Sunday

[nightdog_barks]

Sunny and warm -- 89 degrees (31.7 Celsius). Watched the last 30 or so minutes of the England/Germany World Cup game ... ouch. The columnist covering the action for The Guardian had a pretty funny observation at the beginning of the game:

The anthems are played. First Germany's. Then a song about God saving the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. That's not fair! Germany have had two. Don't England get a turn? The red-clad English players take it well, though, shaking hands along the line with their counterparts in white shirts and black shorts. The wait is over. We're about to get going ...

Heh. Laundry, other stuff today.

Comments

[felis-nocturna.livejournal.com]

Heee. The rest of his commentary during the game was pretty funny, too, lots of sarcasm. Or rather gallows humour. Otherwise: *points to icon*

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

The live coverage from The Telegraph and The Guardian is a lot of fun to follow -- it can be an eye-opening experience after the American broadcasters. Although I have to admit the ESPN team has been really good -- they've got Alexei Lalas and Jurgen Klinsmann in the studio, and neither of them is afraid to pull their punches and come right out and say when a national team isn't playing very well (including the US).