12th Man

The energy here in Seattle is amazing. Tomorrow is the Super Bowl -- the "Big Game." In the past two weeks I've seen the number 12 more times than I can really count.From big things like flying a plane around......or up in space even...Every day as I drive by ZymoGenetics I see a massive 12 flag strung up between their smokestacks.Buildings downtown have arranged their lights to stay on at night in the shape of a 12.Between Day 1 North and Day 1 South there's a span of flags hanging from a wire between the two buildings. That's not ever talking about the post-it 12 in a window...My building has a 12 flag in the lobby. Across the walkway at Bartell's there's another one looking back. We get a 12th Man phonetool icon when we scanned our badge at a bit of a celebration at work. (If you've been at Amazon you know that phonetool icons are much sought after!)Speaking of Bartell's, they have the biggest one they just unveiled.[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-asdPvav14]And they've stopped some clocks at 12 down at Pike Market.Most every business has a 12 in their window. Green and blue are covering the city.Flying on top of the Space Needle.I don't think that everyone is just that big of a football fan. It's just an unabiding love of the city. It's pretty damn awesome.And small... The much loved Green Lake stump. (It used to be a much loved tree that had to come down after a winter storm)Tomorrow: The game on the TV, friends over, chili.12.:-)