RANDOMNESS

It is a Thursday morning and I'm at home. No, I didn't lose yet another job, though I am forced to reduce hours, thus the extra "day off". I normally like to use the Friday as the day, but, I have car trouble this morning. Even though it was about -10 degrees, this problem is most likely not cold related. The key ignition won't turn. My usual mechanic will replace the switch, so no real worries.

Also, we recently had our thirteen-year-old car serviced and we are able to take it to St. George Island this spring (mid June) to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary. Coincidentally, the friends who turned us on to this lovely place will be vacationing there the same week. We've been trying to get this done for ever, at least since we've been going down there, about 12 years or so.

Also, it's been less than a month since the Republican-majority (finally) state government has been in session and they have already prepared nine corrections of the last 10 years of Democrat rule to be signed this week. One is able to tell these legislators are doing the right thing because the state unions and their Democrat sycophants are coming out of the woodwork to shout their "grievances" from the Capitol steps with the union dinosaur, Ed Garvey, Mr. Union Lawyer from the 1970's, leading the way again. Where has old Ed been the last 10-or-so years?

And last, and most important, the Green Bay Packers are World Champions again (#13)! Man, I love how that sounds! After beating all the odds even before the end of the regular season and beating the New York Giants and the hated Chicago Bears just to enter the playoffs, they then had to go on the road to defeat three higher ranked teams for the honor to play in the Super Bowl 45 (I don't like Roman numerals) against the Pittsburgh Steelers. As usual, the Packers allowed us to assume the worst in the third quarter only to seal the victory with the game's third Packer take away for the "Super Bowl dagger" as Wayne Larravee called it.
This is truly an amazing feat as the Packers had 11 players on IR at the start of the Super Bowl, then, during the game, in the first half, the team's two emotional leaders and veteran players, CB Ron Woodson and WR Donald Driver, both went down with injuries, not to return. Thus, the lousy third quarter. So, again, backup players had to replace starters in order merely to continue playing the game. Even with all of this, the Packers manged to beat a team that has reached the Super Bowl three times in the last six years 31-25.
Now I can truly excitedly look forward to next season. They have a great shot to repeat. If that happens, it will have been at least 10 years since a team will do it. GO, PACK, GO!