The Sleeping Giant Awakens

In the morning mist the giant form of Arrowhead Stadium looms.

The last time I saw her, she looked cold but comfy, like a hibernating bear.

This last week, she looked tan, rested and ready as I

headed down my favorite shortcut for a practice run. 

Many people have no interest in preseason games…

“They don’t count for anything” I hear…

“None of the starters play very long if at all” they say in the break room where I work.

I couldn’t disagree more.

Preseason games are a necessary part of the football season.

Testing new players, testing old players,

testing anything that needs to be tested!  

That in itself is a reason to watch in my opinion.

It’s a way for yours truly to test new stuff as well.

Grills, gear, recipes, and more will be put through the ringer

as I sit lazily in my chair before the Hawks come to the greatest football stadium in the world.

I’ll likely take a nap.

There is just nothing like waking up to find you’re at Arrowhead.

Most of the time I take my nephew who usually comes to visit once a year in August.

Sometimes I go by myself and just wander around, explore, and talk to people.

If you like to talk football there is no better place.

Sure I get excited about football this time of year. We all do I guess.

Still nothing takes you from excited to thrilled about a new season and a new year…

like a preseason game.

See you there!

~Randy Murawski