Maybe it’s because fans identify so closely with their teams. Maybe it’s because people pick their own fantasy teams. But whatever it is, when people talk about sports, they’re apt to use the royal “we”. As in, “We won last night,” or “I can't believe we made the playoffs.” Well I got news for ya. “We” didn’t win anything. The Jets did. Or the Milwaukee Bucks. Not “we.” “We” were sitting on the couch, watching. I must admit, I am guilty of this when talking about my beloved NY Giants, but they’re so terrible this year, I stopped using “we” and distanced myself by saying “them” or “they.” Nobody wants to say “We really sucked on Sunday.” We want no part of that. So it becomes, “They really sucked Sunday.” Can’t have it both ways. But we certainly try. The other royal we that drives us crazy, is when somebody in a group assumes it’s their place to decide what the group wants, as in “We’ll have the Chablis.” Or, as I once heard in my advertising career, “We love this assignment.” Do we? I don't. Don’t assume you know what I want, speak for yourself. And even if you get it right and it is what I want, I’ll disagree with you anyway, just to be ornery (and because you used the royal we).

Let’s raise a glass (or not) to all the types of tequila on the market. There’s blanco, anejo, reposado. and celebrity. You read that right. Peyton Manning has a bourbon. Steven Seagal, a Japanese whiskey. I’m willing to bet he knows even less about whiskey than he does about Japan. Ryan Reynolds has his own gin, because why not? And tequila? We have a George Clooney and now a Duane The Rock Johnson tequila. I’m sure both The Rock and George stand out in the hot fields of Mexico, hacking away at agave plants with a machete under a blazing sun. After which they painstakingly overlook every step of the aging process. Heck, the Rock knows so much about everything, he’s seriously considering entering the 2024 presidential race. I kid you not. Personally, I think he’s more qualified to run for office than to make tequila. Just sayin’.

Enjoy the weekend, kick back with a celebrity brew and wish me luck when we play the Commanders this week. I’ll need it.

Andy and John