January 19, 2012 - From Football to Gettysburg

I am writing this on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. Half of the football quarterfinals were fought out on Saturday. Right now the Texans are battling the Ravens and in a few hours the future happiness of Wisconsinites will be determined by the outcome of the Green Bay Packers / New York Giants game. Right now, everything seems possible. A little bit like how the Confederate Army felt on the battlefield at Gettysburg, on July 3rd at 1 p.m. before Pickett's Charge. The Confederacy was as far into the North as it would get and if it could have defeated Meade at Gettysburg, well, things might have been different. By the time you are reading the battle will be over and your psychological state will be moving towards equilibrium. Either you will be dragging yourself up from the slough of despond or you will be climbing down from the state of euphoria you have been in. Reading is a good way to take your mind of things. The new books continue to come in. Cast your eyes down the page and you'll see lots of exciting new topics to help you while away the time. Enjoy!