Ebjournal Revisited.

And the Winner Is…(jersey and my first foray into Ebay)

Me.

Orange week has been going well, thank you very much. I’m on day five, and have yet to rerun any shirt. I’ve also purchased a jersey to honor the Bears in their first trip to the Super Bears Super Bowl in 22 years. The winning jersey (which I knew anyway) is #40, Gale Sayers, one of the forgotten running backs because of injury. Recent conversation with a friend:

Me - “So, I think I’m gonna get the Sayers jersey.”

Mr. ‘Z’- “Who?”

“Gale Sayers.”

“Who’s that?”

{sounds of cars screeching to a halt, babies crying, and the Earth refusing to spin on its axis}

“Bears running back, 60’s and 70’s. Greatest back Chicago and most of the NFL had seen until Walter. Right up there with Jim Brown, OJ (dear LORD, I can’t believe I just said THAT) Emmit Smith, Barry Sanders, etc.”

“Never heard of him.”

“Brian’s Song? Ever see that movie?”

“Never heard of that, either.”

{/me does slow, deep, soul-cleansing breaths that I often use when working with small children}

“I can’t have this conversation with you anymore.”

Anyway, I searched the regular jersey stores online and couldn’t find anyone with the #40 in stock, or at anything bigger than a medium. So I went where I had never been heretofore:

Ebay.

Scary stuff, that online auction megalomart. I found plenty of jerseys, but many of them came from Seoul, South Korea, and I didn’t want to wait for shipping. (Also, I have to be honest… there is no reason a “real” jersey should sell for less than $50, and especially not $19.99. I found what I hoped was a reputable source for jerseys, and bid on it. It held up, and sixty bucks later, I’m the supposed proud owner of this jersey. It should be here today or tomorrow. I will update all of you 6.42132 readers as soon as it arrives. Needless to say, I’m excited, and will proudly give a history of Gale Sayers to anyone that wants to listen.

Happy Friday!

{still muttering over a person who plays in my fantasy football league and doesn’t know who GALE SAYERS was. Scary.}

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