It has been thirteen days since I last watched or listened or read anything sports related. In terms of desire to know what was going on in sports, it has been easy. The hardest habit to break is simply putting on sports radio just to have something in the background.

What I am doing to help that, is simply adding more podcasts to my collection and making an effort to find new talk channels to listen to. Sirius XM’s public radio channels have been very interesting to listen to, as well as the POTUS channel. I’ve added more science and paranormal podcasts.

I also now realize how much time I spent reading about sports. I now spend that time communicating with friends and family, researching technology, or simply doing personal projects. There is a lot more time in the day it seems,

Now, I’m not wring this to tell people to give up fandom, but give up something and see what fills the void.

I hereby, on the day known as December 13th, 2008, retire as a fan of football. After roughly twenty five years of following the New York Giants, seeing them in four Super Bowls, seeing them win three of those, and seeing last year’s amazing run, I have decided that it is time to move on to a new interest. I’ve spent many Sunday’s either watching games on tv or listening to the games on radio, and while I don’t particularly regret any of it, I want to try something new. I want to see what fills the time instead. Don’t bother telling me about any game or asking me about the Giants, I have moved on.

I will continue, starting again in spring training, to be a fan of baseball and the New York Mets. The sport of baseball is too much a part of my life as fan, and my love of the sport and the statistics makes it a winning combination.

Good luck to the Giants, Giants’ fans, and football fans in general.