Soccer Wrap-Up and Other Things

Lots of soccer yesterday. I was on the road for 7 hours, covering 160 miles to watch two soccer games. Fortunately, both were victories. Littlest Princess and her team got the day started right with a morning game that had lots of meaning. If they won and if another team beat their rivals and scored two goals, they would clinch first place. Our team did its job and our rivals gave up 2 goals in a loss, so we ended up champs. That was welcome compensation for all the driving and hanging around, waiting for the whistle.

Older Little Princess and her traveling troupe of bad news bears played another league bottom-dweller, with each team at times trying to win and trying to squander the results. We kept getting the lead and then giving up the lead. The team has lost or surrendered a tie in the final minutes of games 5 times this season, the latest occurring with 4 minutes left, as the defense parted like the Red Sea for the 2-2 equalizer. The difference this time, is that we somehow scored the winner with 20 seconds left! It made me forget the futility of the previous 69 minutes, if only for a few moments!

Overseas, the Gunners again struggled at home to a team they should've handily dispatched, tying woeful Newcastle 1-1. I haven't seen the game, but the stats suggest another round of football domination across all areas of the pitch...save for the goalbox. Arsenal outshot Newcastle 26-2. Twenty. Six. To. Two. !!! They had 10 shots on frame for Newcastle's one! How can they keep doing this?!

Just when they give me hope with last week's results, they remind me that they're not ready to challenge for top. You cannot drop 2 points at home to Newcastle if you're serious about running with Chelsea and Man. U.

Shocked. Just Shocked
Ok, Suzanne Somers (remember "Three's Company"?) is promoting health cures. Now, She has been found out to be promoting the health cures of an "expert" who doesn't even have a college degree in her supposed field of specialty. While I'm shocked, I'm more surprised at those who think this is an issue. Anyone dumb enough to look to Suzanne Somers for medical advice is really to dumb to save. Shouldn't we let evolution run its course and weed these folks out of the breeding population?

If you stop them tfrom taking Somers' cures, they'll just be on to the next fad wonder treatment. Funny, how these people are never in the market for a cure for stupidity, eh?