A pickle is used as decoration on the Christmas tree seems odd at first, but it is an old German tradition. When decorating the Christmas tree, it is traditional to hang the pickle last, hidden among the branches. The first child on Christmas Day to find the Christmas pickle receives a special blessing for the year and an extra gift!
Why do I even bother continuing posting my results? Urghh. This week I was 8/16, which puts me 119/192 or 62%, one point lower than last week.
Packers at Cowboys – Correct
Chargers at Chiefs – Correct
Falcons at Rams – CorrectÂ
Texans at Titans – Correct
Bills at Redskins – Incorrect
Jets at Dolphins – Incorrect
Lions at Vikings – Correct
Jaguars at Colts – Correct
Seahawks at Eagles – Incorrect
49ers at Panthers – Incorrect
Broncos at Raiders – Incorrect
Browns at Cardinals- Incorrect
Buccaneers at Saints – Incorrect
Giants at Bears – Incorrect
Bengals at Steelers – Correct
Patriots at Ravens – Correct
And the season is coming to a quick and and it appears I’m not going to catch CowboysHomer, and if I’m not careful, loserville will overtake second place.
Late one spring afternoon last year, a mystery man sat in the back of a creative-writing seminar at Stanford. Evidently a student, he was much older than anyone else in the room. He was wearing a black blazer and white Nikes. He said his name was Phil.
As the days passed, the man’s identity gradually came into focus. The instructor “made several vague allusions to Phil taking off in his private jet,” recalls André Lyon, an English major enrolled in the class. And tales about Michael Jordan found their way into the man’s literary discourse.
After a couple of weeks, a rumor began to circulate that the old dude in the Nikes was Philip H. Knight, the billionaire founder of the world’s largest sportswear company.
The rumor was true.