Today is a rather slow day at work. It feels kind of empty here today, although there are plenty of us here. I just don't seem to know where everyone's at this morning. Surely nobody's outside as it was 29 degrees this morning! BRRRRRR!!! Yes... that's about as cold as it gets here in Iraq, but nonetheless it's still COLD!
It was a very enjoyable day off yet again... and obviously it has already come and gone leaving just 5 more in its wake. 23 weeks have passed since I set foot on Iraqi sand. In just 3 more weeks March will be here... and it will be time to start making sure everything is packed up and ready to go. I think I probably need to start the packing process NOW! As fast as weeks go by here... it will be Saturday again before I know it, and then I'll be down to 4 weeks... and so on and so forth. I was thinking it was time to start packing when there were 9 or 10 weeks left! That seems like it was just yesterday.
It's funny how this deployment has followed the NFL football season. The first week here was week 1... it's been a fun ride to this Super Sunday (or early Monday as the case is here). I think back to the critical moments in the Steelers' season, and really one game in particular comes to mind. It was a game they had no business winning. They lost it several times over. It was the Buffalo game. That win is, in my opinion, the one that put the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl. You might ask, "How could a win over a team that only won 4 games all season do any such thing?" I will explain...
First of all, had they lost to Buffalo the Baltimore Ravens would have taken first place in the AFC North, and the Steelers would have been relegated to playing on the road against Indianapolis and Peyton Manning rather than having a bye week and a home playoff game (which, ironically enough, was against those same Ravens). Had they been fortunate enough to win that game they would have been rewarded by traveling to New England to play the nemesis Patriots, who have had the Steelers' number over the past 10 years.
Also, who's to say a loss in the Buffalo game wouldn't have caused a downward spiral resulting in the Steelers missing the playoffs altogether??? It's a definite possibility.
Just think about that for a few minutes today... especially if you're a Steelers fan... how very important it was when the wide open Buffalo receiver dropped a perfectly thrown ball in the end zone in overtime of that game. That single play in particular was the key to the season. Oh, there were a few other times that game was apparently lost as well, but this one was the big one! It's not every day a receiver drops a perfect pass with no defender anywhere near him in the end zone in overtime. I don't care if you have 2 wins or 10. Perhaps it was fate.... or maybe, just maybe... Myron was watching. :)
'Twas the Night Before the Super Bowl
'Twas the night before the Super Bowl, when along the gulf shore,
Steelers fans were praying for "just one more;"
The players were nestled all snug in the sack,
With visions of number 7 against the Pack;
Coach Tomlin was young, but wise for his years,
So I drifted off to sleep without any fears;
When at the stadium there arose some strange chatter,
The Packers feared, what was the matter;
We heard "Okel Dokel", we heard "Double Yoi,"
We jumped from our beds, our hearts jumped for joy;
He stood at the fifty with a grin ear to ear,
Steelers fans everywhere started to cheer;
Then in an instant to our surprise,
This little old man had tears in his eyes;
He went to the booth and there took his chair,
While Terrible Towels waved in the air;
Then over the airwaves came his shrill voice,
The Steelers Nation began to rejoice;
He said, "I am back, but you know I can't stay,
I just had to see my Steelers play;
From my home up above, I have a great view,
But I wanted to celebrate here with you;
So bring on the Pack, we'll send them a flyin',
On the way back to Greenbay, they will be cryin';
Ben, Hines, Troy , Wallace and all of the rest,
No matter the outcome, to me you're the best;"
The airwaves went silent, the stadium still,
Was this just a dream, it seemed so real;
In our team we have faith, in our team we have hope,
But the game's not the same without Myron Cope;
'Twas the night before the Super Bowl, when along the gulf shore,
Steelers fans were praying for "just one more;"
The players were nestled all snug in the sack,
With visions of number 7 against the Pack;
Coach Tomlin was young, but wise for his years,
So I drifted off to sleep without any fears;
When at the stadium there arose some strange chatter,
The Packers feared, what was the matter;
We heard "Okel Dokel", we heard "Double Yoi,"
We jumped from our beds, our hearts jumped for joy;
He stood at the fifty with a grin ear to ear,
Steelers fans everywhere started to cheer;
Then in an instant to our surprise,
This little old man had tears in his eyes;
He went to the booth and there took his chair,
While Terrible Towels waved in the air;
Then over the airwaves came his shrill voice,
The Steelers Nation began to rejoice;
He said, "I am back, but you know I can't stay,
I just had to see my Steelers play;
From my home up above, I have a great view,
But I wanted to celebrate here with you;
So bring on the Pack, we'll send them a flyin',
On the way back to Greenbay, they will be cryin';
Ben, Hines, Troy , Wallace and all of the rest,
No matter the outcome, to me you're the best;"
The airwaves went silent, the stadium still,
Was this just a dream, it seemed so real;
In our team we have faith, in our team we have hope,
But the game's not the same without Myron Cope;
This poem was in an email my sister forwarded to me... Myron... #7's for you!!!
HERE WE GO STEELERS!!!! Keep those Terrible Towels held high!!! It's time to climb the "Stairway to Seven!"
Peace, Love, and Poker
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