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Category Archives: Jogo Bonito
Soccer!
Go USA Bid
A campaign for the U.S. to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cups has started. I already signed it. Go and do your part.
Cuauhtemoc via Twitter
Cuauhtemoc via Twitter.
One day to go: Quick sketch
Yes, I’m very scared about tomorrow’s game. In order to mentally prepare I made this quick sketch. Recognize him? Write down your best guess in the comments section.
Photo of the day #26: Obama and Lula
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gifted Barack Obama a Brazilian soccer jersey just two weeks after Brazil beat the U.S. in the final of the Confederations Cup while meeting during the G8 Summit in Italy.
The optimist inside me predicts that in a few weeks, a sad looking Obama will receive yet another autographed soccer jersey, except this time it will be Felipe Calderón handing it over. Oh yes.
Scorpion by Landín
Very rarely do you see anything like the goal Luis Angel Landín scored last Saturday during the Morelia VS Cruz Azul match. Impressive.
A monster in the making
I just read that Sergio “Kun” Agüero got Diego Armando Maradona’s daughter Giannina pregnant and it’s a boy. I will now let you ponder on the possibilities…
No Europolla 2008
I’ve received a large number of emails these past few days from people that took part in the wildly successful FIFA World Cup 2006 and La Polla América 2007 pollas asking about the 2008 Europolla.
Unfortunately, we will not be having a polla for the Euro2008. The reasons are:
- It’s a ton of work.
- There are unresolved technical issues with the entry fee collection.
- Mexico doesn’t play, so my personal level of interest decreases greatly.
Sorry to everyone who wanted it. This is not the end of the Pollas though. Stay tuned.
Slingbox
For a totally unrelated reason I spoke on the phone this morning with <name witheld>. The subject of the Champions League Final came up: Chelsea vs. Manchester United. He mentioned he would not be able to watch it but that he had a Slingbox set up at home connected to his Dish Network in Houston and that I could use it if I wanted to.
A small (60 MB) download later, I installed a client app and connected to his Slingbox. Presto: Streaming video of surprisingly good quality. Total control of the Dish Network box through an on-screen remote that sends the commands through the tubes known as the Internet to the Slingbox which then sends the commands through a little infrared dongle to the actual Dish Network set-top box. Phew!
This may or may not be the model <name witheld> has
After watching the fantastic match (uhm, and work of course), I came home. The Mexican League Semifinal was going to be only transmitted only on Telefutura, which the geniuses at Time Warner Cable Austin decided not carry in Austin (the single most important reason why I cancelled my cable: if I can’t watch soccer, what do I want it for?).
I decided to tap into <name witheld>’s Dish Network one more time: San Luis vs. Cruz Azul. Another small (60 MB) download later, this time for Mac, and I was in business. Again, the quality was fantastic.
Product highly recommended… and with the Euro so close, I might buy one and install it at someone’s house.
Below: Marco Antonio Regil, courtesy of <name witheld>’s Slingbox as seen on my Mac mini. Thanks a bunch, <name witheld>!
Things are looking up
Instead of staying in Austin to watch the first leg of the Mexican Quarterfinals –Monterrey VS Chivas (the Superlíder)- on cable, I drove to Round Rock to watch it on Dish Network. Little did I know that a hail storm was brewing, which proceeded to knock out the TV signal sometime after Chivas scored the 1-0. It also delivered some Texas-sized chunks of ice while my two month old car was parked outside. Life wasn’t good.
Yep, these will give you a concussion.
We were able to quickly clear up Correa’s garage and bring in my car. No damage done. By the time the signal came back Monterrey was winning 2-1. The game ended with a clear 4-1 victory. Three by Borgetti. Life is good.
