Welcome. Here, lovingly crafted for your enjoyment (or dismissal), I present my blue mood towards my favorite sports teams. This also is a tell-tale sign that the end of 2011 is nigh, and I could be writing a bunch of end-of-year reviews. Or something. May be time for you to go on vacation. I am. 2011 was a blue year. Very blue [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Soccer’
2011: Can’t Get Anymore Blue
Posted in Sports, tagged American football, baseball, basketball, Chelsea, D.C., DC United, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, Soccer, Washington, Washington Capitals, Washington Huskies, Washington Nationals on December 23, 2011 | 1 Comment »
2010: Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
Posted in Sports, tagged baseball, Chelsea, D.C., Football, Seattle, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, Soccer, Washington Huskies on December 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to, what has apparently become, my annual wrap-up on my favorite sports teams. I am a victim of routine, so expect to be liberally doused with many end of year lists over the next few weeks. 2010 can be categorized as ‘another’ year for Seattle sports. No riot-in-the-streets championships (although one oh-ok-here’s-a-high-five championship). No plane crashes [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2007
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Food, Movies, Music, Sports, Travel, Wine/Beer, Writing, tagged Beer, Blogging, Canada, Colombia, England, Florida, London, Malaysia, Mali, Portland, Soccer, Tanzania, USA, Vineyards, Virginia, Wiener dogs, Wine tasting on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Originally sent via email January 2, 2008) I trust you had a fantastic year and are just about ready to wrestle this new year, 2008, into submission. I simply ask that you keep your New Year’s resolutions child-friendly. Forget it, no one ever listens anyway. Once again, I give you exactly what you didn’t want, [...]
The Best Non-Required Christmas Letter 2006
Posted in Books, Christmas Letter, Movies, Music, Sports, Television, Travel, Wine/Beer, tagged Australia, Baltimore, Beer, Cayman Islands, Chicago, concerts, Czech Republic, D.C., Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scuba diving, Soccer, Vineyards, Virginia, Wine tasting on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
(Originally sent via email on December 24, 2006) Merry Christmas! I trust you had a good year. Some of you may have fallen off my keen radar, as I’ve often been remiss in keeping up with email. Some of you may be new to this venerated list of annual happenings. Either way, fret not my [...]
There Are Several Reasons to Read This
Posted in Sports, tagged Soccer, World Cup on June 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
None of which I will write about here. Instead, let’s talk soccer…World Cup style. After 11 days of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, what are some of the high and lowlights? Highs It’s good to be the underdog – with a Serbia 1-0 win over Germany, a New Zealand 1-1 tie against Italy, a Switzerland 1-0 [...]
2009: A Better Year
Posted in Sports, tagged American football, baseball, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Seahawks, Seattle Sounders FC, Soccer, Washington Huskies on December 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last year I shat out a blog about the complete ineptitude of Seattle sports teams (see 2008: The Worst Year Ever). It came out sideways and it hurt. This year, I’m happy to report, has been a bit rosier. Not brilliant, mind you, but definitely encouraging going into 2010. Let’s see what happened: Seattle SuperSonics (NBA – [...]
Proceed a Vigorous Game
Posted in Sports, tagged Chelsea, Soccer on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Exposed below, we find a larger-than-life missive on the sport of soccer, also known as football by the hostiles, that contains a brilliant, irrefutable argument on why Chelsea (West London) will win the UEFA Champions League tournament, crushing the hopes and dreams of lesser teams like; Liverpool, FC Barcelona, and Manchester United. The argument proceeds thusly: Because [...]
