GO PACK . . . .gone

       Like sports  fans  the world  over, my confidence  in  my  team goes only so far.  I  am  absolutely  certain  that  they require  my direct  supervision  to  win.  So I  felt pretty  traitorous  being  halfway  around  the  world  when  the team  needed  me most.
      So, imagine my relief  when  I  found that the NFC Championship  game would be broadcast  live  in Harare, albeit starting  at  12.30  in the  morning.
      The aforementioned  Viking  fan  decided  to  stay  up with  me to watch, and Lovemore, who is in charge  of  night  security  at Kutandara  Lodge , was intrigued .   He is a devout football  fan, but like  all other non-Americans, he means "soccer" when he says "football."

     

Yet, Lovemore  was  more  than  willing  to learn the rules  of  American  football , and he was  cheerfully  optimistic , as you  can  see.  He did very  well  at learning  the game,  but  the concept  of "sudden  death" stumped him.  It was just  SO . . . .  well,  sudden . 


     Even  the  dogs at the Green  Bay  Packers  Zimbabwe  headquarters  took  the  loss  hard.

Sigh.