More from that sports thingy

Because I'm just back in town, I've decided to break my no-work-on-weekend rule and post something tonight, in order to dip my feet back into the Pasty pool. Granted, someday I plan to have my feet both in that pool and in the Mediterranean (see picture),


but unfortunately, that was something I could not accomplish last week. Fear not, as I will be sharing many more pictures of the like every day for the next week, so I hope you enjoy this Quail's take on a vacation in southern France.

For now, though, I'm watching the Chicago Bears play the Green Bay Packers. I find myself having difficulty caring, yet mind you, I am a Chicago Bears FAN. I cried after big losses until I was like 10. I still follow them weekly, watching them at every chance I get, but I just can't get emotionally invested in one the biggest rivalries in the sports universe.

It seems to me, seeing how much I love Bears football, that I should hate the Packers. Maybe it's because I don't live in Chicago anymore (and probably why, as a White Sox fan, I don't hate the Cubs). That certainly makes sense; I am sure with many other Bears fans around, I would be apt to get more excited about them.

However, I think the real reason is that Brett Favre rules. For 16 years, this unassuming gentleman has been busy breaking almost every major record in NFL history. This fact, coupled with a Super Bowl ring, pretty much cements him above Dan Marino as an NFL quarterback. This makes me sad, for I love Marino as well (I was even in a band in college that bore his name, though it was not named after him).

Everyone told Favre to retire, and he didn't. Now the Packers are 4-0 and beating the shit out of my Bears (though the score is closer than it should be). He's a likable guy who got a handle on alcoholism, and whose wife beat breast cancer. You can't hate that.

Plus, he has been kicking my favorite team while it's been down about 70% of the time over the past 2 decades. Kind of reminds me of someone else, but I can't put my finger on it. . .



When it's no longer a rivalry, it's tough to get too excited about it.


Bonus Question: There is still one debate: Whose cameo was better? Dan Marino in "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," or Brett Fav-re in "There's Something about Mary?"