tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post411785995466474384..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: World Cup Finals in Civic Center PlazaCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-81217172280705984492010-07-10T19:41:12.719-07:002010-07-10T19:41:12.719-07:00Excruciating is correct. American sports often hav...Excruciating is correct. American sports often have a certain, "we won, you lost, sit down and shut up" finality about them, but some of the best soccer games are remembered for years because they were robberies. A very bad call or an exceedingly unlucky bounce or a shot that should never have gone in but did is the difference in the game. In this way, the U.S. beat England 1-1 at this World Cup, and cheaters prospered when Ghana lost to Uruguay. It's a very different emotional vibe, and the feeling of theft is actually commonplace.<br /><br />And allow me to be a pointy headed intellectual once more and quibble. I said the only people I could find who were on the Dutch side were pointy headed intellectuals. There may be some pointy heads rooting for Spain as well.<br /><br />That logical fallacy is that "all birds are warm blooded" is not equivalent to "all warm blooded creatures are birds".<br /><br />I wrote, rubbing my pointy head.Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-51564128261410413322010-07-10T16:31:41.474-07:002010-07-10T16:31:41.474-07:00Dear Nancy: Sure.
Dear Ced: Thanks for the correc...Dear Nancy: Sure.<br /><br />Dear Ced: Thanks for the correction. I was looking at the schedule, and still didn't get it right.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-26123543657902028282010-07-10T15:19:27.872-07:002010-07-10T15:19:27.872-07:00Mike, Ghana-Uruguay -> quarter final, not semi....Mike, Ghana-Uruguay -> quarter final, not semi. Last four were Germany, Spain, Uruguay and Holland. It would have been nice to see an African country break into the final four, but not this year.Cedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611663819436917513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-7355162878677042522010-07-10T12:32:29.689-07:002010-07-10T12:32:29.689-07:00Mike- I can't find your e-mail address so I...Mike- I can't find your e-mail address so I'm posting this here. Can I use your Oldenburg image of the apple for my post on the Fisher collection? The museum doesn't have a picture and I'd love to be able to post yours (with appropriate attribution, naturally)Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.com