It's like being a member of a once-a-year fraternity. Despite the unrelenting hype surrounding Super Bowl XLVI, there's still a significant percentage of folks who simply couldn't care less.
For them, Sunday is a football-free zone of wide-open proportions. For them, we've compiled 46 things to do Sunday other than watch the big game.
(Some events will even finish in time for you to catch some of the gridiron action, but how pure you want to be about this is entirely up to you.)
1. Catch a performance of "Hairspray" at Roger Rocka's.
2. Check out the new Jason Wu fashion line at Target.
3. Rent "The Help" to get caught up on your Oscar picks.
4. Watch the "Bring It On a Thon" on ABC Family.
5. Stop by the Sun Maid Kennel Club Dog Show at The Big Fresno Fair.
6. Catch "The Artist" on the big screen.
7. Take a walk.
8. Trek to Yosemite National Park.
9. Read James Patterson's "Private: #1 Suspect."
10. Download "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson to your e-reader and start reading the popular series.
11. Go shopping. Hate crowds? Take a leisurely spin through the mall.
12. Check out "hearts," the Gallery 25 members exhibit fundraiser.
13. Sit in a nearly deserted coffee house (one without a TV, of course) and read your back copies of The New Yorker.
14. Enjoy the "Sikhs: Legacy of the Punjab" exhibition at the Fresno Art Museum.
15. Play with your dog. Dogs don't care about football unless
you're throwing one at them.
16. Challenge your neighbor to a Monopoly marathon.
17. Bake cookies.
18. Read the "Steve Jobs" biography by Walter Isaacson.
19. Listen to "Jim Franklin Live" on KMJ (AM 580).
20. Watch BBC America's "Absolutely Fabulous" marathon.
21. Attend "Disney On Ice: Toy Story 3" at Selland Arena.
22. See "Crimes of the Heart" at 2nd Space Theatre.
23. Join Tokyo Garden's jazz jam session with the Craig VonBerg Trio.
24. Try a complicated recipe you've always wanted to make.
25. Download the new "Gorilla Gondola" game to your phone.
26. Tune in "The Costa Report" on KYNO (AM 940).
27. Grab the camera and take some photos. While everyone else is watching the halftime show, you can catch the sunset.
28. Take a trip to a local casino.
29. Go on a bike ride.
30. Watch the re-released "To Kill a Mockingbird" on DVD.
31. Catch up on "Being Human" with the Syfy marathon.
32. Go bowling.
33. Read the "Hunger Games" book so you'll be ready for the new film.
34. Drive out to the Kearney Mansion Museum.
35. Take beginners salsa dancing lesson at Studio 65 Dance Fitness Center.
36. Go on five-mile hike to Shaver Lake Vista with the Sierra Club Beginner Snowshoe Outing.
37. See "Treading Mud," an original play written by R.S. Scott, at Broken Leg Stage.
38. Test yourself with brain teasers at Fresno County's Politi Branch Library.
39. Try "Dead Island: Ryder White" on your gaming system.
40. Shake a leg at a senior social dance at Clovis Senior Center.
41. Head to Porterville for production of "Fearless Dick" at The Barn Theatre.
42. Pick up copy of "Drive," newly released on DVD.
43. Take the dive and go to "The Little Mermaid" presented by Visalia's children's theater at the Enchanted Playhouse.
44. Hunt for eagles along the San Joaquin River or take an eagle tour at Millerton Lake State Recreation Area.
45. Check out "How to Rock," a new Nickelodeon show starring Master P's daughter Cymphonique Miller.
46. Go skiing or snowboarding at China Peak.