Pushing the Night into the Daytime, Watching the Sky's First Light While the City Sleeps

World Cup is well underway, I'm currently watching on my buddy Ron's 52 inch TV, the taping of Germany vs Poland. I'm going for Germany, since the USA is shiza. Last world cup I was in Spain, watching Germany and Brazil go head to head, watching Reynaldo and his goofy haircut slowly tear down Oliver Kahn, while some Spaniard lady kept repeating "Reynaldo, Que Lindo!". Later we would enjoy a Brazilian celebration on the Mediterranean in Barcelona, then followed by a party in Plaza Real.

Generalizing here, Renaldo is a beast, probably the best in the business, Beckham is a master, and extra points for marrying the hottest spice girl. The 'world rating system' doesn't mean sh*t, it's got the US ranked #5, they were destroyed by the Czech Republic, and will be destroyed on Saturday by Italy.

While in Deutschland, I got some commerative glasses, socks, and a shirt for the Diz who helped me find my way home after the missed flight. I think it's a pretty cool looking logo.

If I ever win the lotto, I'm headed to the World Cup in style, if not, I'm just going to try to make it there. I have another 4 years, and maybe I can make it to the 2010 cup in South Africa.

In the meantime, this gets my vote for the most state of the art sports facility today, or at least the most asthetically pleasing. Munich Alliance Stadium --

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"The Vision of a Champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, and the point of exhaustion, when no one else is watching." --Ditty Anson Dorrance