JordanCornblog on March 12th, 2009

Very much.  Very, very much.
No internet this morning – and of course my e-mail account problem has still not been addressed, despite much time spent on hold listening to muzak … and many e-mails at varying pitches of irateness.
You know how Bush kinda made Nixon look better?  FairPoint has had the same effect on my [...]

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JordanCornblog on March 11th, 2009

Okay, of that group, which one(s) would you put your money on?
Citi had a good day and the market bounced … meanwhile, Newsweek has put out a great piece outlining the warring amongst the rich – a greed-fed battle they dub “the war between the estates.”

In the past two years, since the market peaked, investors [...]

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JordanCornblog on March 10th, 2009

I read through the post-match quotes re. yesterday’s USWNT win over Norway at the Algarve – and continue to just love Pia’s detailed and forthright comments … for example:

(On the ebb and flow of the match)  You can imagine that you have a team running at you the whole time and doing everything to win, [...]

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JordanCornblog on March 9th, 2009

The USWNT defeated Norway 1-0 on the strength of a goal by Megan Rapinoe and what sounded like at least one save-for-the-ages by Hope Solo.
Now Pia and crew face her homeland (gaaaa – I hate that word – can’t believe I used it) in the final.  Sweden held on to defeat Germany 3-2, coming on [...]

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JordanCornblog on March 6th, 2009

Tasha scored in the 90th minute – on what sounds like an absolutely brilliant goal (assist from Rampone). This pulls out the 1-0 win for the USWNT who continue undefeated in the 2009 Algarve. Hope somebody posts video of this goal soon – it sounds like a stunner!

“A spectacular late goal from substitute Natasha Kai [...]

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JordanCornblog on February 21st, 2009

Phew – I feel like it’s been a long time since I sat down with some good strong coffee and just caught up here.
There’s lots of news in the soccer world as the WPS season kick-off is just weeks away!  March 29th, to be exact.  (I should probably think about taking a day or two [...]

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JordanCornblog on February 10th, 2009

Whoo hoo!  I got up early enough to do a little working out before hitting the computer – and all looks brighter.  Amazing what a little circulating blood can do, eh?  I am raring to go now …
But first, a few snippets of news as the sun begins to color the eastern horizon …
Here is [...]

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JordanCornblog on December 12th, 2008

Well, after slip-sliding down the driveway and dodging the downed trees and getting to the credit union and the bank and then to work, it turned out that we were closing.  I made a few calls, got a couple of things done (whatever could be done sans network and internet connections) and headed on home [...]

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JordanCornblog on August 11th, 2008

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 [...]

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John McCain made another Bush-worthy geography gaffe yesterday – this time on “Good Morning America.” Sorry, John, Iraq and Pakistan don’t actually share a border. (As an aside, I’ve always wished that some brave member of the press would ask Bush, during a press conference, to point to Iraq on a map. Now that would [...]

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Yesterday the USWNT beat Sweden 1-0 at Norrvalla Stadium in Skelleftea, Sweden. Carli Lloyd scored what turned out to be the game-winner off a corner that she took, giving a short kick to Lindsay Tarplay. Lindsay returned the ball to Carli, who took it into the box past at least three defenders before taking a [...]

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JordanCornblog on July 5th, 2008

In what could well be their biggest challenge to date, the USWNT face Sweden in Sweden for the first time ever! (Check out the USSF article linked above – there are lots of interesting tidbits to peruse!) They’ll play just below the Arctic Circle (!) at Norrvalla Stadium in Skelleftea. The last time the USWNT [...]

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JordanCornblog on July 3rd, 2008

The USWNT defeated Norway 4-0 yesterday in Fredrikstad, and Abby Wambach scored her 99th career goal! Next up is Sweden on July 5th. Interestingly, the US had not defeated Norway in Norway before – losing and tying their two previous matches there. The Norwegians must love it that the USWNT’s first win on their home [...]

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JordanCornblog on July 1st, 2008

Yes, it’s true. According to this US News and World Report article, the Prez apparently feels he is having a good final year. In fact, in a very positive development for the Bush camp, aides say that he is feeling ‘less antipathy’ from his constituents, as he travels around the country. (Note-to-Self: Set the bar [...]

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JordanCornblog on December 27th, 2007

The new USWNT coach, Pia Sundhage, held her first, mini training camp in early December out in Carson, California.  She began the first session with a song!  It’s going to be very exciting to see how this team evolves under her tutelage … and I can’t wait ’til she pulls out her guitar!
On another note [...]

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