How many of us were fascinated by the enthusiasm of the crocodile hunter? Probably many of us, and many of us never would have dared to lay on the desert sand facing a King Cobra or wrestling a Komodo dragon (did he do that?) Anyways, Steve Irwin died this labor day weekend. Here is a [...]
A bowl of cereal and listening to Sirius on Saturday morning reminded me of my days as a child in Ecuador. The smell of freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh bread and the rustle of the morning paper interrupted early morning cartoons. My mom would sit beside me reading part of the paper and I would [...]
The first weekend is over for the Premier league and I will have to say that Reading have an honorable mention. The Royals came back from being 2-0 behind Middlesbrough through the majestic guidance of Lita, and Sidwell. Reading 3- Boro 2. Manchester United did very well at Old Trafford as they demolished a weak [...]
Some of you are familiar with Nick Webster from the Fox Soccer Channel. In his blog he makes the Webster Premier league predictions. I hope he’s right! Three more days until the best league in the world begins. I am trying to work on my fantasy league team. My special surprize Dean Ashton choice for [...]
Next weekend is the kickoff to the 2006-2007 Premier league. The weekend before is the Community Shield cup which pins the League winner versus the Fa Cup winner. This year we had the pleasure of seeing Liverpool beat Chelsea. 2-1, goals by John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch scored for Liverpool while Shevchenko for the [...]
We just had supper with some good friends of ours Sean and Shannon. My wife made a great turkey lasagna, and a delicious chocolate tart for Shannon’s birthday. While enjoying the visit, Shannon enlightened me in the world of Pandora. It is a great way to create a music file of long lost groups or [...]
It is time to start looking at the new transfers. The Barclays Premier league is about to begin. The day is August 19, 2006. I’ll be listening to the games on Sirius Satellite Radio. That’s correct, no TV. I’m enjoying it. That is how I was raised. I listened to the radio and read a [...]
In a way I was not surprised to read that the Golden Ball went to Zinedine Zidane. This was decided before the World Cup Final. Shouldn’t the voting be after the final? Fabio Cannavaro should have taken it. Yes, Zidane had some magnificent games during the victories over Portugal, Brazil and Spain, but not during [...]
The game was good. Even with the dubious penalty call in the beginning of the first half. The Italians broke their penalty shootout curse by defeating the French 5-3 on penalties after a 1-1 tie. I know by know the media will be squeezing the images of Zidane headbutting Matterazzi on the chest. It was [...]
The game for third place had plenty of goals in the second half, the ones that were missing in the first. Germany, thanks to young midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger and his three goals (one was a Portuguese own goal) got the bronze medal and the third place of the World Cup. I am glad both teams [...]
