Don't blame it on Yokey!

I know that when I say this,
I may be stepping on pins and needles;
But I don’t like all these people
slagging her for breaking up the Beatles.
(Don’t blame it on Yokey)
if I was John and you were Yoko,
I would gladly give up musical genius,
just to have you as my very own, personal Venus.
- bnr

Well, I’m going off topic today. So you’ve been warned. Here in the states this weekend it was all about football, football players and the women who love them. (or distract them). Here in Wisconsin of course we are happy that our beloved Green bay Packers won their game and are moving on to the NFC championship. We’re also giddy with the fact that our distant arch nemesis the Dallas Cowboys lost. Not only does that mean that Green bay won’t have to face them again, but it also means that the playoff game will be played up here in the snow. Fun!

I have to say that I think the battering Wisconsin native Tony Romo took over his girlfriend was a bit silly to say the least. In fact they took to calling her “Yoko Romo” which is hilarious on a level, but also appropriately leads back to another time when “fans” made another woman the scapegoat for their heroes actions. Yoko did not break up the Beatles, and the Cowboys did not lose because of Jessica Simpson. It would be nice if things were that simple, but they seldom are. If anything it’s the resentment or judgment of those looking in that cause the bigger problems.

Certainly our personal life plays on everything we do. Our jobs, marriages, relationship problems, finances, illnesses you name it play on our minds. But the truth of course is that everyone deals with them and makes their life work to the best of their ability. Often though the bigger distraction is the judge and jury on the outside. Why people seem to want to vilify women or vilify relationships in general is beyond me. Logically it’s just way too simplistic. According to that point of view, everyone with a new or bad relationship would fail at their tasks. Certainly that’s not the least bit accurate. In fact in our world I’d think drugs, violence and dog fighting are probobly much bigger distractions. Thing is, in the end Devils and Angels both win and fail. Success and failure come from within each of us not without. If I had to bet, I’d guess that proving everyone wrong was probably more of a distraction for Mr. R than anything else.

Today Wisconsin Football fans are pretty happy that the Cowboys lost. But they don’t have a pop princess to thank for it.