Thursday, September 16, 2010

Centaur Deathmatch: Four Seasons Edition


Mother Earth's SUMMER SPLENDOUR vs. Her AUTUMNAL RELEASE

CHILDHOOD RECOLLECTIONS:

SUMMER: Vacations, beaches, epic swim team adventures, adolescent sexploits, bicycles, pickup basketball, Double Dragon, The Chatterbox, buffalo wings, freedom.

AUTUMN: Back to school.

EDGE: SUMMER

WEATHER CHARACTERISTICS:

SUMMER: Sweltering heat, blistering sun, dramatic thunderstorms.

AUTUMN: Gradual cooling, gentle breezes, soft rustling branches, Nature's lullaby

EDGE: DRAW

SPORTING IMPLICATIONS:

SUMMER: NBA playoffs, mid-season baseball, the occasional Wimbledon

AUTUMN: NFL kickoff, College Football kickoff, MLB Playoffs, NHL season opener, Thanksgiving day games.

EDGE: AUTUMN

OUTDOOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

SUMMER: Mowing, watering, pool-cleaning, trimming, weeding, power-washing, car-washing, cabin destruction, basketball pole extraction, hedge-clipping, patio furniture scraping and painting.

AUTUMN: Raking, gutters (maybe).

EDGE: AUTUMN


WINNER: AUTUMN!

1 comment:

  1. I agree with all of these things completely.

    Also, removing the basketball pole last summer was the closest I've ever come to feeling like I was building a pyramid.

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