It’s finally Friday, and after work today I’ll be driving over Hogback to HollyCornblog’s house! She says she’ll have the chiminea going and some homebrews ready for sampling when I get there!
In soccer news I see that, apparently, a share of the LA Sol is going to be up for grabs soon. Any buyers? Any [...]
Check MatchTracker this morning at 11 ET to follow the USWNT vs. Norway in the final game of group play over at the Algarve (where, presumably, it is NOT snowing)!
The US is already in the championship game as a result of their two previous wins, however this should be interesting, as they’ve not seen Norway [...]
Congratulations to the Twin Valley Flyers Peewee Hockey Team on winning the NH State Championship yesterday afternoon, defeating Back Bay in OT to take the trophy. (And it was our own Mo, of March Madness fame, who tipped in the winning goal!) Well done, Flyers – and thanks for an exciting weekend of great hockey [...]
I added a new site to my links: She’s a Baller – all things having to do with women’s b-ball. In the course of doing that, I saw the sad news that Kay Yow has died at age 66, after a long battle with Breast cancer.
Yow had a record of 737-344 in 38 years — [...]
Have you been having trouble this week keeping track of what day it is? I’m not complaining about the Thursday Holidays, mind you – but it’s made for some serious disorientation. Nice and quiet at work, though. I’ve been digging through things I hadn’t gotten to for months, and my in-box is down to just [...]
First off — thanks to Alice and Stephen for the compelling discussion of Obama’s choice of Rick Warren for his inauguration. Time will tell, I suppose, whether Obama is backing away from promises or working toward an inclusiveness that is, at the moment, feeling disheartening and frightening. After the hope-to-disappointment trajectory of the Clinton years, [...]
Continue reading about Obama, US Soccer Awards … Snowy Saturday Stuff
The USWNT plays China in snowy Detroit today (while the UAW and the rest of us wait for news of the auto industry bailout … and snow falls in Michigan, and here in NH .. and presumably pretty much everywhere in between)! After what Pia did with this team in the Olympics … Obama might [...]
In a moment or two, I’ll be taking our Westie Ruby to the vets to have the plaque and tartar scraped off of her teeth. She’s had a miserable and confusing morning, as she wasn’t allowed to go “do her business” on her own but went out on a leash instead. Then, when she came [...]
Continue reading about What to Blog About, Lil’s Return, Ruby’s Morning, etc.
This time last week I was waking up at HollyCornblog’s and getting ready to drive east over Hogback to NH. This morning I am shivering at my window as a bright orange sun rises (but doesn’t yet share any warmth with this chilly planet). It’s Ethan Frome weather, for sure … gotta get me some [...]
Okay, I’m not quite letting go yet. Here’s a bit about the chaos in Philly, post World Series win! We begin in an anonymous house, somewhere in Philly, as the Phils close it out and some college students watch … then spill out into the street.
From there we move along toward Broad Street … sounds [...]
The USWNT beat Ireland 2-0 in the final game of their post-Olympic tour. Here’s the write-up and the quote sheet from US Soccer. Kate Markgraf scored the first goal of her international career … almost on Boltgirl’s pace.
The Bobcats had a tough day down at Amherst. (Don’t worry- you’ll all bounce back!)
Meanwhile, in the WPS, [...]
Continue reading about Quick Soccer Updates-Big Goal by Markgraf!
It’s “hump day” and I’m heading back to work tomorrow after a LONG vacation. This morning I’m celebrating the Phillies’ amazing come from behind win over the Mets. (Can you say first place?) Seven runs down and they come back and win it in the 13th. Go Phillies! That … and the Red Sox pummeled [...]
I opened up MSNBC this morning and saw the news that Obama has picked Biden. Probably a smart move … experience and gravitas and whiteness and all. I was kinda hoping for something more interesting – but would rather win. So Biden seems good. Biden I can live with. (But wouldn’t Pia have been fun?)
I’m [...]
According to BigSoccer (thanks Dandal and the Swedish press) Pia will be with the USWNT through the 2012 Olympics. That is wonderful news! Here’s a thread about Pia’s performance … note how the comments “evolve” as the USWNT moves deeper and deeper into the tourney!
Also on BigSoccer, an interesting thread about Carli Lloyd. Who knew [...]
Call it change. Call it luck. Call it redemption. Call it bravery. Call it what you will – it’s gold and it’s real and it stays! The USWNT defeated Brazil 1-0 yesterday in extra time after putting on a gritty performance on the pitch on a wet, humid, Beijing night. Pia Sundhage and her 18 [...]
Continue reading about Congratulations to the Golden USWNT … Ch-ch-ch-ch changes!
Seeing Nicole Petignat on Monday reffing the USWNT-Japan game brought back some really, really bad memories. Having a moment or two, here, I thought I’d Google her and see what came of it.
I found, as one might expect, that she’s probably human, and probably interesting, and probably not the evil (or at least unnecessarily cranky) [...]
