I'm in the "Go for 2" crowd. After the miracle catch, before the Rams could beathe, the Bears could have stormed the end zone and sealed the win. It was the Bear's moment. The Bear's identity.
And, even if they were stopped, even if they didn't make it, they would have been true to the moment. We would have saluted them for the try.
What do you think?
I'm going to vote for Kevin Ryan in the March Primary. I haven't had a chance to get behind one of those loveable longshots in I can't remember when. You know, the ones that you can only hope pull an upset. Kinda like the Bears in the fourth quarter?
I heard him interviewed twice on The Ben Joravsky Show podcast. Ben calls him the "authentic radical." You can find him there if you're interested.
He's gone to every part of Illinois in his bus and talked and listened to everyone. Imagine if we could get the big money out of politics. Candidates like Ryan is why we ache for that day.
Great news! I just heard from Pam! She had changed her phone number and her computer is not working. So sorry about the false alarm, and NOT SORRY.
Pam Miller is gone. Disappeared. Phone disconnected. Emails not answered. The last message was December 29. We were making plans to meet in Greektown for lunch. We wanted to remember our great friend Bonnie who died so suddenly just about a year ago. Pam and I spent this last year grieving together. Which makes Pam’s sudden exit so stark.
I don’t know Pam’s family or other friends. I checked the obituaries in Kenosha where she lived, and even in Chicago where she used to live. Maybe it will be like one of those Dateline episodes and she will return with a story to tell.
In the meantime, here’s my little (hopefully premature) obit: Pam loved trains. I think one of the reasons she came down on the Metra so often was just for the ride. She didn’t missTrivia Night at her local tavern. And, she could tell you all about the great movies she watched on the Turner Classics channel. I met Pam (and Bonnie) several years ago at our Nation Magazine discussion group. Lots of politics to discuss.
So goodbye Pam with all my good wishes. Another one of life’s mysteries.
Take that ICE and your calculated misery heaped upon our town! Even the old NFL Gods knew that Chicago deserves a victory. And, as long as they were smiling on us, they served up one for the ages.
So lets enjoy all the TV commentators as they add the Bears to their endless predictions. We know all about the folly of predictions, don't we?
One of the great storylines of my generation is that of the London Blitz. So many news events, novels, and movies impressed upon me who was heroic and why. British resistance rang true.
I know this is a stretch, but Chicago's resistance to ICE seems like our version of the blitz. Today's bombshelters are the homes and schools where the targeted huddle with their families for protection. Neighbors bring them food. Today's air raid wardens are the concerned Chicagoans who blow their whistles to sound the alarm. The news from our City is an inspiration to the places across the country not yet attacked.
Chicago: This is our finest hour.
