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No, I haven’t been posting every day…Like many other people, I’m deeply engrossed in watching World Cup games on TV. I’m very grateful to God for creating the Spanish/Italian channel - the best channel on which to watch the games if one wants to be swept up in the excitement, which I do. Everything is a big deal on Italian TV - even ugly-furniture commercials get the blood pumping.
Unfortunately, I’m not enough of a die-hard to get up at 2:30 am to head over to the Italian or Portuguese clubs in town to watch the games. I need my sleep too much, but I do manage to catch about 10 minutes of whatever is playing just before I leave for work. Usually a goal is scored just as I’m about to click off the TV and trot downstairs to catch my bus. This is enough to keep me going until the afternoon (like a Snickers bar, without the peanuts). One of my work colleagues is deeply perturbed at France’s rather disappointing results so far. I’m worried for his health; I thought maybe I should have taken away his car keys after the 0-0 tie with Uruguay today. So far, I’m not cheering any particular team. I hate that so many players are faking injuries and taking dramatic spills left right and centre. Bunch of deceitful sissies.
At any rate, I’ll be very sad when the WCup is over and I have to wait four more years…
Living in Toronto during the last tournament has made me a football (soccer) fan. I see the light. And it comes from a cathode ray tube…
Posted on June 06, 2002 09:35 PM