Author: Kenneth Zook

Short version: I am too cerebral for the average football fan, so, like Dennis Miller on MNF, only not famous for SNL, or anything else. TL/NGR: I worked in Elk Grove Village in 1984, and listened to the entire 1985 season on AFRTS from my apartment near Naples (Bella Napoli) Italy. For many of the years since, I have been an unwilling fan, even tried to quit, but once you've had Halas Hall KoolAid, no other flavor can taste right. However, Halas Hall KoolAid is the name of this blog, because I like the sound of it better than "Laundry Loving, Homer, Fan Boy" which is what a lot of traditional Bears fans call me. The fact is, I am an optimist, but the "snake-bit" history of this club makes me want to be careful with my expectations. In a year like this, that takes on a whole new meaning. As an optimist, I can't possibly join the "this year is gonna suck" club, so my writing this year will often be about setting expectations, by which I have a realistic chance to be satisfied.