The Green Bay Packers and the team’s fans owe the New York Giants defense a thank you note at the very least. A gift card would also be a nice gesture.

The Green Bay Packers and New York Giants both finished the 2010 NFL regular season 10-6. The Packers earned the sixth seed in the playoffs due to crushing the Giants at Lambeau Field back on December 26, while the G-men saw their season come to an end after week 17 . Over the past month and a half, the New York roster got to sit at home and watch Green Bay march through Philadelphia, Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas en route to winning Super Bowl XLV. Seems simple enough.

I’m wondering ‘what if’ the author of this article had a clue — the Packers own nothing to no one except themselves and their fans. No team has ever taken the hard road to Super Bowl victory via the sixth seed and all away games like the Pack did. You can follow the ‘via’ link above to go to the source…

In his book Risk, author Kenny Luck relates a story told by Laurence Gonzales, an editor at Playboy in the 1970’s:  “I was on top of the world making millions…I had a private jet, unlimited expense accounts, meals served by butlers and, of course, famous Playmates running around the mansion.  One day I couldn’t take it anymore and took a walk and pondered the ultimate question: ‘Can I have too much pleasure?'”
Laurence is not the only one who has to ask himself this question.  All of us should inquire whether we are living for pleasure or meaning.  Pleasure is easy and readily available, but meaning is much more fulfilling , though sometimes more elusive.  Pleasure visits illicit websites when no one is looking, while meaning works through the difficulties of a marital relationship.  Pleasure seeks to escape through too much alcohol, work or play, while meaning embraces the difficulties of family responsibilities and lives for long-term gratification of children raised well.  In the end, pleasure leaves us without meaning, but living for meaning will become our greatest pleasure.  What are you living for?

More evidence of global warming!

Yummo!

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