The End of an Era - And Other Things

Moving around a lot as a youngster, following a specific sports team for a considerable amount of time was somewhat difficult. I was too young for anything in Omaha, in Atlanta it was the Braves, In Des Moines the I-Cubs, and somewhat randomly Duke, and in Milwaukee my loyalties now lie with the Brewers, Bucks and Packers.

On Monday, Brett Favre told Green Bay he was done. Tuesday morning, his agent made it official.

Admittedly, it took me a few years to come around on the Packers. After spending a few years in Wisconsin though, and a couple drunken trips to Lambeau, it was pretty hard not too. With that being said, I have always had respect for Favre. Although football was somewhat rare for me in my baseball days in Atlanta, I can vividly remember tossing the pig skin in someone's basement during the '96 Super Bowl and pretending to be Green bay's gunslinger.

For Favre fans out there, I recommend reading Dan Wetzel's article: "Man of Steel." It says of Favre what should be said, and with much better distinction than I certainly could. Here is the link:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=AlmPz1cIBdPk0jruXjD.aiU5nYcB?slug=dw-brettfavre030408&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

BREWERS BEAT CUBS - caps not needed.
The Brewers beat the Cubs 10-6 today in Spring Training. Gabe Gross, Tony Gwyn Jr. and Mike Cameron all homered. Brewers are now 2-2 in ST.

Here's what I've been listening to in the last two days:
Green Eyes - Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay
The entire Road to Perdition Soundtrack - Thomas Newman
Gut Feeling - Devo (Mark Mothersbaugh - perhaps most known for the Rugrats theme and his work with Wes Anderson)

What I'm Reading:
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
Tortilla Flat - John Steinbeck

Currently Working On:
A story about Iowa Greek Men's Formal Recruitment Restructuring

Nothing much else right now.
Out like Yao
-Nate

P.s. LeBron is better than Kobe, but I'll get to that later