I wear my (free) Sports Illustrated Vikings windbreaker most of the year, mostly because it fits over many layers, if necessary, and it fits easily into my my every day SportSac bag. Another -- maybe the best -- benefit is that we meet people from all over the world because the jacket is a great conversation starter.
Sometimes people just want to talk football (Vikings today are 5-1; they play the Chicago Bears at Soldier tonight). Quite often they ask questions about Minnesota, and in Washington we had several opportunities to promote our great state.
I often feel a little insecure when I'm in Wisconsin and see a lot of Green Packers fans in full Pack dress, but they are Midwesterners, and we usually just joke about the rivalry between our teams. . In Washington, however, I did wonder if I should wear the windbreaker on the Metro. We had just changed trains at Metro Center, where a few teenagers had exited the train. One of them came right up to the train window and pounded vigorously, gesturing in a threatening way.
Made me think more carefully about wearing the jacket.outside of our sheltered Macalester-Groveland neighborhood, a little corner of peace in beautiful Minnesota.
Go Vikings!
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