Rub Some Dirt On It

Why am I always the last to know?  Grandson Mitchell had “minor surgery” to treat a hernia.  Let me see, Grandson Dominic broke bones in his back and Mitchell had a hernia.  Is football a great game or what?  I know.  I know.  Rub some dirt on it.

Your Mom has threatened me.  She said if I end up with any illness or malady over the Christmas Holidays in the future, she will do me bodily harm.  I guess I will just have to rub some dirt on it.  Bodily harm?  Really?

A Happy Birthday to my brother Jerry who will turn 68 tomorrow.  He has suffered the same problem as Grasshopper No.2.  They both were born very close to the Christmas Holiday and birthdays become a blurr.  People give them gifts at Christmas to cover both celebrations.  Alas, Jerry and No.2 don’t get that special day that belongs to them.  I guess they just have to rub some dirt on it because it can’t be changed.  I still love them both.  I’ll remember their birthdays.

Brother Jerry was the last of 4 children, born in 1946, the first year of the ‘war baby’ generation.  He got to tag along with his two older brothers to baseball practice, baseball games and sporting events.  You’d think he would have learned something.  I think Jerry will tell you it was difficult being the “younger brother”.

I got to watch some old home movies of the family yesterday and, later, video tapes.  It was a nice stroll down memory lane.  I can prove that I was a lot slimmer years ago.  Almost all Christmas tapes included Nana and Grandpa.

Packers play Detroit Sunday for big stakes.  Winning would mean a division crown and I think a first round “bye”.  The bye means a week to get players healthy.  It is interesting, however; the first round bye historically has not proven to be much of an advantage.  Maybe teams lose that fine “edge” that playing weekly brings. As Rodgers goes, so go the Packers.  Rodgers is hurting.  They are trying to rub some dirt on him (it).

Hope your Christmas was special.

Love,

Dad