Like the lady pictured here, the author is seeking forgiveness, except the author is a dude seeking forgiveness for being a lame Scorum member, and the lady is probably seeking forgiveness for not watering the flowers in her hat, or for being a New England Patriots fan. Source

Forgive me, Scorum, for I have sinned. It's been 30 days since my last post. It's my prayer that you'll show mercy and grace to my wayward soul.

For a while there, I was walking the straight and narrow, regularly commenting on posts and contributing with my own ingenious content barely comprehensible ravings. But recently, I've fallen prey to some of the 7 Deadly Sins, which have inhibited my ability to participate in any meaningful way.

Behold, some of my failings:

Gluttony: I ate a 5-pack of Nathan's all-beef hotdogs at a recent cookout, just because I wanted to. And then I drank a beer and ate another bratwurst and chips because I was still hungry. (The beer was a Michelob Ultra, though, so that means even though I don't regularly exercise and like to eat entire packs of hotdogs, I'm still fit and attractive, right?)

Sloth: I haven't been waking up early enough to read/comment/write on Scorum before I go to my day job. Also, I've been spending what little free time I have watching Youtube videos of sloths.

Lust: I only include this because I'm not sure how the sloth videos make me feel, like maybe I enjoy them too much.

Envy: Actually, I haven't been as inactive as a sloth all day every day, but I have disobeyed one of the Ten Commandments, "Do not covet thy neighbor's lawn." This has led me to spending more time than usual outside, trying to upgrade our outdoor living space from "Depressing wasteland" to "Good enough to invite people over and not be embarrassed."

Pride: I thought I was strong and independent. "I don't need Scorum," I thought. But I was wrong. Oh, how I was wrong.

There are the other deadly sins (Greed, Wrath, Grumpy, Sleepy, Dopey, etc.) that I'm probably guilty of, but you get the point. I've been a bad Scorum member.

I've also been a bad sports fan. Aside from watching Tiger reclaim his throne during the Masters, I've barely watched any sports on TV. I've listened to the Cubs on the radio some, but I haven't even watched more than a handful of innings yet. And this is after a long winter of looking forward to baseball season!

How could I do this?

Well the truth is, I haven't spent all my time lately eating hot dogs and watching sloth videos. I can't even blame my two small children, because their demand on my time isn't anything new.

It sounds like a lame cliché, but it's true: life has gotten in the way. My wife wants a garden. My kids want to play. (That's one of the main benefits of being a married family man -- blaming a lack of productivity on your loved ones.) I have new time commitments I didn't have three months ago. Renovating a yard doesn't happen over the course of an hour, including commercial breaks, despite what the TV shows featuring charismatic landscaping wizard hosts tell you.

All of this, and I've been learning a new musical instrument. It's not the banjo, but, like Bob here, I do find myself preoccupied when trying to learn it

So where do I go from here?

I hereby swear to be a better Scorum member and better sports fan. I will comment and post more. I will watch more sports. I will invest $15,000 USD in Scorum coins. (Just kidding; I don't have that kind of scratch laying around. I only wanted to see if you were still paying attention.)

Am I a loser unworthy of the Scorum community? Or am I not the only one that falls off the wagon every once in a while? Let me know. Thanks for reading. Please upvote or post pictures of sloths in the comments.