What a game, Ghana v. Uruguay. As I watched that crazy ping pong play unfold at the Uruguayan net, I, like the rest of the world, saw the Uruguayan defender throw the Ghanaian ball out with his hand and his entire arm. I thought, surely an instant moment of desperation, not of diabolical cunning. Luckily, the ref sees it, takes out a red card and punishes the deed. Suarez is out and barred from playing in the next one, if there is one. He walks off the field crying into his shirt.
The Ghanaians get to kick a penalty goal, which can rocket them into the semis.
They miss.
Needless to say, the moment Ghana fails the penalty, Suarez forgets his tears and jumps for joy.
The game needs to be settled by penalties, a most unfair and horrifying way of settling a score in which two teams played soccer like their lives depended on it.
Even at the penalty match, both countries score against each other, both miss. But the Uruguayans simply display more sangfroid, nerves of steel and determination. They win the game.
People complain that cheaters won. True. But they were caught and punished and they still won, which is not the same as winning unfairly.
This was not the hand of God, as Maradona would famously claim after a similarly deviant incident. This was the hand of the devil.
This is soccer. The beautiful, horrible game.
Jumat, 02 Juli 2010
Then and Now
I had not been back to Israel since 1988 and much has changed.
For one, the country got much more sophisticated. I blame the Internet or Israelis travelling abroad and realizing that nice service with a smile is better than surly waiters throwing falafel platters at you. And that not all the food has to be schnitzel and Turkish salad. Hence, this has become a great place to eat, with very good food and so far, gracious, warm service in very good looking restaurants -- absolutely unimaginable in my day.
Excellent new roads, communications that work like a charm. Very good.
Turning almost every archaeological site into a mall, not so good.
What hasn't changed is the screaming between people, in which I have been forced to participate (to my enormous glee) pretty much everyday. Not all the screaming is intended to inform you that you are a moron. Or to ask you with that dripping aggressive sarcasm that borders on genius if you are not yet aware that you are a moron. All of it is intended to assure you that you are a moron when you are driving, even if you are Emerson Fittipaldi. Some of it is to tell you not to be a moron as there's no need to pay for parking today, and good deeds like that. People here just butt in, as always.
A perfect example: I ask the lady guard at our hotel in Haifa if there is a pharmacy nearby. She tells me yes and where it is. I ask whether it is within walking distance. She gives me a once over and then pronounces:
The weather is beautiful and you are wearing good shoes, so why not walk?
For one, the country got much more sophisticated. I blame the Internet or Israelis travelling abroad and realizing that nice service with a smile is better than surly waiters throwing falafel platters at you. And that not all the food has to be schnitzel and Turkish salad. Hence, this has become a great place to eat, with very good food and so far, gracious, warm service in very good looking restaurants -- absolutely unimaginable in my day.
Excellent new roads, communications that work like a charm. Very good.
Turning almost every archaeological site into a mall, not so good.
What hasn't changed is the screaming between people, in which I have been forced to participate (to my enormous glee) pretty much everyday. Not all the screaming is intended to inform you that you are a moron. Or to ask you with that dripping aggressive sarcasm that borders on genius if you are not yet aware that you are a moron. All of it is intended to assure you that you are a moron when you are driving, even if you are Emerson Fittipaldi. Some of it is to tell you not to be a moron as there's no need to pay for parking today, and good deeds like that. People here just butt in, as always.
A perfect example: I ask the lady guard at our hotel in Haifa if there is a pharmacy nearby. She tells me yes and where it is. I ask whether it is within walking distance. She gives me a once over and then pronounces:
The weather is beautiful and you are wearing good shoes, so why not walk?
Biblical Miracles
You got to count the magnificent proliferation of WiFi in Israel as a modern miracle. It's almost everywhere, it works and makes one wonder why we are still living in the age of darkness in the US.
In France my iPhone displayed a decidedly Gallic temperament, refusing to connect me to people no matter how many different ways I tried to dial. Here, there could be five numbers or ten or twenty and the call always gets through.
So let's add high tech to the list of miraculous achievements of Bible land.
Shower pressure also deserves a mention.
In France my iPhone displayed a decidedly Gallic temperament, refusing to connect me to people no matter how many different ways I tried to dial. Here, there could be five numbers or ten or twenty and the call always gets through.
So let's add high tech to the list of miraculous achievements of Bible land.
Shower pressure also deserves a mention.
Blogger Statistik Fitur Baru Blogger
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Sebelumnya blogger juga telah meluncurkan fitur Perancang Template beberapa minggu yang lalu. hmm .. fitur-fitur blogger makin lengkap aja ya , mungkin Blogger juga tidak ingin ketinggalan dengan penyedia situs gratisan lainnya.
Memang sih kalau urusan mengetahui statistik blog sudah banyak yang menyediakan layanan seperti itu, tapi bagus juga loh , bisa mengetahui statistik blog lewat dashboard blog kita.
Kalau kamu pengen mencoba fitur baru blogger statistik silahkan masuk ke alamat http://draft.blogger.com/ . Masuk dengan User name blog dan Password kamu.
Selamat mencoba fitur baru blogger..
SEW INTO SPORTS
I have a new pattern book hot off the press.
Sew Into Sports: Quilts for the Fans in Your Life
is on its way to quilt shops.
I had a lot of help from friends whose kids are Sew Into Sports.
Jean Stanclift made this quilt for her son Cody
who is going into high school this fall as a terrific baseball player.
Cody S. a few years ago
Lori Kukuk quilted it. Her son Cody Kukuk is a senior and also quite a player.
When he was little he thought I was famous because he saw me on TV once.
Cody K. after pitching a perfect game
He's a lot more famous now as a high school pitcher than I'll ever be as an author.
If you have a baseball prodigy in your family you'll want to start on a baseball shoe autograph quilt to remember his teams. The pattern (and many others) are in the book.
Click here to read more about the book at Kansas City Star Books Pickledish website.
Kamis, 01 Juli 2010
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Emraan Hashmi New Pictures 2010
Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Hashmi is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor. He has delivered musical, critically acclaimed and commercially hits. Born as Emraan Anwar Hashmi to a Muslim father and a catholic mother. He later changed his name to Farhan Hashmi. He graduated from Sydenham College in Mumbai. Hashmi made his debut with Footpath. Apart from the music that his career sparkle, it is also his kissing scenes.
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Emraan Hashmi
Emraan Hashmi is a Filmfare Award-nominated Indian actor. He has delivered musical, critically acclaimed and commercially hits. Born as Emraan Anwar Hashmi to a Muslim father and a catholic mother. He later changed his name to Farhan Hashmi. He graduated from Sydenham College in Mumbai. Hashmi made his debut with Footpath. Apart from the music that his career sparkle, it is also his kissing scenes.
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