Packers Retire #4

(emotional sigh)

Few events in the public’s eye make mine water. The hypocritical commoner that I am, such hugely important things like this ongoing war, raising gas prices, and senseless murder that happens everywhere, all the time are NOT such things. I say this with an honest heart and a cloudy eye when I say that Brett Favre’s number being retired IS.

During his retirement speech, when Favre would tear up, I would tear up. Like my previous loves, I’m still not completely over the fact that Brett Favre is retired. A solid brick fact I’ll have to face come next season.

So while I’m carrying on and on about 1 person playing 1 position, a sport none-the-less, I feel an obligation to confess how much Brett felt like (a new cliché) a member of our family.

I was in High School when Favre first made his mark on Green Bay. I’m a working professional (?) now and even though I’m 1500+ miles away from Green Bay, my heart still sinks to think of a Packer game without #4. One satisfying fact is that no one will ever wear that number as a Green Bay Packer ever again.