About ten years ago I ordered a Minnesota Vikings shell jacket offered free with a subscription to Sports Illustrated. I wore the jacket so much that the zipper was shot in a couple of years. Fortunately, Sports Illustrated had another promotion and I somehow ended up with two more jackets. When we travel, I leave one in the vehicle and the other in our hotel room or condo.
It's perfect because it's light enough to roll up in my purse, and yet it keeps me warm on a windy day. Perfect for bicycling or a walk on a chilly spring day.Its best attribute is its use as an icebreaker. Wherever I go, people strike up a conversation, sometimes about the Vikings or other Minnesota sports teams, sometimes about Minnesota in general -- or any other topic.
Other Minnesotans smile at me on elevators or in the street. Wisconsin fans of the Green Bay Packers hurl a friendly insult. Everybody smiles.
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