We will never forget you Brent.

I won't get into the whole Favre issue . . . much. Just a couple comments/observations.

Did he really say

"If you are a true Packer fan you will understand why I joined the Taliban"
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When the circus tents arrived in Minneapolis from Philadelphia there was a new conference with our former hero. Favre explained that if you are a REAL Packer fan you will understand why he is playing for the Vikings . . . . . . I'm thinking he might be wrong on that one.

He also said that he talked to his good friend Frank Winters who said "this is America it happens all the time" . . . . . . .I'm thinking he might be wrong on that one also.

Favre said that it was not his choice that the Packers decided to go a different direction . . . . . if I remember correctly Favre retired with tears and AFTER he retired the Packers decided to go a different direction.

I heard this morning that officials are saying that the tickets to the Viking/Packer game in Green Bay will probably be the most expensive tickets ever so I went to ebay and saw you can get two tickets on the 40 yard line for a BUY IT NOW price of $800. But - you can get a deal if you look elsewhere as they are only like $400-$500.

We will never forget you Brent.
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For some reason we were talking butterfly's, Monarchs to be exact and I was thinking about this guys amazing journey of 3000 miles to his/her winter home (as seen in the red below).

How can something so fragile fly 3000 miles. BUT WAIT - it gets even MORE interesting and amazing.

Lets start in the beginning. The butterfly wakes up from his or her winter nap in Mexico and finds a mate and then starts to fly north. It's been battered and beat up from the trip south so she will only live for a few more weeks (2 to 6 weeks actually) and as she flies north she will lay eggs along the way.

She soon dies of old age but then the eggs she laid hatch creating a caterpillar who soon becomes a 1st generation butterfly. This 1st generation butterfly finds a mate and starts to fly north laying eggs along the way. She will only live 2-6 weeks.

Then the 2nd generation hatches and the process starts again. The Monarch will fly north laying eggs and soon die but then the 3rd generation hatches and soon THEY start to fly north laying eggs along the way.


HOWEVER - then the weird thing happens. The 4th generation hatches but this one is different. The 4th generation are the ones that live for 6 to 8 months and THEY are the ones that will take the long long journey south back to Mexico AND, they will nest in the exact tree that the original butterfly came from!

They will have their big butterfly party and then settle down for a winter nap before waking up and starting over.

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OH - Milo - seems he had a deep puncture wound and when I asked him where he got it he said it was from a Coyote attack, but then it changed to a Great Horned Owl picking his up and later it was the neighbor with a pellet gun so I'm thinking Sierra got him when they were playing.

I dropped him off at the Doc and they said they would look at him when they had a chance. Later I got a call and they asked if they could sedate him because he is a big big strong cat with sharp sharp claws and they were scared of him.

I said PLEASE sedate him and if there is any left over can we have it for him at night. They laughed (I guess that meant no).

So they fixed him up but I guess they gave him a LITTLE too much and he had to stay over night!

No matter - cost a TON of money.

Reminds me of a knee operation. I was awake and they set up a TV so I could watch the operation. I was totally blitzed out on liquid Valium and having just a wonderful time babbling away about Jacques Cousteau. I realized I might be bothering the Doctor and babbled something out me being quite and he said there was no problem.

About 5 minutes later I remember him saying "Could you give Mr. Melotte a little more medicine" and I said "no no I'm fin . . . .zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz"

I remember waking up and seeing all the dots on the ceiling and commented on them and the nurse leaned over and I commented on her breasts but then I went asleep again.
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Anybody know a good seamstress in Columbus? DJ purchased some jeans they are too long. A few years ago I purchased some designer jeans for for her and we took them to some one in Madison with blue hair and she stitched the jeans a little short. She did not understand that a blue jean CAN rub a little on the ground.

ANYONE ANYONE?
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And Finally - I would like to give my condolences to Doug Caldwell and family for the loss of their mom!

Of all the saddest days in a person's life, the saddest by far is when they lose their mother.

I am sorry my friend.

Rod