Rock, Paper, Scissors

Sundays during football season are full of excitement and anticipation. We also have an occasional disagreement. This week we (Todd & I) had to determine which football flag was to fly under the US flag on our beautiful, majestic, and very patiotic flagpole. After a brief discussion, we decided that the country was not going to crumble if the US flag came down for Sunday afternoon football games. Beautiful compromise with no disagreement.

OK, things were set and both flags would be hung. I was beginning to put the Colts flag on top and the Steelers flag under it. HALT! Todd stopped me abruptly and asked me what I was doing. I explained that his Steelers flag (with the Steelers logo) was smaller than my Colts flag and therefore the Colts flag should obviously be above the Steelers flag. We have to keep things proportional, I explained. He told me not to move and ran in the house. He came out holding his Pittsburgh flag that has the panoramic view of the city and the bold black & gold stripes. It is the same size as my Colts flag. He wanted the Pittsburgh flag on top. I contested this sentiment and recommended a good old-fashioned Rock, Paper, Scissors challenge.

And then he dropped the big ones. He dropped two facts that I cannot dispute. He threw at me achievements that any red-blooded football fan respects. #1... The Pittsburgh Steelers are the reigning Superbowl Champions and deserve the respect of the superior position on the pole. #2... Pittsburgh has 6 (count 'em 6) Superbowl rings.

If I had those cards to pull out of my pocket I would do it every chance I had. There you have it. The Steelers flag flew higher than the Colts flag.So, a little later I was outside and noticed something... Our new neighbors have a mini Steelers flag
in their garden. When I was driving to the store I noticed that the neighbors around the corner have a large Steelers flag flying on their porch. When I returned home and pulled into our driveway I saw that Todd hung his flag with the Steelers helmet in our bedroom window. Like I said in a previous post, this has the potential to be a long season.