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So, I went to my first Detroit Lions football game in 25 years and, just like that one, the Lions won in a blowout. On November 24, 1997 the Lions beat the Indianapolis Colts, 32-10. Today, the Lions beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 40-14. So while the Lions have an all-time losing record, I am 2-0, with the boys in Honolulu blue outscoring the opponent 72-24. Am I a human good luck charm? It would appear to be true. We set off for Detroit at about 10:00 AM. After the requisite stops for gas and Starbuck's coffee, we finally got on the highway at about 10:20. It was smooth sailing until 6-96, north of Detroit. There was construction that narrowed the freeway down to one lane, but soon it was easy-peasy again until the Fisher Freeway Service Drive which was bumper-to-bumper traffic. It took us a good half-hour to go less than a mile, but we eventually were able to park the car in Comerica Garage and got into Ford Field--amazingly--about a half-hour before kickoff. Do you ever go to a ...

Here is an experiment to see if I can write something every day in the month of December. We bought tickets for the Detroit Lions/Jacksonville Jaguars game this Sunday. Why, you might ask? Well, it started when L. thought she might have scored free tickets at work. I suddenly got excited about the prospect of going to my first Lions game since 1997, when I saw Barry Sanders run roughshod over the Indianapolis Colts at the dearly departed Pontiac Silverdome. Unfortunately, someone else snatched up the tix before us, but the hankering to see the Lions at Ford Field--a venue I still have not been in--had firmly dug its claws (Lion claws?) in my brain. So, even though this will decidedly NOT be a free Lions game, we are going. Oh, but at least we have better seats than those free tickets. So, anyway, I'm excited about that. Whether the Lions win or not, it should be an enjoyable Sunday afternoon. Unlike most other late season football games I attend, weather conditions will play no rol...