Monthly Archives: June 2014

An American’s guide to the World Cup Pt 3

This is a continuation of a multi-part series of blog posts about the excitement of the World Cup. For the previous posts, click here: Part 1 Part 2 If you're American and just can't see what all the fuss is about regarding the World Cup, here are three more points to consider. 3: (Mostly) Non-violent Patriotic…
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An American’s guide to World Cup pt2

This is part 2 in my guide for Americans who hate soccer, and everything else lovely and wonderful in the world.   2: Learn the dark drama, background, and dirty players of the World Cup's organizers FIFA. Nothing can pique the interest of the average American like the great gossip of rumors, corruption, money and…
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An American’s guide to the World Cup

An American's guide to the World Cup This past week, the World Cup kicked off (pun intended) in Brazil. You might be American and wondering, what the big deal is. You might be wondering what it is about soccer (what the rest of the world call Football or Futbol) that is so enjoyable to them.…
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The value of a red X

Not too long ago I was idly browsing through the mindless jumble of e-cards, rants and inspiring phrases superimposed upon pretty pictures my friends and acquaintances (and some people I don't know but I accepted their friend requests anyway out of sheer guilt) that make up the social media craze we all have lovingly come…
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