Why Now?

The Dueck family isn't one that is completly steeped and bound by significant amounts of formal tradition, but there has been one that I have missed over the past five autumn's that I have been away from home. And it goes all the way back to 1988 on a drive back to Vancouver from Oregon. And has stuck with me ever since (not sure if you knew or even remember this mom or dad, it's one of those moments that is clear as day to me!)

It was on this drive that mom and dad were listening to a football game that they seemed deeply entrenched in. It would end up being the last playoff game the Seahawks won or had a chance to win, and as a result, and being the 6 year old that I was, I followed suit. And since that point I have never looked back. Ironically, this was the last time that my new favorite football team, the Seattle Seahawks won a playoff game. This was '88 and the Seahawks lost to the Cincinnati Bengals, who were led by a couple guys named Icky Woods and Boomer Esaiason. That may be partly why I remember the game, those players had ridiculous names. But the love for the Seahawks, the traditional lovable losers, from my young perspective had begun. With this love for my new favorite team, the tugs on dad's suit right after church begun, as he tried to chat with friends after the service. I was still at the point where the most important thing to me was getting out of the church as fast as I could after the service, and it would be because the Seahawks game starts in 20 minutes. This lasted for about 18-20 years. Not all of which I tugged on dad's coat, but most of which church was followed by nacho's and football. I still looked forward to this when I would be home at Christmas and the odd long weekend I was able to be home from Brierfest. It was a time where, Dad and the boys (Dawson and I) would watch the Seahawks (or other games) and mom and Amy would join us as long as their interest was still there. This was rest for us after church and was something we just did.

So what does this have to do with Korea? Nothing! I am just wanting to share my joy and reminisce on times passed and painful games watched, and now I am finanly seeing the result that I have always been hoping for, that the Seahawks are going to the freaking SuperBowl, and it is the year I couldn't physically be further from those Hawks!

Unbelievable!

In case your wondering................cause I know you all are...............I have discovered that I can get AFN (Armed Forces Network) on my TV, after going 7 months thinking all I could get was static. And it was here, that I have been able to enjoy parts of the Seahawks success. As long as I am able to get up early enough to catch the game, and it ends before I go to work, which won't be the case for the Super Bowl, my working hours are identical to the time of the game. Blah!

Anyway, that is enough,

GO HAWKS!
Kev