Go, Pack!

As anyone, who is remotely tuned into what is happening in the world knows, the Green Bay Packers are headed to the Super Bowl.  This is a BIG DEAL for all rabid and not-so-rabid Packer fans.  On the corner of a well-traveled street near our current home, one fan has erected a huge Lombardi Trophy.  One cannot miss it--the traffic slows, some cars stop--and, as you can see, some people even stop to take a photo.  There are banners and yard signs on houses, there is a Packer-decorated car from one of the local car dealers that is seen from time to time on TV, there are recycled Christmas trees in front yards that are decorated with pennants, lights, and green and gold balls, the local paper is full of every imaginable story that can be told with every picture that has ever been taken of this team and every other Packer team since Super Bowl I.  The sports bars are setting up for all of the fans who will spend the day planted in front of the large TV's.  Some of those fans will take their own recliners and sofas and stake out their spot on the floor, all waiting to be served the favorite beverage of Packer fans---BEER!  Packer attire is becoming harder and harder to find, and almost anyone and everyone is decked out in the green and gold. There are pot lucks in the workplace, and everyone has something to say about the outcome of the game.  There is also money to be made on the pools--if one is lucky.  Can't wait.

Even the local super markets are into the spirit.  I am not sure that anyone has dared remove one of these peppers from the display---it is sacred. There must be another place in the store to get peppers!  As the big day approaches, the grocery stores will be "packed" with people shopping for the necessary food and a LOT of the requisite BEER!  The pizza delivery guys will have their biggest delivery day of the year.  And, on the days leading up to the game, the radio and TV stations will be consumed with telling us every last detail of every happening in Texas (ie, what BJ Raji eats for breakfast)--we will miss nothing.  On the day of the game, the streets will be silent, the town will be silent, and all we will hear is the roar of the fans as they celebrate their Packers.  
Go, Pack, Go!