I'm sure you've heard by now about the infamous incident in Sunday's NFL game between the Titans and the Cowboys. Here's a dummy's quick summary nonetheless: after a running touchdown by the Cowboys, Titan's defensive tackle, Albert Haynesworth, vented his frustration by stepping on a Cowboy's lineman. The brutality of this scene is that the Cowboy's lineman had lost his helmet, and big Albert planted his cleat into the fallen player's defenseless face. Haynesworth yelled at the umpire after he called an unsportsmanlike penalty on him and was subsequently tossed from the game. The NFL reviewed the ugly occurrence and swiftly handed Haynesworth a five-game suspension without pay (the longest suspension ever for an on-field incident).

A lot has been said in the media over the past couple of days about this. Haynesworth even issued an apology that sounded very sincere and included all the right sentiments. So, I won't add to the already-blazing fire of public scorn. Even a dummy knows that it's just plain wrong what he did, and he deserves whatever consequence comes his way as a result of his momentary stupidity.

I guess I've realized from this that we can all lose our heads if we don't control our emotions properly. My adoptive dad Bob got so mad at not winning the lottery one night (for the 5-zillionth time in a row) that he smacked my head right off my plastic shoulders. Generally, Bob couldn't hurt a fly. I don't mean that metaphorically either. Bob literally does not have the necessary hand-eye coordination to hurt a fly.

Anger happens to all of us. I know my problem is that I internalize it a bit too much (what other option does a lifeless dummy have though?). Many are able to vent their anger through some other release. The problem occurs when you take it out on someone else, especially someone not deserving of such an outburst. That's when a line has been crossed, and dummies become fools.