watching these shows to do something more important.  Like, focusing on my fantasy football team.  Ok, I’m kidding.  Kind of.

So when we were given the task of not sharing our opinion on ANYTHING for the next 2 weeks, I thought this would be tough.  And guess what happens?  My Dad texts me, “What do you think about X phone company?  I’m looking for a cheaper plan.”  Ugh!  I reply, “Sprint has a promo that has 2 lines for $100.” He then gives me the other price point and asks if it’s worth it.  This is not easy.  “Verizon changed their plans too.  Take a look at them.”

The biggest test will be this weekend as I’m going to my first Iowa game of the year and the guys I’m going with are EXTREMELY opinionated on sports.  And my Packers play the undefeated Broncos on Sunday and we are watching with a bunch of friends.  I’m already planning my responses.  “Joe, why can’t we beat their blitz?”  My response will be, “I like football.  My name is Joe.”  Hey, I’m just stating facts.

Bottom line is this…I’m looking forward to seeing how much people’s conversation is merely opinions now that I’ll be paying a lot of attention to it.  And especially being aware of what my responses will be and what they MIGHT have been.

I’d tell you how I think this will play out, but that would merely be just my opinion.

Let the games begin!