There is a bit of a dilemma in paradise today. I really want to watch the NFL playoff games today, especially the San Francisco vs Green Bay match-up. Do I really want to sit in front of a tv while on vacation though? Well I do, but does my girlfriend and my family? Perhaps me and my step-dad will sneak off to a sports bar while my mom and girlfriend lounge on the beach.
Just in case I’m going to schedule my PVR to record those games later tonight. Yeah I’m writing this before I actually go on vacation. I want to make this vacation as computer-free as possible. I’m probably still going to bring my laptop, but the plan is to only use it to check e-mail so that I don’t have too much to deal with when I get home.
The big problem with not watching the games until I get home is how do I possibly avoid finding out who won? I guess the only way is to stay true to my plan of only using my laptop for e-mail. No Twitter. No Yahoo. No ESPN.
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I hope you’re enjoying the vaca Jeremy! I don’t think it would be the end of world to watch a football game in the evening, especially if it’s only 1 night out of the 7 you’ll be gone.
Thanks for the mention as always!
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We didn’t end up watching any full games but we did catch the exciting ends of the Saturday games. That’s enough for me, especially since the teams I was rooting for all lost.
Thanks for the mention as always Jeremy! I think there’s no problem watching the game, it’s your vacation as well too. Especially as it’s only one night, I think your plan sounds fine. Have a good vacation and enjoy your time being unplugged.
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Yeah in the end I didn’t have a problem convincing everyone to watch some of the football, especially since my step-dad really likes football too. We just ended up being too busy to catch any full games. No big deal though.
I support the sports bar option! That seems like my idea of an awesome vacation. I doubt you’ll be able to avoid finding out who won…
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We did watch part of the Seattle game in a sportsbar in Cabo. It seemed that everyone there was cheering for Seattle. Late in the game it looked like they had the game won. So it was pretty disappointing seeing them lose to a last second field goal.
The 49ers better win! They need to get to the Superbowl and win that this year!
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They’re who I’m cheering for now since my other favorite teams all lost last weekend. I think the 49ers have a pretty good shot at beating the Pats in the Superbowl in a couple weeks.
One of the benefits of blogging is your job is in a way a vacation.
From the ordinary.
Interacting with us your readers shouldn’t be “classified” as work so when you’re doing it your not working.
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No this part is far from work. There is all kinds of other regular work that had to be done though. Interacting with bloggers is pretty enjoyable, but can be time consuming.
I don’t blame you mate. When I head out on vacation the last thing I would want to be doing is hanging out on the internet although checking emails and logging out isn’t that bad. It’s like checking your voice mail. Have a good one! Thanks for the mention Mr.CBB
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Checking in on e-mail was all I did in the end. I didn’t respond to many, but I had to make sure there was nothing important. It was easy enough to fit that in during the mornings or evenings.
Wow already on vacation in January? You lucky guy! Thx for the reshare, and enjoy some football!
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I would’ve preferred to wait until February, but it was nice to miss some snow here. Now it’s back to the grind.
You should do what you want on vacation. Nothing wrong with watching a game.
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Nope, nothing at all, but I did feel a bit guilty making the plans revolve around it a bit.
I would watch the game. In fact, I am watching it right now. Thank you for the mention and I hope you enjoy your vacation in Mexico. Just go out, drink a beer and watch the game!
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Well I definitely drank a lot of beer. With the price of beer down there, it would be a waste not to. Thanks again for the great guest post while I was away.
Enjoy your vacation
Weather must be pretty nice over there, unlike the -5° we had here in Vancouver today lol. I didn’t see the game, but I know who won.
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It was satisfying to hear how cold it was back home and know I was missing out on some snow. With any luck that will be the last of the snow around here this year.
I have the same problem of trying to avoid knowing who won the game whenever I have to work or go out and can’t watch it live. Of course for me the game isn’t NFL but Aussie Rules football.
The other big problem I have is that all my friends know which team I go for and I get a heap of messages during and after the game. So I pretty much have to not look at my phone for a few hours too.
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Yeah these days it’s just too hard to avoid finding out stuff like sports scores, especially when it’s a big game. I still end up trying to avoid to scores when I can’t watch the game live, but it usually doesn’t work out.
Since it doesn’t look like you have watched the games yet, I’ll hold off on commenting on how AWESOME the games were. Have fun on your vacation-
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I didn’t catch the entire game for either Saturday match but they did have pretty awesome finishes. If the right teams had won I might’ve still watched the rest of the game now that I’m back home.
Thanks for mentioning my article at Invest It Wisely! Much appreciated my friend. Enjoy the vacay!
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No problem Greg. Thanks for the continued support.
I am hoping that Falcons can win first Superbowl. Thanks for the mention, Jeremy!
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They did have a very good regular season. The game with SF right now is pretty close too.
Thank you for including me this week Jeremy!
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Any time MMD. I like to support my blogger friends.