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Three Misconceptions that Soccer Players Possess

1. That they deserve to win.
2. That if they don't win, it is not because the other team is better, but because the referee is conspiring against them.
3. That it is a good idea to share this belief with the referee.

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It has been roughly a million years since I last updated, so I thought it was time for a new post. I've actually posted a number of backdated entries going back to January 10th, charting the events of the past few months (cliffs notes: moved, got puppy, started timekeeping at work ( Read more... )

It's been getting very warm here. The snow is almost all melting, and sights like this and this are pretty routine. Any wooded area now looks like a mangrove forest, and you need to be very careful then you step off the sidewalk. Such is life on a flood plain, I suppose ( Read more... )

It is about this point in time that I belive I started doing timekeeping for the indoor soccer games. It's actually pretty fun, though some of the upper division games can get pretty intense. The lower divisions remind me of baby animals - slower and clumsier than the upper divisions, and lacking the complex patterning on their pelts ( Read more... )

Today is my 26th birthday. Larva's birthday is tomorrow, so we celebrate them together. This year larva got me a fantabulous sewing machine, so I can sew whenever I want to. Yay ( Read more... )

I want to make a post at some point in February, but honestly it was a pretty boring month. Ben started obediance, and has been coming out of his shell quite nicely. He's still shy of people when we are out walking, but as soon as they turn to go he wants to sniff the backs of their legs and feet ( Read more... )

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