Hard as I try, I’m still rankled

by this treatment of the blackout in Queens.
Let me start out by saying that I fully recognize the energy crisis in our fair country, and I freely admit that we are a very litigious society. I do not think that New Yorkers are better than anyone else. I do not equate an ‘ickle [...]

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It’s so nice when it all just flows

I have spent the better part of the morning finishing the essay what ate my soul. Or, rather, the essay that reminded me how much writing helps to sort things out. Or, perhaps, the essay that allowed me to finally understand what I learned in therapy.
The long and short of it is this:
It [...]

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The verdict is in

It’s only marginally worse to physically attack an opponent on the pitch than to toss around insults. Brilliant. I am rather disgusted at the whole Zidane 3-match ban-Materazzi 2-match ban, but I really can’t say any more about it than I already have. Suffice it to say, I think FIFA shot itself [...]

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Thuram Thuram Thuram Please, M Wenger.
No Senderos for three months? Heaven help us. How long is Clichy out for? Please, I don’t ask for a lot, but Thuram would be nothing short of perfect. Perfect abilities, perfect attitude, perfect intellect. What a boon he’d be. I’m sure I’m preaching [...]

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And it’s not lost on me how many names I dropped in the last post despite my insistence that I don’t care about celebrities

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Today I understand what it means to live in New York City

It is a very unsettling thing to wake up at 6:30 am and look out of the window to see three trailers, two large trucks, and a row of sound equipment. That’s right, CBS is filming a television show in the several blocks surrounding my apartment. Without a Trace, in fact, so at [...]

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Early reports have Juve, Fiorentina and Lazio relegated to Serie B, with AC MIlan staying in Serie A but barred from the Champions League.
Points docked are reported to be:
Juve -20
Fiorentina -10
Lazio -6/-7
AC -10 – -15
No word yet as to how Real and Chelsea will be dividing up their haul of the players (har)
Of course, I [...]

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I don’t always agree with (or read, for that matter) Gabriele Marcotti. Actually, I think I’ve only read one of his pieces before, following Arsenal’s defeat in the Champions League and heaven knows that was an event to move past as quickly as possible. This piece, however, neatly sums up the mixed feelings [...]

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On The World Cup Final

Some Thoughts on the Final
What should have been the feel-good game of the tournament was not. Sure,
if one of the lesser-ranked teams had made it to the finals the story
would be prettier on paper, but as it stood this morning every football
fan could be happy at seeing the Italians emerge from the ashes of
match-fixing [...]

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Nature-Deficit?

I’ve been spending the off-time between Cup games reading this.
I have to admit that one of my biggest concerns about living in the city is that Lucy is not being exposed to enough nature–namely, non-fabricated natural environments. I have wondered if she will not be missing out on something by not being able to [...]

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