David Swidler of Seattlest.com, who you may also remember from the comedy group The Habit, is not only one of my oldest friends, but a huge calendar fan. He has been bugging me for months to put something besides “coming soon…” in that calendar link on your right. I finally have; I asked him to write a review of what I’ve done. Here it is…

Sports Northwest Magazine’s new calendar (just to the right) is essential for any local sports fan.

Why do we feel so strongly about this? Because calendars keep life happy, balanced, and are the only thing that separate us from the animals (Seriously, ask a cat what its doing next Tuesday, and it will simply rub its head against your leg, unaware that it has theater tickets).

“Oh, but I’m one of them Carpe Diem hippies, who takes life’s lemons and makes lemonade. I don’t believe in scheduling and order. Peace my brother.”

Okay, let’s do things your way. Your girlfriend comes home with tickets to a Town Hall discussion on race in Iraqi schools. Sure you’ll go. Only later do you realize that it’s on the same night as Game 4 of the ALCS. How does that lemonade taste now?

This new calendar will help you avoid such catastrophes. It’s got every Mariner, Seahawk, Husky, Cougar, Beaver, Duck, Sounder, Storm, and Blazer game, along with the schedule for whatever other local sports team Howard Schultz hasn’t destroyed yet. Plus all the events that make living in the Northwest a sports fans paradise.

Of course, you can go ahead and skip the calendar. If you do, might we suggest buying really expensive tickets for you and all your guy friends when the Huskies play Oregon at Hec Ed this season.