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Once upon a time, everyone thought they had nailed down the sure things in life.
A lot of people think the list starts and ends with death and taxes. That's because these two things go together hand-in-hand. After all, those taxes will kill ya.
We're sure about that.
It's about high time to add another sure thing to the list. One thing that has always been for sure in these parts is that whatever Brett Favre says, doesn't say, does or doesn't do will always create a stir.
One local television newscaster deemed it necessary to breathlessly inform the viewers the other day - with the type of excitement that should have been reserved for the collar of that Bin Laden character - that Favre was busy learning the new offense. This late-breaking announcement occurred during the news portion of the show.
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It is good to hear that Favre is learning the new offense. That is, of course, his high-paying job.
Whatever Brett Favre does is news in these parts. It has been for years. Sooner or later, camera crews are going to catch up to him while he is buying a toothbrush, getting a haircut or taking his garbage to the curb.
Our man Brett held a charity softball game on Sunday in Little Chute, Wis. A throng of 8,107 spent their afternoon watching Brett and his buddies raise some loot for a good cause.
Not everybody can do that, however. It is hard to imagine that a Jon Kitna or Rex Grossman softball game would draw anything but flies.
So it was pretty big news when Brett was not spotted at one of those recent Organized Team Activity sessions that are so popular with guys like Al Harris and Charles Woodson.
Hmmm.
Inquiring minds wanted to know what was up with that. After all, didn't Mike McCarthy lead people to believe that No. 4 would be at all four "activity" sessions last week?
New Mike must have forgotten while he was in exile in San Francisco that Brett Favre is bigger than the Beatles and Elvis combined. You could probably say that Favre is bigger than Slim Whitman and Boxcar Willie, too.
McCarthy appeared to get his undies in a bundle when queried during a Q and A about why Favre was MIA during that particular OTA.
"I said he would be here next week," McCarthy said. "I never said he would practice all four days. Him practicing all four days was never the intention, ever.
"Brett has hit every target that we've asked. The plan for him has been laid out for months and frankly, ladies and gentlemen, I'm not going to get into going through this every day."
Sorry, New Mike. You will be going through this each and every day you occupy office space at 1265 Lombardi Ave.
We're talkin' Brett Favre here. Not Ingle Martin for crying out loud.
It wasn't too long ago that Favre drew a pack of media types to a remote location to announce that he didn't have anything to announce. He's like E.F. Hutton . . . only when he doesn't talk, people still want to listen.
A Harris Poll conducted online by Harris Interactive among a nationwide sample of 2,085 U.S. adults between May 9 and 16, 2006 asked people to name their favorite sports star.
No. 4 finished No. 3 behind Tiger Woods and that Jordan fellow, who used to play a pretty mean game of hoops.
That's not too shabby for a guy coming off a 29-interception campaign.
By the way, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Donovan McNabb and Ben Rothlisberger dropped out of the top 10 this year.
The warning shots have been fired, New Mike.
Brett Favre is the straw that stirs the drink and the world is watching.
That's for sure.
Uneasy rider
Ben Roethlisberger might want to invest in a helmet for his eventual debate with Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher over the merits of wearing one while riding a motorcycle.
That helmet should also have an added accessory known as the Cowher Spit Shield.
The jet-jawed Cowher isn't likely to mince any words or spit when this discussion takes place. Especially since they've already had it last year after the injury to Cleveland's Kellen Winslow.
When tackling the topic last year, Steelers linebacker Joey Porter put it best.
"What I say about motorcycles is that concrete is undefeated," Porter said.
Mike Holmgren put the brakes on players taking their motorcycles for a spin while he was coaching the Packers in 1998.
Holmgren issued the ban after defensive tackle Jermaine Smith suffered a season-ending elbow injury in a motorcycle accident shortly before the start of training camp.
The ban was put to the test when kick returner Glyn Milburn won a Harley-Davidson for being the most valuable player of the American Bowl exhibition game in Tokyo.
Holmgren would not budge.
"Football's hazardous enough," he said at the time. "He can look at it, though."
