Football is life, and ten percent of all candy goes directly to Dad.

And I don’t mean the bottom-of-the-bag candy that the kids didn’t want anyway. I mean the good stuff.

Green Bay 9, J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets…zero. Shut-out. Goose egg. Blank.The Packers are now 5-3, half a game ahead of the Chicago Bears.

Before the game, one of the commentators wondered out loud whether this was a preview of Superbowl XLV. Let’s hope not. Can you imagine? Three field goals? In the Superbowl?

Yeah, okay, some of us can.

Football is life, and my 10-year-old just handed me a full-size Snickers bar. Foof. Better break out the sweat pants.