September 1 is shaping up as a “super Thursday”. The Green Bay Packers play their last pre-season game at Lambeau. The UW Badgers kick-off their first game of the season at Camp Randall in Madison (night game). The Brewers are in the middle of a incredible run for the divisional crown and they play the same night. What do we do? Packers, Badgers or Brewers? Oh my! Packers, Badgers or Brewers? Oh my?
My decision was made months ago: UW Badgers at Camp Randall versus UNLV. 7:00 PM kick-off on ESPN. To put things in perspective, the Packers game is a pre-season game (isn’t that like practice) and the Brewers are playing one of 162 season games (how important can one game be). Dilemma solved.
The next big decision is going to be concerning the Green Bay Packers. They are going to add 6600 new seats (with seat backs) in the south end zone. To help pay for the new seats, they are going to offer stock certificates similar to what they did in 1998. My guess is that for $300 dollars, you will get one share of the Green Bay Packers. You get bragging rights to “I own stock in the Green Bay Packers”. There is no market to resell your shares but you get a stock certificate that you hang on a wall with your name on it. You get the right to join 25,000 other owners at the annual stockholders meeting in July of each year. So your next dilemma is do I take advantage of this limited stock offering.
My decision is made. Screw the purchase of a stock that can’t be resold. I’ve got better things to do with $300. All you get is a piece of paper to brag about. You could paper you bathroom wall with the certificate or use it as toilet paper (limited one time use). My decision is made. What will you do?
When I was in high school, I played football. In the Fall of the year, their is a musty moist smell from the grass in the cool of the evening. If you’ve ever had a big bully football opponent stomp your face into the grass, you never forget that smell. Yep, the smell is there. Things are “a-changing”.
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