Congratulations Chicago Blackhawks

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Chicago Blackhawks Black Women's Primary Logo Tri Blend V Neck T-Shirt- by Alyssa Milano - X-LargeYesterday in the Loop blew my mind. 49 years ago, I was too young to get it. But as I sat slugging papers, a man comes up to me, maybe 70 years old, and tells me he wants a copy of every newspaper. Old school Italian guy named Alfredo. He gave it all to me the way my dad would have explained it.

This was at 6:00 am.

"What are you doing here now?" I asked.

"I want a good spot. Gonna be a crowd today, and I don't have 49 years in me for the next one."

"Right here's a good spot," I said. He pulled out his folded chair, and I sat on me, and we talked until we had to stand and cheer.

It beats hearing about Blagojevich and those whiners who are all in a tizzy about Sarah Palin's boobs. If I want conversation about nothing, I can just hook into whatever Miley Cyrus or Justin Bieber is talking about.

Congratulations Chicago Blackhawks.

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