The Bengals are in the Super Bowl.
I'm resisting the urge to turn this Skull Session into a de facto Bengals Blog, because I know my audience and realize a solid portion of you could not be any less interested in that, but I'm going still going to get a little personal anyway. So buckle up, or keep on scrolling. Your call.
For those of you who don't know, my mom passed away pretty suddenly in September, and I was not prepared for it at all (as if you ever could be). That sort of thing stings a lot immediately, but the real pain comes in the countless times you recognize that empty hole in your life during everyday events in the following days, weeks, months, and probably years.