Life's little lessons

Last night Quentin was afforded a rare opportunity. He was able to witness a live lesson in loyalty. It happened in Minneapolis and I know that he will forever remember it as he grows older and begins to make life's choices and how those choices will come back and reflect upon him and the kind of person, the kind of character he will have. Brett Favre came out onto the field wearing horns last night. No, not those horns, but the horns of a Minnesota Viking and the Packers got what their GM sowed; a painful, humiliating defeat at the hands of their very own home bred super star because he doesn't understand the concept of loyalty. After Quinny and I wiped our many tears away from the anguish of those three plus hours of absolute torture where our once proud hero picked apart our defense like a powder puff football team there was a valuable lesson to be learned. Son, you don't cut your best players, you cut your worst players. Your best ones may come back and wipe the field with your short sightedness. Quentin looked up at me with a look that only a child can give you. I could see the wonder in his eyes, the disappointment in his face. He knew that Ted Thompson was of the worst kind of an executive in sports. Here is a man that puts his own ego above all else, which provided Quentin another lesson. One in vanity. Son, you're never above the team. Although, there may be an I in win, there is no I in team. The Packers, now only one game better than the Detroit Lions, and two games below their old washed up, oh wait, well their old quarterback, Q still assures me the Packers will find a way to grind it out and make the playoffs. My little man is a little smarter and has more character than the entire front office of the Packers. I guess there is a silver lining after all. And to that we thank Ted Thompson, who should be looking for a new job in about 12 weeks.

Here is a picture of Q doing a little posing while eating the alphabet and sporting a mohawk. He loves the water, whether that's his pool, the bath or the dog bowls.