I know, I know. You’re tired of the crowds, you’re tired of the rain, and the people riding the bikes downtown forgot to pay homage to your Family Truckster. Your wife is making broad hints with the Kay Jewelers ads, your kids want a Kinect For Xbox 360, and the boss has given you the Clark Griswold treatment this year when it came time for a Christmas bonus. You’re doing an excellent impression of that marvelous job creator Ebenezer Scrooge, and when Jimmy Stewart hears a bell all you can think is, “Ho Ho Ho Horseflies!”
Cheer up, Old Bean! The Ducks are going to The Granddaddy for the 2nd time in three years and their 3rd BCS bowl game in a row. Turn that frown upside down and make with the merry, Old Chapstick!
What??? You need something more??? Ay yi yi! Okay, friend. Pull up a chair. Let’s have a song. This one’s for you, and for a sick little girl in Oklahoma who loves her some Ducks, Angel.
On the first day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, An 18-Point Rose Bowl Win.
On the second day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 2 Touchdown Throws and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win. 
On the third day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win.
On the fourth day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win.
On the fifth day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 5 Million OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSS…4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win. 
On the sixth day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 6 Thomas TD’s, 5 Million OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSS…4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win.
On the seventh day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 7 Inside Zone Reads, 6 Thomas Touchdowns, 5 Million OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSSSS…4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win.
On the eighth day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 8 Badgers Cursing, 7 Inside Zone Reads, 6 Thomas TD’s, 5 Million OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSSSSSS…4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win. 
On the ninth day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 9 Backers Blitzing, 8 Badgers Cursing, 7 Inside Zone Reads, 6 Thomas TD’s, 5 Million OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSSSS…4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win.
On the tenth day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 10 Fight Song Playings, 9 Backers Blitzing, 8 Badgers Cursing, 7 Inside Zone Reads, 6 Thomas Touchdowns, 5 Million OOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS…4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win.
On the eleventh day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 11 Ducks A’Scoring, 10 Fight Song Playings, 9 Backers Blitzing, 8 Badgers Cursing, 7 Outside Zone Reads, 6 Thomas TD’s, 5 Million OOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSSSSSSS…4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws, and an 18-Point Rose Bowl Win. 
On the twelfth day of bowl season my Ducks gave to me, 12 Smiles from Angel, 11 Ducks A’Scoring, 10 Fight Song Playings, 9 Backers Blitzing, 8 Badgers Cursing, 7 Outside Zone Reads, 6 Thomas TD’s, 5 MILLION OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHSSSSSSSSSS!…….4 Defensive Scores, 3 Big Picks, 2 Touchdown Throws…AND …AN…18…POINT…ROSE…BOWL…WIN!!!…
Now…get back out there and go shopping. Hickory Farms is giving out some mean samples. There’s a good lad.
Merry Christmas and A Win-The-Day New Year to You All! Though remember, the real holiday begins January 2nd.
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Kim Hastings is a 1984 graduate of Northwest Christian College. He cut his journalistic teeth as sports editor of a paper in his home town of Fortuna, CA, and, later as a columnist for the Longview Daily News in Longview, WA.
He saw his first Oregon game in 1977 and never missed a home game from 1981 until a bout with pneumonia cut his streak short in 1997. He was one of the proud 3200 on a bitterly cold night in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1989 for the Independence Bowl, and continues to be big supporter of Oregon sports. He is an active participant on the various Oregon Ducks messageboards as “TacomaDuck.”