Going to the message boards

The reason the posts on this blog have slowed down of late is because I started a second blog in early September called Chiefs Outsider (chiefsoutsider.blogspot.com). 

When I started chancesareexcellent I hoped to get people to respond to what I write.  I have nearly a 1000 pageviews now and have received one comment.  A friend suggested to me that I'm not controversial enough.  I could write half-cocked posts about politics or the Kardashians but then I'd be joining the web culture that I dislike.  I do appreciate that real people are reading this or that some search engine algorithm is finding me.  I try to be civil and at least mildly interesting while I work on my writing skills.

You'll have to visit the Chiefs Outsider to get a feel for what it's about.  My indirect goal for that blog is to find something people are passionate about and show an outsider's perpective on that passion.  I couldn't think of a better place to do it than football in America.  Diehard football fans are an interesting group of people.  They call radio shows, wear jerseys, speak in the 1st person plural ("we") when referring to their team, and their mood is sometimes determined by the fates of the team.  I'm a diehard University of Michigan football fan but 12 years ago I realized it's as much of an affliction as anything else.  Michigan lost a game to Purdue and I nearly slipped into a depression when they inevitably lost the game due to Lloyd Carr "play not to lose" tactics.  I was really down about it but it later became an epiphany.  I still get crazy sometimes when they win or lose a close game, but now I'm aware of what I'm doing and temper the highs and lows.

I've watched all five Chiefs games this year and feel I'm knowledgeable enough to go to the message boards.  I know more about the Chiefs than most people outside KC.  I know it's rough out on the boards  because I used to post on them occasionally when I was a mediocre stockpicker. 

I'll keep posting on this subject as long as it's something I think is interesting to you the reader.  Maybe it will even stir up a comment.