I know how quickly what seems like a minor issue can become a major health crisis so again I really hope and pray your wife is good and it’s nothing major.
Thanks; I know you sincerely mean that, and I really appreciate it. But I'm afraid it's been pretty major for over 20 years; we just try to do what we can. She's absolutely the toughest human being I've ever met in my life, which somehow seems to make it much easier. Over time, it just becomes normalized, and you adjust. I've known her 20 years, and she's never, ever felt sorry for herself, not a single moment.
As it happened, we skipped the Nicholasville traffic on this 100-degree day, and took 127 up to the BGP and snuck up behind 'em on Versailles. So you could take the paper towels back indoors anytime; sorry to put you to the trouble.
I understand, but, the Jaguars have probably won more games than da Bears during this time frame and I’ll always consider them not even second tier, but a third tier NFL franchise that shouldn’t even be uttered in the same breath as my Chicago Bears.
No, your Bears have won 211 games since Jacksonville joined the league in 95, while the Jags have won 198.
Going back 30 yeears, Chicago has a winning percentage of .464 - 20th in the league, bottom 3rd. Green Bay? Just an inch or two ahead of the Pittsburghs, at .632. Best record in the NFL over the last 30 years.
I feel really proud of our consistency, and proud that we were able to find our way through the 70s and 80s and restore our team to our traditional legacy.
And in reference to this “thing of ours” it was a play on words not meaning the mafia but the NFL as a league and organization. My guy George “Papa Bear” Halas was pretty much the driving force behind forming what is now the NFL as we know it.
Ah, got it. Yeah, it's a good play on words, just sailed high over my pointy little head.
Without my guy, this thing(NFL) maybe doesn’t make it out of the 20’s and 30’s.
You could probably make a similar case for either Halas or Curly Lambeau, and justify either one. Between the two of them, they both played huge roles in creating what would become our NFL, and if you take either one of the two out of the mix, the league might have failed. A national football league of some sort would have still come to pass at some point in time, but it would have had a very different history.
But in all honesty, I think that if you have to pick one, Halas is the man. He made the league popular with the public, with his revolutionary innovations and genius for promotion. I don't care how legendary he is, he probably still doesn't get as much credit as he deserves. Bone fide genius.
That's why even though I like to needle the Bears, I respect and admire the history of the franchise and our rivalry. Part of me doesn't want to see your team get stronger, but part of me knows it's a good thing for the game and for Green Bay - because the harder a great team is pushed up from below, the higher it rises.
Seeing your team circle back to your legendary tradition would be good thing to see. The North is going to be a dog fight for the next several years; first time in my memory there's not a single weak team in the bunch. After so many years of being one of the weakest divisions in the league (and often the weakest), we're now in a division that's certainly upper half - 4th best, maybe even Top 3, and the 2nd best in the NFC (after the West). That's going to make it a little tougher in the seedings every year, but we'll be a better team in the end.
Speaking of Halas, do you know why the Bears were named the Bears? Halas decided that bears are bigger and tougher than cubs, so the Chicago football team needed to be Bears.
