Big Fan

	Hello everyone.



	This is a historic moment for me as this is

officially my first "BLOG" ever.  I had a BLOG removed

from my liver once but that's neither here nor

there.

	Usually I can't stand people who change

allegiances of favorite sports teams but I have to admit

that I have become a hypocrite beginning with the Steelers

win over Miami in the hurricane.  That's the day I thanked

the Seahawks for 15 years of disappointment and became a

Steelers fan.  It became too hard to resist by that point;

I was fairly new to the city and hey, all my friends were

Steelers fans and it provided a good reason to drink beer

on a Sunday so I hopped on the Black and Gold bandwagon

by default.  You know, if it wasn't for default, I'd have nothing.

	Anyway, the loss to New England yesterday was hard

to take even being a rookie Steelers fan.  But I feel more

sorry for those Pittsburghers who have been waiting since

the 70's for another shot at a Super Bowl win.  I feel as

though rooting for the Steelers for the better part of the season

than enduring a crushing defeat in the AFC Championship

game is a kinda rite of passage toward become a true

Pittsburgher.

	Now I can no longer, under any circumstances, say

"soda" in place of "pop", but I must complain about potholes

and rubberneck every chance I get.  As far as football is

concerned I will try to make more jokes about Kordell Stewart

and hold a grudge against Neil O'Donnell for throwing 18

interceptions in the '95 Super Bowl.

	I also read a fun fact that more battered women show

up at shelters after a Steelers loss.  It must have been like

opening time on Black Friday for those shelters after the

Patriot loss.  I hope I never become such a fan that I

feel the need to beat a loved one if the Steelers have a bad game.



	Wait, yes I do.  Jesus! What kind of a fan am I?