tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post1194736427168968959..comments2024-03-15T23:05:11.993-04:00Comments on DC Spinster: Got Soccer?peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17284634727671648704noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-11729627902094077822010-06-22T15:19:26.964-04:002010-06-22T15:19:26.964-04:00Good to get a little break from all the days of &q...Good to get a little break from all the days of "remembering" that sometimes seem to swallow us up.<br /><br />We had so much going on last weekend I hardly had time to grieve the loss of father and grandfathers.Sunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381269071684742007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-61122367801110550692010-06-22T11:45:38.152-04:002010-06-22T11:45:38.152-04:00With everyone else in the midst of soccer-mania, t...With everyone else in the midst of soccer-mania, those are some fightin' words! <br /><br />(I personally haven't watched any of the games.)Danielle in Iowa in Irelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12274576534281164011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5331213685542630258.post-37694058434167948502010-06-22T08:21:01.607-04:002010-06-22T08:21:01.607-04:00Totally agree. I'm not certified in anything s...Totally agree. I'm not certified in anything soccer-related, but I've given it a chance and just don't care for it at all. I tried watching English Premier League when I lived in the UK during grad school...never took. I'd rather watch cricket or rugby or grass growing, to be honest. Maybe it's just my American sensibilities, but when two teams run around for 90 minutes and the game ends at 0 to 0, well I have to ask "what's the point?" <br /><br />Nevermind the absurdities of athletes falling on the field and rolling around like they just got clubbed on the knee just to get a penalty. I watched the US-England match and was so bored I turned the channel to baseball and checked the score (1-1...really?) every 15 minutes on ESPN.com. That was the beginning and end of my World Cup viewing save for the championship match...maybe. At least that can't end in a tie...right?Obi-Run Kenobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030970964871991321noreply@blogger.com