First of all, R.I.P to the great Dick Butkus passed away at the age of 80 and won’t have to watch tonight’s Bears game.

I’m not smart enough to understand all of the properties of a black hole, but I know the Bears are lost in one right now. I’ve already described quite vividly how crazy NFL fans are and how they have to wait a week between games. All that pent up anger and angst can’t be good for the soul or the blood pressure.

And as bad as all of that is, reserving it for Sunday is somewhat logical. I don’t know many people who work on Sundays that spend 7 hours worrying about and watching their team after putting in a shift on Sundays, but imagine there are six or seven.

Attend a midweek (Thursday) night game after 7 or 8 hours of work, that is crazy talk. This current iteration of the Bears stinks on toast. If you can get past their 0-4 start, God bless you. But this group of stumblebums has lost 14 straight games. Yuk!

Should they beat Washington 70-0 tonight, they’d still be abysmal. I may not know black holes, but I do understand abysses. I figure abyss is either a clue or answer in 43% of all crossword puzzles.

I have yet to speak with anyone that doesn’t have to watch the game that will and for that I’m grateful. If you love a Bears fan, please don’t let them watch tonight’s game.