The other day I slogged and fought my way down my frozen, slippery driveway through six feet of snow to check my little mailbox. I was feeling uncharacteristically brave this particular day. I usually don't check my mailbox but once a week, hoping for a slight thaw in the meantime.

There was an 9 x 12" envelope with a label bearing the return address and logo of THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!

I ran back inside my house and with trembling fingers, tore open the package.

My God, I pulled out a letter signed by the great Coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots! To me PERSONALLY!

 

 

I was BESIDE MYSELF! A letter SIGNED BY THE COACH OF THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS, THE FIRST FOOTBALL DYNASTY OF THE 21st CENTURY!

The above copy is hard to read so here is the text:

January 19, 2005

Dear Jenny:

I received your letter and would like to send along my sincere thanks.

I hope you enjoy the autograph and thanks for your continued support of the New England Patriots.

Sincerely,
Bill Belichick

Heck, ya, I enjoyed it - he actually SIGNED his letter to me! I have Coach Bill Belichick's autograph! Right there on his letter to me! This is a great gift from someone as Godlike as Coach Bill!

I was just about to toss the cardboard envelope when for some reason I took another peek inside.

Good grief!! What did I pull out but the following photograph!

Well, I was EVEN MORE ECSTATIC! A photograph of Bill! Signed by Bill! To me personally!

However, upon my discovery of this ADDITIONAL gift, I also became just a tad sad...

Maybe it was greed. Maybe it was a lesson in being happy with what you've got, and not lusting after more and more, the old "give 'em an inch and they want a mile" syndrome.

Maybe my wild swing of emotions was due to cabin fever during a long Maine winter which can wreak havoc with anyone's mind and emotions, even a Yeti's.

Maybe I should have been satisfied with the Coach's autographed letter.

But here's where my mind went with this additional gift:

I WANT A PHOTOGRAPH OF TOM BRADY!

I DON'T EVEN CARE IF HE SIGNS IT!

TOM BRADY IS TOO DARNED CUTE
TO GIVE A HOOT ABOUT STUFF LIKE HIS AUTOGRAPH!

Please don't tell Coach Bill about any of this. After all, he's a darned powerful guy in these parts. And a wonderful guy! And really cute! A heckofa looker! (And so's that guy behind him in his photograph . . .)

And I really do appreciate his autographed letter and photo! Really, I do!

But understand where I'm coming from - see below -

What's a girl to do?

*******

The Ohio State University
Buckeye Battle Cry!

The Only Fight Song I Know!

Dad taught me this song
when I was only 2 years old :(

from nursery school on,
the only crayons I ever reached for
were
"Scarlet" and "Gray")

 :)

In old Ohio there's a team
That's known throughout the land,
Eleven warriors brave and bold,
Whose fame will ever stand.

And when the ball goes over,
Our cheers will reach the sky,
Ohio Field will hear again
The Buckeye Battle Cry!

Fight, Fight on down the field,
Men of the Scarlet and Gray;
Don't let them through that line,
We've got to win this game today,
O - HI - O!

Smash through to victory,
We cheer you as you go!
Oh, our honor defend, we will fight to the end
for O - HI - O!

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