Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
We measure champions in moments -- a surprise quarterback sneak on a frozen field, a 40-yard playoff game-winning touchdown pass, an improbable 12-yard scramble on a newly sprained ankle. Thursday night, we stood for hours in an icy rain at Lambeau Field waiting for one of those moments of a lifetime, and we ended up [...]
In case he's wondering, Brett Favre can rest assured it's safe for him to return to Lambeau Field. Legendary Packer fan Mary Schuh has returned her life-sized wooden Fathead to its righful place of honor in her super cool Packer basement. The octogenarian great-grandmother had banned her beloved stand-up Brett to the corner, with a [...]
I found the jersey yesterday morning carefully tucked into our bin of Packer paraphernalia. Tiny and faded, the single number on its front side looked worn. 4. The jersey's previous outing to Lambeau Field nearly proved to be its final; we hot glued it to poster board and brought it with us to the 2008 NFC Championship [...]