The Spread...

I'm not talking about points in a football game. No, I'm talking about the 85,000+ rear ends filling Memorial Stadium last Saturday night. Every week we are proudly told that we have another sell out game. History making...indeed! Every week it seems like they squeeze more and more of us into the stadium. It's always tight. Too few inches allotted to rear ends that are bigger every year. This last game was the worst. The gentleman next to me was a BIG man, very tall and big all over. When he arrived well into the 1st quarter, he actually sat ON me as he tried to fit into his seat. Bede and I rent the stadium seats every game, because they are comfortable and they define our space. Well, usually defines my space. When I managed to wedge myself out from under the BIG MAN (BM), I stood up and looked down at my seat. Nearly 1/3rd of it was covered by BM. He was turned towards the woman he came with and did not seem to notice he had actually sat on me. Bede thought it was funny, me...not so much. But I did think BM would shift over a little when he noticed how little room he left me. BM never shifted. In fact, he sat on me several more times during the game. I do apologize to the fans behind me, because I ended up standing for most of the game. BM and his companion seemed blissfully unaware of anything around them, sometimes even the game. My evil stare did no good. The lump under him (my left leg) didn't seem to bother him.
I know that we all give up personal space when we attend a Husker game. I don't ask for lots of room. Heck, on those winter game days it's not bad being shoulder to shoulder with other fans to ward off the cold. But (BUTT) I do think sitting on the person next to you is taking it a butt too far.

AAAARRRRRrrrrrrrr....

Shiver me timbers you scurvey dogs.
Aye tis National talk like a pirate day!
Avast me bucos, haul up the Jolly Roger and begin the Yo ho hoing...
Or I'll have ye scallywags walk the plank.
Aye, tis time for lillylivered landlubbers to sound like swashbucklers.
Have at it me hearties, there's plunder to be had.

Gotta love this guy...

Gotta love all the men and women who sacrifice so much for the rest of us.
We should all be very thankful there are people like this young man. People who believe freedom doesn't come easy, but it's worth the cost.


Watch this video and as he walks away, thank God for those who serve, and sacrifice.
God bless our soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines.







After you watch this, watch it again. Then dry the tears from your eyes and think about this...

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Babrbara Striestand, Rosie ODonnell...I could go on and on. They have spoken out against the war, refuse to admit it has had any merit, urge your vote for Obama. Why should we give them any credibility? What have they ever done besides belonging to the "thesbian group" in high school, and we all remember that little group. They were outside the mainstream then as they are out of it now. Their claim to fame is that they have become millionaires by pretending to be something they are not. They have always been about themselves, they don't know what it means to serve others. They have personal assistants, drivers, dressers, nannies, trainers, chefs..people who serve them. Thats what they think life is all about. Why then should we listen to them. Why do they think their opinion is more valuable than any other American?
Listent to this brave young man. He's been there, done that... for you and me.

Go Big Red...

Still a work in progress...