I have recently become aware that sports are an important part of our society. This is not something I personally believe, but am made aware through my recent immersion in the world of normal people.

My family is not the most athletic family. Sports are played as a requirement, not for fun. Interest in sports is feigned only to fit in with the popular crowd (See Dad during the playoffs).

See, even when writing that last sentence, I had to stop and think what sport has "the playoffs." Eventually, I gave up, as it sounds sport-like enough.

Anyway, my sports career promptly ended at the close of second grade, when I left the AYSO soccer team of which I was a one-year member. I remember that year with fond feelings, mainly because the team had all of my close friends, and actually nothing to do with the sport.

Now at college, I am forced to be introduced to exciting new means of athleticism, such as "Basketball," "Football," and "Baseball." I have attended games of all three of these sports, and I can tell you, they get boring. Especially baseball.

But the point of this post, if there is one. Richard Walker has, on several occasions, forced me to eat dinner at places that conveniently have the Kings game on. In fact, the last time he paid for my meal, but that was almost an accident.

Thanks to his persistence, I have learned most of the rules to the game and can bear to sit through the entire thing. I can add insightful comments to sports conversations, but for fear of being an idiot, don't. And most importantly, I've learned that any comparison between the Kings and the Lakers will get a slap in the face.