Yesterday I had the pleasure of watching the Cleveland Browns lose to 
the Pittsburgh Steelers.  The Browns are, arguably, one of the worst 
teams in professional football right now.  But i do like them because of 
their fans' riduculous love of the team.  I first came to Cleveland in 
the fall of 1996, which I believe is the first year Cleveland didn't 
have a football team (they  had moved to Baltimore to become the 
Ravens).  During the four years that the Browns didn't exist, Cleveland 
fans still supported their non-existant team.  You could even buy 
merchandise still anywhere you wanted.  Now that their back, the fans 
continue to complain about their performance, but they still retain the 
unwavering belief that their team will win every game they play.  I know 
a lot of other cities have fanatical fans, but to have fanatical fans 
when you don't have a team?  Wierd...

Thanksgiving is coming up, and my sister is flying out to stay with my 
wife and me for the week starting next week.  So this week I need to 
work some 10 hour days so that I won't need so much vacation while she's 
here.  It's going to be hell, but I guess it'll be nice to have thee 
week off.  

Adios,
Jeff
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