JordanCornblog on February 7th, 2010

Today I was sad to see a Google Alert re. the Breakers indicating that Jen Nobis is out for the season (torn ACL). Sounds like she had been working her butt off in the off-season, which makes this all the sadder.  She had 2 goals in 11 games for a generally lackluster Breakers’ offense … [...]

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JordanCornblog on February 6th, 2010

Boltgirl has a nice write up of the WPS draft … a brief reminder (especially heartening to the mid-Atlantic states right about now) that baseball is on the way … and a little link at the end that you must click!  All I can say is OMG.  Or did I say it already?  I sure [...]

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JordanCornblog on July 1st, 2009

Who’d a thunk?  I woke up at about 4:30 this morning to the sound of teeming rain — and wondered how our young plants are keeping themselves from sliding down the hill.  Really.  As the light returns, I see that everything looks pretty much intact out there — albeit waterlogged.
Not so intact are the egos [...]

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JordanCornblog on June 21st, 2009

Breakers beat Red Stars 2-0, to move up a wee bit in the standings.
We watched in the kitchen on the laptop … thanks for the webcast!

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JordanCornblog on May 30th, 2009

Read Naomi Wolf’s thorough and absolutely horrific article about the sexual perversity perpetrated by the Bushies in Iraq and elsewhere. I do not understand why Obama is rationalizing and temporizing about releasing the photos and really going after these sadomasochistic pricks.
The activities of these dudes so speaks to the fruits of the kind of self-righteousness [...]

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JordanCornblog on May 17th, 2009

Morning everybody! It’s looking like a good reading day here in New Hampshire, although it’s early yet!
The Bookeaters had an excellent meeting at the Exeter Inn last night, where we broke bread and discussed The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage. We all loved (and most of us read) the book, and I would highly recommend [...]

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JordanCornblog on May 16th, 2009

Okay so I do, I really do want to be rooting for Obama — but what’s with this latest appointment? GE’s defender on environmental issues, Ignacia Moreno, has been hired to do the legal stuff for EPA? How did Obama explained this decision, I’m wondering. It kind of gives me a weird feeling in my stomach. [...]

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JordanCornblog on May 10th, 2009

Yup, it’s Mother’s Day. Hope yours is a good one, whether you’re celebrating someone or being celebrated yourself. The universe has been kind enough to send sun, a steady breeze, and cooler temperatures — hopefully making relatively pain free outdoor work a possibility for the hordes of mothers in New Hampshire who will be out [...]

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JordanCornblog on May 9th, 2009

Yup – it’s a busy day in Canterbury, with lots of computer work on tap, as well as some growing grass to catch up with, a bike to get to the bike shop, maybe even a little bit of exercise (other than mowing) and reading to squeeze in along the way.  (Hah!)
Here’s the WPS preview [...]

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JordanCornblog on May 7th, 2009

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 [...]

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Wow – what a race!  I’ve watched the video twice and still can’t quite track how it happened.  Red Sox, Phillies and Celtics all won their respective games yesterday … and the Breakers came back after a disappointing and lackluster performance against the Red Stars to beat Marta and her LA Sol at Hahvard!
And what [...]

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JordanCornblog on April 25th, 2009

First — I watched a snippet of Maddow this morning (it was DVR’d — so not sure what night’s show it actually was) in which she interviewed Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson about Cheney, et al.  He’s the former Chief of Staff to Colin Powell.  One of the most interesting (to me) points he made with Maddow [...]

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JordanCornblog on April 25th, 2009

Healing is painful.
Coming out from under the shadow cast by the past 8 years (and the even larger shadow cast by the long ascendency of the rabid religious right) is going to take time.  A long, painful, and ultimately freeing process in which the stories that emerge, both large and small, are heartbreaking and infuriating.
Here’s [...]

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JordanCornblog on April 24th, 2009

With lots of the WPS internationals overseas for friendlies, this should be an interesting stretch for the WPS.  Here’s a quick preview from Melissa … and note, the Breakers-Red Stars game will be available for on-line viewing.  Cool!  8:30 PM ET …
The English nationals are tearing up the pitch, defeating Norway 3-0 in [...]

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Yup, after all was said and done for week 4 on the WPS, who should top the power rankings but our own Breakers.  Rightly so, I’d add, IMVVHO!  Next up for the Breakers, the hungry Chicago Red Stars, who played Sky Blue to a 0-0 draw in the televised game yesterday.  The LA Sol beat [...]

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In what sounded like a wild and woolly second half, Christine Latham and Kristin Luckinbill were major contributors in a nifty 3-1 win for the Boston Breakers.
The Breakers scored first, on a PK by Kelly Smith in the 54th minute after Scurry fouled Hucles in the box.  Lori Lindsey equalized soon after, and Abby had [...]

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JordanCornblog on April 12th, 2009

… but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the nearly 5,000 Breakers fans who trooped to Cambridge to see their Boston Blues defeat the St. Louis Athletica 2-0 in their home opener at Harvard Stadium.  Here are the Week 3 WPS Power Rankings by Jo-Ryan Salazar. (I’ll track these through the season on my WPS [...]

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JordanCornblog on April 11th, 2009

It’s Breakers Game Day.  Freezing, and quite possibly wet — but hey, we’re hardy folk right?
Before embarking on this new chapter in Breakers’ history — a pause to remember good times past.  Maren?  Dagney?  We miss you!

No sound with this video — but that kinda makes it all the more resonant, doesn’t it?  Love the [...]

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JordanCornblog on April 9th, 2009

The Breakers’ home opener is this Saturday (4/11-7PM) against the Athletica at Harvard Stadiuim.  Both teams have an opening day loss to rectify.  It’ll be fun to see Hope Solo and Lori Chalupny in town … and just awesome to get the season rolling.  A big plus of April soccer in Boston is that we [...]

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JordanCornblog on April 5th, 2009

The Chicago Red Stars beat the St. Louis Athletica in front of @5,000 fans at their season opener.  Lindsay Tarpley tallied the goal in the 78th minute for the Red Stars in this defensive battle.
Much as I hate the MatchTracker feature for the USWNT (only because I hate it that so few of their games [...]

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