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Monthly Archives: November 2009
An Open Invitation to Disaster…
Well people, I fear I may have unleashed a monster. I never once thought my blog and ouija board would combine to form a pandora’s box of supernatural proportions, but such is my fate. I cannot coax this demon back … Continue reading
The Disappearing Apparition is Quite Polite
Alright folks, I am 100% sure that it is not my brother pulling this stunt. Why? He’s working the night shift, has a classy prepaid cricket cell phone (no iphone), and I just got a little message from everyone’s favorite … Continue reading
The MOST important soccer event today, ever
So the best part about blogging is eventually growing a well-educated, loyal, and assertive readership base. Yes, the livetweet of the Grant Wahl book failed to irreparably disrupt the space-time continuum (at least in this dimension), but we had fun? … Continue reading
Premiership Predictions & Horror-scopes
The Goblin King was unavailable for an comment on the upcoming English action, so instead we have turned to an equally astute sage for counsel. Walter Mercado is the star-reading attraction of Don Francisco Presenta, a Spanish language staple variety … Continue reading
Intermediate Spanglish 105 – Get Ofensiva
Okay, so the last lesson we did on the offensive part of the pitch was a bit short. Still, the distinction between “gol” and “gooooool” and “golaaaaaazo” is an important one. But I once again heeded to your calls, and … Continue reading
Why Did You Watch Egypt v. Algeria?
Hey you! No, not the guy behind you. No, not the split personality. YOU. YOU. Why did you watch the do-or-die Egypt-Algeria playoff? Have you ever been to either of those countries? Wow, you know about the Pharaohs and Pyramids … Continue reading
The Deviant Hand of Man
“The Gash” by The Flaming Lips
The Shame of the Nation
One day after US Soccer sent out an email on how to score US World Cup tickets (a very affordable membership fee), Nike has rocked the once solid fan base of the Yank team. I normally leave fashion commentary to … Continue reading
The Diego Ban and How It Affects You
The FIFA handslap brigade is at it again. This time, the dastardly, ever cruel judges at the FIFA headquarters, conveniently located atop a menacing mountaintop (known as “Skull Mountain” by local indigenous peoples), have issued a very strong sentence: Diego … Continue reading
Great And…Not Great – Frank Rijkaard
Calm. Composed. Cool. Classy. It seems that every possible adjective for Frank Rijkaard begins with a hard consonant, fitting for a holding midfielder that turned a successful playing career into an equally trophy-laden managerial spell. But after running up the … Continue reading