I was stuck in a loop today after the game. “Hope is not lost.” That’s what she said. The Japanese checkout girl at Fiesta meant it too—Japan is still in the cup, and tomorrow Mexico (my first and only remaining hope, now that the US has been eliminated by Ghana) will face Argentina, a team [...]

Whenever I write about soccer, I inevitably write about loyalty. Now, I know I’m treading on obvious territory: a childhood in Texas and over three years in Pittsburgh have taught me that all sports are territorial and arbitrary allegiance-based battles waged by two sides differentiated by what appears on their shield or banner, as well [...]

What is there to do in houston for entertainment outside the bar scene? — Tourista Well, that depends on what you like to do. My friend Rachel goes running with the Kenyan Way for fun and fitness. Pete plays indoor soccer at Kicks. I like the Miller Outdoor Theater. I know that there are Scrabble [...]

via Jaime. This is fantastic. I always wonder why major league sports never hire street art athletes. Why aren’t the Harlem Globetrotters on the US basketball team? Or playing for the NBA? I vote that some country snatch these guys up and put them on the field. Can you imagine being in a soccer …

Yesterday, after I spent a good twenty minutes looking up the stats of all the games between the US and Mexico (only to discover it’s all on Wikipedia fifteen minutes later –That’s what I get for using “primary sources” as opposed to “unreliable” Wikipedia), I thought I’d put the matter to rest. Then I stumbled [...]

What is the record of Mexico vs US the last 5 years? – Tom You have no idea how tedious this was to look up. I ended up at the Federacion Mexican de Futbol Ass. crawling through old stats. Unfortunately, Mexico doesn’t have the best record against the US in the last five years. Here’s [...]

Hi Adri…. first, I’d like to say hello. If you don’t remember who I am, next time I will try to introduce myself again. Anyway, the question is…. How can I explain to gringos that their national soccer team and league is nowhere near Mexico level of gameplay? The gringos are starting to claim they [...]

Yesterday, Daily Kos posted what may be the greatest “conservative initiative” ever regarding the environment: rebranding. Oh, I know it sounds simple. Except that by “simple,”I of course mean “brilliant.” So take the endangered spotted owl and rename it “The Reagan Owl.” Suddenly all sorts of people will give a damn! My favorite part: And [...]

06/27/2006 Why is the sky blue? –I’ve been wondering… There’s a great scientific answer available if you do the google thing. Otherwise, I’ll venture that the sky is blue because the cockroaches that secretly rule the earth told it to be blue. And it was good. 06/26/2006 I gave my number to a girl I [...]