Huskers Fans Can Mourn

Over the course of the first year I had been trying to count the number of Huskers t-shirts that I have seen people wearing as I walk on the street. I was trying to see if I saw more Husker t-shirts than Oklahoma, Colorado, Texas and “heaven forbid” a Florida team. Fortunately for us, I have not seen many Florida teams but I have seen just as many Colorado and Oklahoma t-shirts and even worse Iowa. I was very thankful for the Husker t-shirt my mother gave me that I have been wearing proudly ever since. I believe it was a wise man that said once that you should “Preach the gospel at all times and use words if necessary”. I try to use his advice.

However, I have run into a little problem as of late. We had traveled to the mountains with Jenny’s parents to visit an old mansion and gardens when they were here. There was a little hike with a waterfall at the end which we wanted to see. We proceeded to ask the gardener if he could take us there and he said he could for 25 meticais each (1 dollar).

“But” he said, “You cannot go there with a red shirt.”

“Why?” I replied.

“They will not like it,” was his reply.

They would not like it. How could this be? I asked him who “they” were and he said,

“They that live up there”

But no one lives there, I thought. Then it dawned on me, he meant the spirits. Great the spirits do not like Nebraska red. Of course I believe the power of Jesus is stronger than any spirits but out of respect for the man I decided I better change. Besides, Nebraska has not done well the last few years and if anything could anger the spirits that could and I could not blame them.

Thus, all Nebraskans can mourn because we will not be getting any more fans here.