Like kissing your sister

Like kissing your sister

Win, lose or somewhat deflating tie, Packer games have always been excellent opportunities to celebrate family. We bring them with us to games, gather around living room televisions to watch with them, text updates, share touchdown traditions and toasts, food and frustrations, strategies and stories. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to tailgate with my husband, [...]

Why we watch football

Why we watch football

We sat facing a sweet Saturday sun, wearing our festive red gear and pondering our place in this fickle universe. Was it right to settle in and enjoy a college football game in Wisconsin while a huge, snarling hurricane ripped through the Caribbean and  bore down on Florida? Especially since the rightful holder of our [...]

Hey Sister, Go Sister, Do you fancy, ah, the Green Bay Pack?

Hey Sister, Go Sister, Do you fancy, ah, the Green Bay Pack?

Sometimes, the best thing about sporting events turns out to be the people you watch them with. We found that statement to be true (though grammatically incorrect) yesterday as we capped a great girls weekend by gathering in my sister Kathy's living room to cheer on the Packers. We wore our lucky jerseys (I even, to [...]