Sports
England (1) 0-0 (3) Portugal
Three Lions on the pitch Took another reaming Forty years of which Really has me screaming
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Music
This week’s iTunes purchases
* "That's Good" by Devo * "T.V.O.D." by The Normal * "Tight Rope" by Leon Russell * "I Predict a Riot" by Kaiser Chiefs * "My Mathematical Mind" by Spoon * "Reason is Treason" by Kasabian * "Eanie Meany
Sports
World Cup picks
I sent in my entry for Jack Bogdanski's pool last night. My toughest choices were between Portugal and the Netherlands in the first round and Germany and Argentina in the second round, because I figured that the teams who win those games will be the finalists. I chose
Portland
Sunny skies in Portland
A beautiful day: Highs in the 70s, and sun, sun, sun. I took a stroll in Laurelhurst Park this evening. When I walk down the asphalt path that parallels Oak Street, I like to look up through the tall trees and focus on the shifting patterns the green foliage makes
Portland
And1 in Portland
A year ago, I was sitting in a motel room in Ogden, Utah, on my way from Houston to Portland. I turned on the television, flipped to the sports channels, and started watching a program on the Deuce about a basketball team called And1 that travelled from city to city,
Sports
Footie chat for Lucy
England wins, and a West Ham goalie saves the draw for Trinidad and Tobago. Can I guess you're having a better day today?
Sports
Trinidad and Tobago 0-0 Sweden
The 0-0 soccer match is a metaphor for boredom, but this game was anything but. Trinidad and Tobago lost a player to a red card at 46 minutes and were a man down for the rest of the match, but held heavily favored Sweden to a draw anyway. Trinidad
Sports
Three Lions!
England 1-0 Paraguay I woke up at 5:45 this morning to watch the game. England dominated the first half, but couldn't convert anything (the only goal of the game was a Paraguayan own goal). The second half was more evenly matched, with Paraguay almost getting a
Politics
Perhaps pick a different cause, John?
I received a mass-mailed advertisement from John Edwards, asking me to contribute money to help the Democrats re-gain control of the Senate. If Edwards were so concerned about that, shouldn't he have run for re-election to the Senate in 2004 rather than giving up his
Sports
The N stands for “gNarly”
When was the last time the NBA playoffs were more exciting than March Madness? I have watched more NBA action in the last month than I had in the preceding 10 years. (This post's title is an homage to my favorite kNebraska joke.)
Music
Today’s iTunes purchases
"Not a Crime" by Gogol Bordello "Don't Listen to the Radio" by The Vines "I Was Never Young" by Of Montreal "Go All the Way" by The Raspberries "Technologic" by Daft Punk "Ein bisschen Frieden" by
Me
What a month…
Yesterday was the first day in the month of May on which I was neither sick nor at work. Do I need to tell you how good it felt?