First, the poem — a beauty by Mark Strand from today’s Writer’s Almanac …
My Name
by Mark Strand
Once when the lawn was a golden green
and the marbled moonlit trees rose like fresh memorials
in the scented air, and the whole countryside pulsed
with the chirr and murmur of insects, I lay in the grass,
feeling the great distances open [...]
Nice bit here from Dave giving Dick a dose of his own medicine.
Pia has announced the USWNT roster for an upcoming friendly vs. Japan … 5/20 and 5/23 … meaning that 17 US players won’t be with thier WPS teams for a bit – but for the most part won’t miss any matches. I was [...]
Wow – the sun is gorgeous, coming up over the eastern horizon this morning. (Horizon is one of those words that I can’t for the life of me seem to remember how to spell. Every time I come to the last syllable, I make the wrong choice and put an “e” in there instead of [...]
Fingers crossed here for another good NFL day for the bird teams. The Ravens I had with a win. But the Cardinals? Wow. I just hope they didn’t steal the Eagles’ mojo. (Nah … an unworthy thought to be having this snowy NH Sunday.) If Ravens can bring down Titans, certainly Eagles can bring down [...]
Germany-Japan are underway and Japan is looking goo so far (17th minute). meanwhile, I can’t imagine what the USWNT must be feeling right now. Hopefully they are focused and confident. Their making it to the gold medal match is a wonderful accomplishment and, at the very least, has brought the eyes and attention of many [...]
Continue reading about Japan v Germany … and Final USWNT Thoughts
The USWNT and Brazil both won in convincing fashion and will face off on Thursday morning (9AM ET) in the gold medal match. Germany and Japan (maybe it’s me … but doesn’t that sound awfully World War Twoish?) will square off in the Bronze medal match-up (6AM ET). Kudos to Japan for making it to [...]
Continue reading about USWNT and Brazil Through to Gold Medal Match
If you’re reading this before 6AM or after 11AM, check out this excellent Blog post on Climate Counts by a summer intern from Bates whom we all know and love!
If you’re reading this between 6 and 8M … you should be watching Brazil v Germany and saying novenas for the USWNT. If you’re reading this [...]
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We’ve got some more quick updates and prognostications about tomorrow’s USWNT match with Japan – first, from Japanese coach Norio Sasaki, who is full of confidence after Japan’s run through Group G. It may prove to be a sad irony of the Olympics, however, that Japan’s stellar play, particularly against Norway, may be the thing [...]
Continue reading about More USWNT Stuff and a Peek at Margaret McWethy’s Show!
Michael Phelps broke Mark Spitz’ gold medal record last night -an amazing feat, indeed. I don’t know about you, but I find such milestones diminished by the hype … the marketing … the hoopla … the commentary. The events and the raw footage about the events is enough. The look on Michael Phelps’ face (or [...]
Continue reading about Of Phelps and Other Phenomena (Like the USWNT)!
First (from The Writer’s Almanac), a wonderful poem by Marge Piercy to start your day with something introspective – before diving into the usual sports-centric deluge! This poem runs along the thought-path I was pursuing last night just before sleep. Guess it may be time to get reacquainted with myself … as soon as the [...]
Wow, wow, wow. Even the Phillies’ loss has not dampened my amazement and feeling of great good fortune. The USWNT is through to the quarterfinals (not too surprising) and has won their group (pretty darn surprising) and is starting to score some goals (excellent news). To date, five different people have scored, and I’m hoping [...]
Yup — Michael Phelps won another gold in world record time. Just amazing!
And yup, here we go with game three of the preliminaries, starting with Germany v North Korea and Brazil v Nigeria — both interesting match-ups — both now underway. Then, starting at 7:45 the remaining 4 matches get underway. You can follow the [...]
Continue reading about Another Gold for Michael Phelps, Game Three Women’s Football, and Pilobolus!
I’ve been taking some time this morning to catch up on Olympic soccer news and, in particular, how the Swedish team is doing. Their performance at the Olympics has paralleled that of the USWNT in ways that have surprised me, as I thought they’d be one of the stronger sides coming out of the preliminaries.
The [...]
After Carli Lloyd’s goal in the first half, the score held and the USWNT defeated a good Japan squad 1-0 to gain three points and move into second place in their group. Next up, New Zealand on Tuesday at 7:45 AM ET. Here are some comments from Pia et al (from the USSF site).
Here in [...]
… and the US is looking better. Here’s Boltgirl’s analysis of Wed’s game …
22nd minute and too much boom ball, still. But overall better … and Brandi sounds happier, too!
PS John Edwards? Oh my god … the haircut really did reflect something significant about his soul …
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Norway 2, USWNT 0. The laments and wailing, the recriminations, the rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth have all begun and will continue until the USWNT plays like they can. Norway did it to us again … or perhaps more accurately, we did it to ourselves. According to many on-line pundits, the US program [...]
Wow – the early shift brought two ties (Germany-Brazil 0-0; New Zealand-Japan 2-2) and a win by Canada over Argentina (2-1). Watching the Germany-Brazil match-up on line was a nice experience. No announcers – just the crowd noise (and the occasional grunts and other miscellaneous noises on my part). I thought Brazil had the better [...]
Continue reading about Early Shift – Germany vs Brazil and Other Tidbits
The Phillies and Chase Utley pulled out of their slump last night with a 4-0 win over the Oakland A’s. Kyle Kendrick pitched 8 strong innings and Utley went 4 for 5 after a long drought. Let’s hope the Phillies continue their winning ways now.
In the soccer world, US Soccer has posted an excellent interview [...]
Continue reading about Phillies Phinally Win and Pia Gives a Phabulous Interview!
