I was in-between jobs, freelancing steady, when I started my first day as bartender at the new Chilies in Oconomowoc. I did this to make some cash because of that inventible 30/60/90 day payout lag that all freelancers must negotiate around. It was my first day, early morning, when the news broke that Farve had retired. Wow. If you've never worked food services or bartended before, let me tell you, bartending is a young person's job. I've worked office jobs as a designer for the past decade or more and all that pain from being on my feet all day - not fun. I like to joke that my hands are "mouse-calloused." Bartending is not playing football and therefore not as physically demanding and with Farve and I roughly the same age (late 30's) I could totally understand his fatigue.
Last week Thursday, I was at Lambeau Field when the news was all over ESPN that Farve was possibly returning for another year. My wife was like "no-way." I wasn't too sure what I felt, because I had pretty much reserved myself to ride it out with Aaron Rodgers. With Farve, you know your at least good for a .500 season, yet Rodgers would bring a new era of unpredictability and excitement for good or for worse that I was looking forward to.
Well, I don't know how I feel about Farve possibly returning. Every year we have to go through the tiresome speculation of his retirement. I was glad to be done with it frankly. And I think Rodgers deserves a chance.
Let's speculate. If Farve did return and didn't resume his career with the Packers, would I hate that Farve ended up playing with one of division rivals? No, not really. I just hate to face him in game if I were the Pack. The man should do what is in his heart I suppose, but he would easily have our number in those games!
In the meantime, we have baseball. I've been a lifelong Brewer fan, so with the addition of Sabathia and with more moves to come promised by Mark Attanasio, I can not wait to get this half of the season on!
GO BREW CREW!!!!