In the Cards
My wife is as avid an Alabama fan as I am a Tennessee fan. The Alabama VS Tennessee football game is always a tense time around our house. Tennessee has won the last few years and I haven’t pushed it too much, because I knew that it would not last. Also, in the overall series Alabama is way ahead.
This year my wife and I were separated when the game was played because of a situation beyond our control. I knew Alabama would slaughter Tennessee this year; Tennessee was having a terrible season, while Alabama was ranked # 2 in the country. When I talked with her on the phone I said, “Well, I challenge you to an Alabama VS Tennessee strip Gin Rummy card game. The Tennessee football team was slaughtered by Alabama, but this Tennessee boy can make you say ‘ GO VOLS ‘.” My wife’s reaction was both humiliating and exciting.
When we finally got together and had the kids settled she said, “Let’s go up to the bedroom; this Alabama female is going to stomp your male Tennessee ass in a game of strip Gin.” The smile on her face and the wink of her eye told me that I was in for a rough game. My wife is really good at cards and can beat me most of the time. This was for the honor of Tennessee and I wanted to hear this avid Alabama fan say GO VOLS so I was going to try my hardest. (more…)

