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[hannibalv]

November 14, 2001

Not much to say tonight.

Well, there's this-P developed what looked like "atrial fibrillation" during dialysis today, which meant 12-lead EKG, heart monitor and (possibly) the pushback of his release until Friday. It may have been a glitch, or something very short-term, so who knows. The possibility still exists of a Thursday release, which would be infinitely preferable.

I'm not talking about work.

It looks like Illinois Attorney General and unindicted co-conspirator Jim Ryan will not be knocked out of the race for governor by his cancer relapse. Guess this just means we'll have to make very loud noise about him instead.

Today's Link Of The Day is the site of my favorite UK football (soccer) team, Manchester United. I'm sure this strikes most of you as either ridiculous (because I've never seen an English football game) or disgusting (because Man United are the favorite team of everyone outside the UK, it seems-rather like being a Yankees fan, really…oh, wait…) but that's the way it is. If forced to choose a #2, I guess I'd go with Arsenal because they're Johnny Rotten's favorite club. Anyway, go read about the amazingness that is the Reds: http://www.manutd.com/

JHR
11/15/2001 4:51 AM

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Right about now, the funk soul brother.

[bdar.livejournal.com]

How peculiar...yesterday I was glancing at a soccer game on the Spanish channel in a bar (GOOOOOOOOOOAL!), and the first thing I thought of was the many enjoyable hours I've spent playing Electronic Arts' FIFA 2000, which features a Fatboy Slim soundtrack, and the first two teams I thought of, in the clear British tones of the game announcers, were Manchester United and Arsenal.

And now I'm thinking of all the fun little color commentary from that game.

"And the ball goes straight into the hands of the Keeper."
"Yea, that won't get by the Keeper. More than equal to the shot."
"Oof! A vicious tackle there!"
"Now that's what I call tacklin'!"
"Oh, and it's in the net!"
"Don't think the Keeper's going to be buyin' his defense any pints after this game, John. The coverage was terrible!"

The only out-friggin-standing soccer team in Europe...

[raretune.livejournal.com]

Manchester schmanchester......FC Bayern Munchen rocks! They are the only European soccer team worthy of my love, and of course, they are from Germany. Go figure. Go, look, be one with the "Bayern Boys."

http://www.fcbayern.de/splash/0,,3,00.html

;-)
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