Hello from Kansas City! We are traveling this weekend, hanging out with Adam and family for his milestone birthday. It’s been a fantastic time with more good times ahead.
The picks are in! In the first matchup, the picks are a lopsided in favor of the Bears and their backup QB to take down the struggling Packers at Lambeau. I’m honestly not sure what to expect from this game, but the tide of the pool will shift one way or the other with the result.
The second game was more evenly split across the players. This should be a very interesting game to watch and will likely break up our standings a bit.
The most important match up of the week was a hypothetical of which would be a better TV watch: a replay of the Ice Bowl or the Fog Bowl. Rather than zany responses, I received stories with the picks this week. I love that. Here are a few:
- “I would rather see a repeat of the Ice Bowl, because you would not be able to see the field in the Fog Bowl. Also there is a sentimental reason: In 1967, when I was too young to care about the NFL, Jim made us all watch the Ice Bowl at the Donna Bell house. Of course he did, it was the Dallas Cowboys.” (editor: apparently I was a baby in the room and also present for this event)
- ““I remember watching the TV in fascination as the fog creeped onto the field in the middle of the Fog Bowl. We didn’t know what we were in for. By the second half, the scene was so surreal and you could hardly see anything. Yes it was hard to watch, but it was so cool – I’d happily spend a few hours seeing something like that again!”
- “I remember that game at Soldier Field! I was on a plane flying over it on the way to O’Hare. The pilot mentioned that it was going on while he was commenting about the fog. It was one of the weirdest landings I’ve had as you couldn’t see anything coming down. Only the bump of the wheels gave away the fact we landed. As for the Bears, the fog was a brilliant way to win a game—and for years after people would wonder if maybe they should buy a fog machine to help out their offense.”
- “Ice Bowl because I remember watching that game with my Dad”
We will see whose wishes were valid and which were wrong in two days.
I hope you’ve had a great time celebrating National Hug-a-Kevin Day today. It’s a true celebration of life.
cheers
Kevin