Monthly Archives: September 2004

I’m Staying With Aunt Sally, But She’s Not Really My Aunt

Pretty excited about Bob Dylan’s new autobiography that comes out in a few weeks. For those of you trying to come up with Christmas and birthday ideas (because it’s never too early to start) this item has a place on that list. Not like I need another book on my reading list, but whatever. Trying [...]

Avoid WordPress Blogging Software, and Missing Joe Strummer

Ugh. Who knew downloading free software and using it to blog would be such a pain? The WordPress software I’m using routinely manages to “lose” the admin password making it impossible to log in. I need to go into MySQL using phpManager and set up a new password. While not that difficult, it’s highly annoying. [...]

Yikes! Inadvertant blog gap…

I guess I took a break from the blogging for a week plus change. Life’s moving quickly these past few weeks. I started my job back on August 3oth and just completed my first week. Amy just started school last week Monday, and Athena began her intermediate doggy classes last week. Whew! There hasn’t been [...]

Two Most Undeserved Points in US History

My God. The United States National Team completely stole two points from Panama just moments ago with what looked like an offside goal in extra time. But my God did they look awful. Just awful. Dead on the ball. No spark. No leadership. Ugh, ugh, ugh. I feel sorry for Panama. Let’s get this straight–I [...]

Brutal Fouls, Dodgy Referees…Must Be CONCACAF Qualifying

It’s never a good thing when the referee creates more talk than the play on the field. The US looked good and got an important, confidence-building win but I will forever remember this game as being the one where the dude from El Salvador got a red card for wearing a necklace. Seriously, eight minutes [...]