(Illustration by Joe Dworetzky/Bay City News)

The NFL season is about to begin. This may mean guacamole spilled on the couch, a promise to throw the ball to the kids at 7 a.m. or 10 p.m., before and after game-time, and vacuuming relegated to commercials, of which there are tons.

Lin Due with her dog. (Bay City News)

For me it means poring over my fantasy teams and the waiver wire, where I might pick up a diamond in the rough that my fellow managers have overlooked. This takes an astounding amount of time, since my teams can be made up of players across the NFL, so I must know every injury, revenge match, and defensive scheme.

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