Go Packers

Well, today is the day. The Green Bay Packers play the Giants to see which team goes to the Super Bowl.I am a cheese head. Admittedly I am not a football fanatic. It is just a game after all. I don't think the Giants will be able to play in this frigid weather. It is below zero and with a game time of 5:30 p.m. there won't be any sun for a little warmth. One thing I like about the Packers is that they play outside, the way God intended football to be played, not in some heated dome with fake grass. The Packers are the only football team I remember from childhood, which was in NJ and NY. I never envisioned I would one day be living in either Wisconsin or Minnesota.I was 25 years old before I made it further west than Erie, PA.


What I remember from childhood is hearing about their coach, Vince Lombardi, and the fact that the city of Green Bay owned the team. There was a loyalty that seemed missing in many other teams. Vince Lombardi was like a priest with his advice and dedication. I remember watching a game in the 1960's where it was below zero, watching many games where it was snowing, and even one game where it was pouring rain.


My kids have all been to games in Lambeau Field but I haven't. The photo is of my daughter Emily and her husband Jake at the 10/14/2007 game. I sat through 4 years of football games every week when my younger son Alex played for Cretin. I have sat through games where it was below zero. It isn't fun. So I will not be at today's game and will probably only watch bits of the game. My older son Nate is a die hard Packer fan. He and his son will be here watching the game. They really get intense about the game so I will probably need ear plugs to block the yelling out.

In other news, my biopsies were all OK. Just various benign results so that is a relief. Now I get a week's reprieve until my scans next Monday.