Congratulations to the Bronx Bombers!

As soon as the Yankees won the World Series I could hear in my head the excited and booming voice of my father... "Go Bronx Bombers"... I can envision the swing of his forearm up in victory.

My father would say winning the world series as a Yankee fan never gets old... This victory is as sweet as any other. Growing up I remember hearing stories from my Dad about his escapades of living in Brooklyn and taking the subway to see the Yankees play. He would travel with his older brother, both alone, at tender young ages. A different time that was.

Grandpa John is close right now... we can all feel him... Maddie, Mitchell and I have all had seperate dreams within the last week about him. I bet he's really enjoying his victory while crusing the blue horizon.

Celebration of Day of the Dead/ All Souls Day! Miss you Grandpa John....

Maya plays a tune on her harmonica for Grandpa John....

We celebrated my Dad today with lots of talk about everything that made him special. His altar contained his picture, candles, beautiful flowers and some snacks. We left out a glass of red wine from me, and water & cheerios from the kiddies. This offering is to fill his tummy after his long trek back from wherever he has been...

Unfortunately, it was not the idea that Gramps may make a visit which scared Maddie; it was the fact that he actually may eat the treats we left him when he did infact visit... No worries! I knew the stale cheerios wouldn't go far!

Peace be with you!

Vikings vs Packers at Lambeau yesterday. Round #2..... Vikings on top once again... What a game.... I spent the game doing dual duty.... watching the game on TV while simultaneously watching the Favre cam on foxsports.com.

I wonder what Ted Thompson is feeling today? I'm sure his ego won't ever allow him to regret the way things went down in Green Bay Summer 2007. I never flawed the Packers for wanting to move on. I mean, I think it was foolish and a damn asinine decision... but honestly, they are entitled to move on with a new QB if they so choose. Giving up the best QB to ever play the game, while he can still "play the game"... is ludicrous... but whatever, it's not a smart decision but it is certainly the Packer's prerogative.

What did bother me about went down in the Summer of 2007 was the Packer Administration trying to blackball Favre. Offering him 25 million to stay retired and keep quiet. Telling him he couldn't be "their" quarterback... and unwilling to release him at the same time. Demanding that he not play in the NFC North (sorry Minnesota) nor the NFC at all (sorry Tampa Bay)...and all the rest of that of that trash. If you don't want Favre that's one thing... but to not release him and allow him to follow his own path is nonsense....bitter,nasty business.

I imagine Favre had something to prove with these last two games against the Packers... and he did an admirable job! Vindication is sweet... Brett handled himself with grace. He was respectful and gracious. Interviews both prior and after the game illustrated an emotional guy with the best intentions in mind. The hate that has been spewed his way is tasteless and crude.

I kept thinking last night of the movie Pretty Woman when Julia Roberts revisits a person who harshly judged her earlier in the movie... Her response... "Big mistake... big.... HUGE....." and she confidently walks off.... What a big mistake Ted Thomspon ultimately made, perhaps in the end he'll be the one who is marginalized, a taste of his own medicine.