Make room Halas Hall

Who says the Bears never spend money? Last year the Bears pulled off an unexpected trade to bring Jay Cutler to our fine city. We lost a first and third round pick, but it will pay off and we did reach an contract agreement with Mr. Cutler that will keep him in Chicago for the next 8 years. That's all fine and dandy, but what we should be excited about is the fact that we actually paid the big bucks for him. This off season we dove into the free agent market and signed the best free agent available who just happens to be the best at his respective position. We paid him the big bucks also. We are starting to realize that getting less than mediocre talent so that we can pay less than mediocre dollars is not working and it is no longer a part of our M.O. Going forward................DA BEARS!

Summer awaits!

Oh yea, there's this little thing called Spring. If you had the power to control the weather how would you control it? I would have it so that we would never see another full day of rain nor a full month of snow. I guess the folks with snow plows and ski resorts would have to make a living so they had better get it done in 4 weeks. I would have it so that summer sports can be played for 11 months out of the year! OK God I'm ready. Give me the POWER!

Hockey?

HEY! I can not believe that the USA vs Canada hockey game was not on prime time Hi-Def television. What were they thinking? Hockey has been around for a long time and it still has not won the respect of all sports junkies. How can hockey get more notoriety? It's simple, find a minority that's better than any hockey player that has ever lived. It worked for golf. More than likely that will never happen because hockey will never be popular in urban areas. Ice rinks are expensive and hard to maintain. It's much easier to play pickup basketball, baseball, football, soccer, and softball because all that's needed is space. I like hockey because they fight and draw blood. Arrrrrg!

DA BEARS!

Can someone please tell me what is up with my Chicago Bears? They fire everyone with potential and keep the HickDeads. This upcoming season better be thrilling or else I am going to walk to Halas Hall and tear it down with my bare hands. Yea...........I'm ticked off. Love, Tracy

DO NOT FORCE THEM

Lately, I've been blogging so much about children and how to carefully handle their pre-amateur sports activities. I apologize for boring you if indeed I have, but there is a reason for the madness. Sports and activities can shape a child for the rest of their lives. It can help our children grow into teachers, doctors, lawyers, general contractors, project managers, forklift drivers, dispatchers, state employees, human resource generalists, small business owners and landscapers instead of drug addicts, drug dealers, gang bangers, pedophiles, murderers, robbers, selfish co-workers, bad neighbors, and Ponzi scheme organizers. Let's show them the importance of discipline and teamwork so that they have a better chance at a successful life. By not getting children involved in activities at an early age we force them into uncertainty. Get them active and please do not force them.

Don't interfere

Parents, if you have a kid playing some kind of organized sport or activity you have to let the coach or instructor do their jobs. Not all coaches and instructors are great at what they do and we should all understand this. If you do your homework and investigate the program you will have more that enough information about the program to know if you are comfortable with it's instructors. If you don't feel that they are good enough to teach your child then do not enroll. If you are comfortable in their coaching ability and knowledge of the activity then by all means sign them up and let the coach coach.

TEIMWORK?

There are new words and definitions added to Websters dictionary on a yearly basis. I really hope that TEIMWORK isn't one of those newly added words. In my last blog I wrote about sportsmanship and teamwork. They both go hand and hand and should be taught correctly and taken very seriously at an early age. I played high school basketball and one of my teammates had a selfish me me me me me, ok enough about me let's talk about YOU, what do YOU think of me?, attitude. One day, during a scrimmage game, the coach put him on a team and secretly told the other four guys to lay down when he got the ball. It was great to see him get smoked trying to do it all by himself. We all learned a valuable lesson that day. There is no I in team.

SPORTSMANSHIP

Team sports is the most affective way to teach children the importance of teamwork, sharing, and a little thing we call sportsmanship. It becomes disturbing when parents encourage their child to be selfish. I was taught at a very young age that winning isn't everything. I believe that winning is better than losing, so I teach my children to give it all you got and if they don't win at least they know that they tried their best. If they have a teammate that caused the team to lose because of selfish acts it makes losing a whole lot worse. There is a kid on my son's soccer team that has big talent. His father and brothers verbally abuses him if he misses a goal or passes the ball to an open teammate. He's being taught how to be a loser at a very early age. This kid will not line up and shake hands after the game if he doesn't score enough goals. Dude, pass the ball, shake hands and have fun.

Let'em play

We all agree that a healthy kid is a happy kid. That being said, let'em play. I'm not talking about Play Station, XBOX, or Wii I'm talking about good ole fashion kickball, tag, and hide & seek. The combination of fast foods and video games is a deadly one. Child obesity is a major problem among american children largely due to an inactive lifestyle. Sign them up for soccer and let'em play.

iPad?????????????

You people know that I am an avid sports fan, but every now and then I tend to say.......What??!!!! Steve Jobs, CEO and founder of Apple Computers, introduced his latest creation of technical bliss. We waited with much anticipation to see what was going to be the "next big thing" in the world of technology. Back in 2007 the Apple Corp. introduced the notorious IPhone. The IPhone was and still is a great creation giving consumers a "go any place" phone/computer/navigation device yada yada yada...Today Apple introduced...........are you ready for this one?.............here it goes...................THE LAPTOP! The nerve of Apple, re-inventing the wheel. Wow! What's next a black President?

Go Brett Favre.....and take your cheap jeans with you.

Being a life long Bears fan I've experienced a lot of joy and a lot of pain. I watched Walter Payton break Jim Brown's all time rushing record. I remember being a 13 year old boy sitting in front of the television with my dad and my brother watching Super Bowl XX and witnessing the Bears totally crush the New England Patriots, and that's when it all went bad. The Green Bay Packers used to use the Chicago Bears as......."Bear meat." Brett Farve was a big part of those painful years and I can not wait to confirm the good news that he will retire from football for good. The announcement alone won't do it for me. I need to hear that after making his announcement he tripped over the podium and broke every bone in his body. That would help me sleep at night. Even though he won't end his career as a member of the Green Bay Packers I would still like to trick all Packer fans into Lambroke Field and chuck a homemade grenade over the west end wall and onto the 50 yard line while exploding and sending skunk poo and sour lemonade into the eyes of all attending. There, I said it. Stay classy Chicago.

IS TIGER ADDICTED?

We've all seen a person addicted to something. I've witnessed people addicted to crack cocaine, alcohol, prescription drugs, and cigarettes. something that I've yet to witness is someone being addicted to sex. I have used the phrase "sex is addictive" over a million times, but I wouldn't pay for it nor will I ever not go to work because of it. Is it possible for a person to be addicted to sex? Maybe. The common person would be considered a cheater or sinner if caught cheating on a spouse but, when there are hundreds of millions of dollars to be considered then new terms are used. Tiger Woods got caught cheating on his wife and he is addicted to sex. NOT! Tiger, you've made a mistake as we all do and God forgives you. In my opinion, it's easier for Mrs. Tiger's friends and family to support her for working on her marriage if her husband has an addiction and not just being a cheater. Don't believe everything you hear, I doubt that Tiger stands to lose $300,000,000. She'll be wealthier if she stays that's what her lawyer told her. Looks like Tigers new name is Cheetah.

Cubes target Dye, Bears target.....anything breathing.

Our beloved Cubs have their eyes set on former White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye. Great idea considering our overpaid left fielder is aging, can't run, can't catch, can't hit, can't see, can't hear, can barely breathe ect, ect. Dye is also on the crap side of his career, but the Cubs can get him at a discount price since there is not a market for him. He'll serve as a good part-time (full-time) left fielder with great experience and proven leadership. Sign him.

BEARS TARGET GARY COLEMAN FOR DEFENSIVE COODINATOR! Da Bears should probably show a little patience and wait until after the playoffs are over to try and scoop up an assistant from one of the great teams in the league. Bear Down!

Ready yourself Jay

Jay Cutler showed us what we were all looking for but it took him 14 games. I'll be real ticked off if he doesn't continue his efforts into this upcoming season. The last two games of the season Jay threw 8 TD's and 1 interception. That's great but, are you ready Jay? Stay healthy and be careful in Santa Claus over the summer. Santa Claus, that's right.