Minnesotans were big losers last night. The Vikings lost 38-7 to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Jack Lemon and Walter Matthau, “Grumpy Old Men”

Floridians were also losers. The Jacksonville Jaguars lost 24-20 to the New England Patriots.

Minnesotans and the North Floridians are both grumpy today. But there’s on big difference between the grumpy old men facing a depressing winter on the Florida coast and the Minnesotans up north in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Minnesota ice fishing houses

We get to go ice fishing!

• Gordon C. Stewart, Chaska, MN, January 22, 2018