My Mundane Mid-Life http://www.reallans.com/blog/mmml/ This is my personal blog - sort of a personal diary chronicling things that happen in my personal life. Yes, I'm boring, yes it's all mundane. Hey! Why do you think I called the blog My Mundane Mid-Life? en-us 2006-11-05T15:55:11-06:00 7-1 http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/003077.shtml Boy, the team looked BAD... and they had to lose against.. the Dolphins???

So much for 16-0...

]]> Bears Michael 2006-11-05T15:55:11-06:00 Barely 6-0 http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/003060.shtml Monday Night Football - the death knell for the Chicago Bears since 1997, their 5-0 unbeaten record on the line.

Halftime - the Bears look awful, and are losing 20-0. No offense (Rex Grossman looks as if his success has been a fluke), the defense looks terrible against the pass. They suck.

All of a sudden, they returned two fumbles for touchdowns. Then Devin Hester returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown with 2:58 remaining to take the lead.

Yep.. they won 24-23. 6-0. Unbeaten.

(NFL.Com Gamecenter Game Stats)

]]> Bears Michael 2006-10-16T23:12:42-06:00 Defense http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/002219.shtml How long can the Bears keep winning when the only points being scored are from the defense???

]]> Bears Michael 2004-11-14T15:53:05-06:00 Not ready http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/002136.shtml Chicago BearsDetroit Lions
Sorry folks, It's baseball season. I don't care if my team is 9 games out and not in the Wild Card.

It's baseball season - even though football started today. I can't wrap my head around having a new coach and a team that almost doesn't look familiar.

]]> Bears Michael 2004-09-12T13:02:31-06:00 Makin' 'em mad... http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/001626.shtml Sign shown during the Packers-Bears game
Saw this great sign during the Bears-Packers game...

Update: Bears lose 34-21. We suck.

]]> Bears Michael 2003-12-07T13:12:46-06:00 Oh, please, just get it over with... http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/000902.shtml Chicago BearsTampa Bay Buccaneers
The Chicago Bears (4-11) have had 46 different starters this season. 46. Injuries have decimated this team. It's the end of the season, a Sunday Night game on ESPN against Tampa Bay (11-4). The Bucs have never won a game (0-21) if the temperature is under 40. It's 35. Something tells me that really won't make a difference tonight. They've got the #1 defense in the league, and they're going after our third string quarterback with a fourth stringer as backup. There's no way the Bears can win. Let's just get it over with...
Update: End of the 1st: Buccaneers 0 Bears 0
Update: End of the half: Buccaneers 6 Bears 0
Update: End of the 3rd: Buccaneers 6 Bears 0
Update: Final: Buccaneers 15 Bears 0

]]> Bears Michael 2002-12-29T19:17:37-06:00 Da Bears Anthrax Scare... http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/000872.shtml This showed up in this morning's EMail:
LAKE FOREST,IL. (AP) - Chicago Bears football practice was delayed nearly two hours today after a player reported finding an unknown white powdery substance on the practice field. Head coach Dick Jauron immediately suspended practice while police and federal investigators were called to investigate.

After a complete analysis, FBI forensic experts determined that the white substance unknown to the players was the goal line. Practice was resumed after special agents decided that the team was unlikely to encounter the substance again.

]]> Odd Michael 2002-12-17T11:13:38-06:00 MNF x 3 http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/000856.shtml Monday Night Football Chicago BearsMiami Dolphins
At least it's the last one... another Monday Night Football with the Bears... Three Monday games this year. It's been raining on and off - deluge-type rain. The play is bad from both teams. I haven't seen this amount of turnovers in a while.
Update: End of the 1st: Dolphins 7 Bears 0
Update: End of the half: Dolphins 14 Bears 0
Update: End of the 3rd: Dolphins 21 Bears 3
Update: Final: Dolphins 27 Bears 9

]]> Bears Michael 2002-12-09T20:25:55-06:00 MNF http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/000788.shtml Monday Night Football Chicago BearsSt. Louis Rams
Oh, great... another Monday Night Football with the Bears... They do such a great year last year that they earned a couple of Monday Night Games this year. They hadn't been on since 1997, until a few weeks ago when they lost to the Packers. Should be interesting... da Bears have lost seven in a row... and I think I know why: the Bears have not played on grass all this year!
Update: End of the 1st: Rams 7 Bears 0
Update: End of the half: Rams 14 Bears 6
Update: End of the 3rd: Rams 14 Bears 13
Update: Final: Rams 21 Bears 16. Eight straight losses.

]]> Bears Michael 2002-11-18T20:02:24-06:00 Don't trust a cow... or a Bear http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/000695.shtml Monday Night Football Chicago BearsGreen Bay Packers
Chicago burned to the ground 131 years ago today, in 1871. The Chicago Bears haven't been on Monday Night Football for 5 years? Coincidence? Well, yes - the Bears have sucked for too many years, ABC didn't want to lose revenue on a bad football game. As far as Chicago burning down - well, what do you want from a cow... Bears are losing 14-7 to the Green Bay Packers as I write this (End of the 1st Quarter). I'm not expecting a big turnaround by the end of the game. I'm sure that "Home Field" being in Champaign isn't helping either.
Update: At the Half: Green Bay 24 Bears 14
Update: End of the 3rd: Green Bay 31 Bears 14
Update: Final: Green Bay 34 Bears 21 *sigh*

]]> Bears Michael 2002-10-07T20:53:15-06:00 Champions http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/000043.shtml Chicago Bears Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears 33 Jacksonville Jaguars 13.
CHICAGO BEARS NFC CENTRAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS
Best play has got to be DT Keith "Tractor" Traylor juggling then intercepting a pass, and running 67 yards to setup a touchdown for the Bears to go up 20-0 in the third quarter. The run was priceless making everyone's highlight reel. It was great. He even was looking for someone to lateral to. Toward the end of the run, other Bears players were pushing him further down the field before he was finally taken down at the Jacksonville 9. We now have a first round bye. Very cool. Regular season - 13-3. Last year - 5-11 - LAST place. 1999 6-10 - Last place. 1998 4-12 - Last place. 1997 4-12 - Last place. Who woulda thunk?

]]> Bears Michael 2002-01-06T22:21:38-06:00 Bye bye Tim... not gonna miss ya http://www.reallans.com/mmml.shtml?/000020.shtml Chicago Bulls
Tim Floyd, coach of the Chicago Bulls, resigned this afternoon. He had a 49-190 record in four seasons with the Bulls. They're 4-21 this year alone - worst in the NBA (last year was 15-67, again the worst in the NBA). Why am I not surprised? Why is Jerry Krause still there?

How weird of a Chicago sports day is this? just two hours earlier, the Chicago Bears announced that Dick Jauron will get a contract extension after the season.

]]> Bulls Michael 2001-12-24T23:30:31-06:00