Well I’ve gone
and done it. For the first time in my
entire life I’ve watched an entire televised soccer game. I’m not exceptionally proud of myself since
the Euros do this on a regular basis but I feel it was a good first step in
expanding my horizons. I’m a little
taken aback that we were underdogs to a pipsqueak of a country like Ghana but I
understood once I saw what tremendous athletes they were (except for the haircuts
that is).
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| The Winning Goal See What I Mean About Ghanaian Haircuts |
There was the
usual theatrics involving faked injuries which always turn me off but one of the
Americans got kicked in the face (breaking his nose) and he kept playing even
though it must have hurt like hell. I
actually got into the ebb and flow of the game and almost see why the rest of
the world is so devoted to this sport. There was even some good sportsmanship
between players which is so absent from most modern day sporting
events. It didn’t hurt that the USA scored
a stunning late goal to win either. The
Americans seemed unprepared for the hot humid conditions in Brazil which was startling. Even I could have told them it was going to
be hot, damned hot; oh and humid (C’mon guys look at a map).
I’ve now
completed my first week without a Diet Coke in more than 25 years. It was a lot
tougher for the first couple days than I’m willing to admit. I was up to six or seven 20 ounce diet cokes
each day before I quit. I felt lethargic
in the afternoon and experienced some mothers of headaches. That reaction more than anything else steeled
my resolve to stay off it; if my body was reacting that explicitly then it was something
I didn’t need polluting the system. I
won’t be starting up again. After the
first couple of days the reactions grew less pronounced each day; what was I
thinking?!
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| Yes Mr President That Would Be an Inbound Hellfire Missile You Might Want to Duck |
Jack Bauer
continued to dominate last night on “24” as well. He not only provided expert medical advice
about a comatose terrorist, flew a helicopter amongst other feats of derring-do
but even kidnapped the doomed US president right out from under the secret
service. Audrey’s going to be severely
pissed at him though, not to mention whichever team plays in Wembley
Stadium. Jack does tend to leave his
mark on real estate.
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| MEF and Son at Fenway Last Night |
My son and his
beloved MEF were at Fenway Park last night (courtesy of the best bro in law in
extant) to watch the Red Sox pitching.
The less said about Red Sox hitting goes without saying. (They did win the championship last year so I
will maintain my policy of not complaining about them but it is getter tougher
and tougher). 1-0 wins count as much as 30-0,
so one can only hope Buccholz is left in Pawtucket as long as possible.
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