Favred

Good Bye

Photo by AP

Every week there seems to be a record that Brett Favre breaks. Today, it was Marino's career yards passing. But, as Brett always mentions, the most important thing is winning. So, also with today's win and the Seahawks loss, they secured a first round bye in the playoffs.

(see Brett's record http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d80523628)

In no imaginable way did I ever think that Green Bay would have won the NFC North and have a first round bye by week 15.

P.S. However, all is not well in Fantasy Football world. I may have my lowest scoring week of the season.

North Pole

Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

I'm the first to criticize when special teams aren't so special, so I need to give kudos to Will Blackmon who scored two touchdowns on special teams - one punt return and another on punt coverage as Packers clinch the NFC North title.

Help Wanted

This epitomizes why I am a Green Bay Packers fan. I love that it's the smallest media market to be the home of a North American major professional sports league. I love that the team is publicly owned and that I own one share. I love that I am #56,267 and not #71,500 on the waiting list for season tickets. I love that it is not unusual for fans to designate a recipient of their season tickets in their wills. I love that Brett Favre was named 2007 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. But this is the best; I love press releases like this!

Shovelers Needed Wednesday Morning For Lambeau Field Snow Removal
With last weekend's snowfall, the Green Bay Packers are putting out the "help wanted" call to help with snow removal from Lambeau Field.

Ted Eisenreich, the Packers' director of facility operations, is seeking recruits - as many as 300 - to shovel out Lambeau Field tomorrow, Dec. 5, in preparation for the team's game Sunday, Dec. 9, vs. the Oakland Raiders.

He asks all who might be interested in lending a hand to report to the Mills Fleet Farm Gate on Lambeau Field's west side, beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday and continuing throughout the day.

The Packers will provide shovels to all who come to help.

Shovelers, who need to be at least 15 years old, will receive $8 per hour, with payment to be made immediately upon completion of their work, Eisenreich said.

Emergency Snow Broadcast System

Shut down the city. Put the chains on the tires. Do you have an emergency plan? This is because of the first snow predicted for the season! Do read on.

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

AN ALBERTA CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND TOMORROW. SNOW WILL BEGIN AFTER 5 AM. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING ONE TO TWO INCHES TO THE REGION. THIS WILL BE A LIGHT AND FLUFFY SNOW.

This is a snow test. This blog is conducting a test of the Emergency Snow Broadcast System. This is only a snow test. If this had been an actual snow emergency, the Attention Signal you just heard would have been followed by official information, news or instructions.

UPDATE: We actually got about 4 inches at our house.

Au Revoir Paris

Map courtesy of Rick Steves

It is our last day in Paris. We walked from our hotel down to Rue Cler, which is a two block, traffic-free, open air market just south and east of the Eiffel Tower. The cobblestoned street is ecclectic, with chocolate, cheese, spice, wine, meat shops, flower stand and, of course cafes. Today there was also an antique flea market.

Our final museum for this visit was La Maison Européenne de la Photographie, which exhibits contemporary photographic art. This is comparable to Le Jeu de Paume at the Tuileries in the sense that depending on the artist and exhibit, it's worth a return visit.

We walked over to Île Saint-Louis for final crêpes at Le Sarrasin et Le Froment.

We are already plotting our return.

Starbucks of Paris

You can find one on nearly every corner.

1. Crêperies (Paris' version of hotdog stands, at some you can actually get a hotdog)
2. Boulangeries and Pâtisseries (bakeries)
3. Fromageries (cheese shops)
4. Tabacs (Paris' version of 7-Eleven)
5. Nicolas (Paris' version of ABC stores)

French Connection

I believe this may be how Americans are perceived in France.

1. Loud
2. Demanding
3. Obnoxious
4. Fat
5. Lazy

The French tolerate Americans. Barely.

Cliché

Of course, the works in Musée du Louvre are amazing, but so is the architecture in and around Musée du Louvre. This was the last museum we visited on our four day museum pass. Not by any design, it's just the way it worked out. As Brian mentioned, my picture on the left shows an interesting contrast of old, new and ancient. However, our highlight of the day, came as we entered the Louvre. A man asked Brian to take a picture of he and his girlfriend, as Brian started taking a picture, the man proposed to his girlfriend! It's so cliché Paris, but it was very sweet.

After a morning nap from our middle of the night excursion to the Highlander, we visited the Musée Eugène Delacroix, a French Romantic painter. The museum is in his last residence and studio in a small courtyard in the Saint Germain area. We saw works of his both in the museum as well as the Louvre. Note: it's good to remember that this museum is of works by Ferdinand Victor Eugène, not Claire, not Michel.