![]() “I do, and he was comparing America’s love of football - or did he call it an obsession - with the gladiators back in ancient Rome.” Pastor Walt nodded and said, “Michael, do you remember when we were in Bernie’s book store a few months ago when COVID seemed to be letting up and we got onto the subject of football?” ![]() My philosophy is that if you keep your expectations low, you won’t be disappointed.” “I have to admit,” said Michael, “my interest in football has gone down since the Bears have been mediocre for so long. Fair trade of course.”Īfter agreeing they were grateful that the temperature outside had warmed a bit, Mitty told his good friend what everyone was talking about the day before after the service. They didn’t want to go out to a coffee shop because of COVID and were tired of talking on the phone. On Monday, Mitty and his neighbor Michael decided to get together for coffee in the parsonage. “I mean, Russia is getting ready to invade Ukraine, millions of children are facing hunger in Afghanistan and Yemen, and their blood pressure is going up arguing about who will win a football game.”ĭorothy paused and added, “By the way, Pastor, what is FanDuel?” I hear you.”īut the octogenarian wasn’t finished. So all he said in reply was, “Yeah, Dorothy. ![]() Growing up 40 miles from Green Bay, Mitty was, of course, a Packer fan, and once they were eliminated he lost interest in football until next fall. Dorothy Aschenbrenner tried to show some interest in the conversation but finally gave up, walked over to Mitty who was enjoying a brownie and lamented, “Pastor, you gave a really good sermon, but instead of discussing that, all the men want to talk about is football.” ![]()
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