Timing the National Anthem

this piece by SI's Dr. Z is hilarious ... here's an intro:

I time the national anthem before every football game. And every other sporting event. Actually, I time it every time I hear it. If you ask me why, then you'll be like some other people in the press box who have annoyed me through the years with that question. It's so obvious that I don't feel compelled to give them any answer at all, much less a sensible one.

"Say, why do you do that?"

"I do it because I do it, that's why I do it."

"What are you, nuts or something?" a fellow reporter remarked not too long ago. That's right, "Or something." That sums me up perfectly. I'm an Or Something. Which might explain why not too many people want to sit next to me in the press box. Which is fine with me.