Well today was the end. Despite all my hope, my beloved Chicago Bears fell to the not-so-beloved Green Bay Packers…..much to my chagrin. I returned home just before the kickoff and was able to watch the game with Ben. The picture was taken in the first half. I would like to say he was just loyally praying for a Bears’ victory, but in truth he was sawing logs. He did manage to wake up shortly after halftime to have a Transformers battle, generally on my head (those evil Decepticons!) and always between me and the TV.
But as a life-long and loyal fan I can honestly say I was never expecting to make it this far. We really struggled for much of the season, but as I say in coaching, and I said as an athlete, a win is a win is a win. It doesn’t have to be pretty, and it often isn’t. You just have to beat the other guy.
Today of course that didn’t happen, and although I would generally (yikes I have used that word twice in this one post) root for the team in my division, I just cannot forgive the Packers for not keeping forever one of my favorite quarterbacks of all time…… Bart Starr. (Shame on you for thinking Brett Farve).
So today is over, the season is over, and Ben missed the worst part….the first half. Soon enough he will be as tortured however as me. But I have no regrets. I am a lifer for sure, and Ben seems smarter than the rest of these mindless Colts’ fans I live with.
After all, who wants to be a “Pony on the Pasture” when you can be a “Monster of the Midway?”
Goodnight my friends and God Bless!
Tommy+