Last night was the Sounders first league game, another big night under the lights against a decent team. Midweek tonight’s opponents Toronto booked a place in the Champions League last four. They did this by doing something Seattle has yet to manage, beating LA at the Home Depot Center. Coming off a 6-1 hammering in Mexico Wednesday night there were questions about what Seattle Sounders…
What is there to say?
Some games are bigger than others, and some losses mean a little more. Seattle getting hammered by a good Santos side feels like a big loss. It was the quarterfinal of a huge tournament, it was big game and Seattle were well beaten on the night. There is no real way to put a positive spin on the result. JKH had a bad night, Leo…
That Light Bulb Moment
A few weeks ago I spoke about a friend whose daughter is getting ready to study in London for a semester. I get quizzed daily about what’s different in England, what does she need to take and so on. It’s like she is preparing her eldest for a trip up Everest rather than to one of the most cosmopolitan and exciting cities on the planet….
Opening Night…
For the last few months there has been the twitter hashtag going around “#isitmarchyet”. It’s now march and that means it’s time for a couple of IPA in the Pyramid, a Diablo burger and a lot of laughing at friends wearing the fluorescent third kit (every bit as bad in real life as the photos). Then 15 minutes before kickoff, the walk to the stadium….
Having Fun on the Road to World Domination
Hugh MacLeod I am a big fan of Hugh MacLeods home on the web (gapingvoid.com, who does not like a daily cartoon in their inbox?) and his first book “Ignore Everybody”. In it Hugh talks about doing things from your heart and putting everything into it. I was lucky enough to meet him at BlogWorld last November and spend a great five minutes with him….
Where my energy comes from, and why I need it
There is only one way to describe the last week, brutal. It’s doing something I feel very passionate about, that I believe is important, but long days really beat me up. One exercise I’ve been doing to help get through weeks like these has been spending ten minutes sitting somewhere quiet and thinking about what I want to be doing in the future, maybe a…
It’s almost March, and that means Sounders football…
It’s almost March, and that means the Sounders are almost here! And what an opening game we have, Mexican champions Santos Laguna for a place in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Champions League. It could be argued that this is the biggest game this club will play until the playoffs come into view. This is a huge game, Santos Laguna are in a three way…
A walk in the Cascades
Today was one of those rare, but so anticipated winter days in the Northwest. It was cold, not too much above freezing, but clear blue skies and the sun was out. I went out for a hike in the foothills this morning for bout 5 hours this morning, and it was wonderful.
My Big Geek Bucket List…
I’ve made lists before, but this one is celebrating my inner geekness. Many involve great science fiction, others are just for fun, while some would be a wonderful way to learn a little about someone and their view of the world. Some are a personal wishes, perhaps a little esoteric, others refer to movies that might be a little off the mainstream, but here we…
127 Words about Jerez (and ugly noses)
I was going to carve out a little time this morning to look at the times from the first F1 pre-season test at Jerez. But then I realized why? I could put down five or six hundred words about times, but as with every other year no one really has a clue what’s going on. The headlines are • Times went down over the test…