Blisstree » World-Cup-Finals http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Sun, 20 Dec 2009 06:00:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Give The Gift of Free Time: Cancel http://www.blisstree.com/articles/give-the-gift-of-free-time-cancel-28/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/give-the-gift-of-free-time-cancel-28/#comments Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:14:13 +0000 admin http://www.blogfabulous.com/give-the-gift-of-free-time-cancel/ Post from: Blisstree

Give The Gift of Free Time: Cancel

]]> Picture 12.pngWe are all so overscheduled, so committed to almost every waking hour that, I swear, even the dog sometimes looks up and thinks “oh, gawed!…not the mailman again, I just barked at him yesterday!”

I thought that on this sweltering Father’s Day, you might get a kick from reading Alex Williams’piece in The New York Times Sunday Styles section, in which the operative phrase is “Can We Reshcedule?”.

I do hope your day is filled with nothing but The World Cup finals, a hot dog and a beer.

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Give The Gift of Free Time: Cancel

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World Cup vs. Work. Do The Math.

]]> In America, The World Series is not really a world anything–although some could argue that teams are made up of players from all over the world, but that would be lame…and teams from Canada do not exactly spell global. Only in the U.S. would we be brash enough to call it a WORLD Series, as opposed to The National League vs. The American League Match-Up.
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Nope, the real world deal is the Soccer World Cup Finals…or Football in most countries. However, I’m not sure why, but “as American as soccer and mom’s apple pie” doesn’t have the same ring as baseball and apple pie, in terms of patriotic kitsch. Maybe that’s why the sport hasn’t really ever gotten to fanatic status in the U.S.

It seems that while many of us in America roll our eyes when we hear World Cup, the rest of the planet is so wildly into it…that, from what I understand, not much work gets done during this time. Unless consuming large quantities of beer while screaming is considered work.

Since I’m in the eye-rolling section of the American population…I know zip (or is it nil?) about Soccer and don’t really have anything meaningful to say, except don’t lie to your boss about why you’re late…he or she could be a big Czech fan.

But, for those who do take it seriously, please visit Squib Kick or Soccerati where Aaron (who covers American football as well)and Milo, really know the score and the forwards, and the blood and the beer.

Goooaaallll!

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World Cup vs. Work. Do The Math.

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