Stinking On Ice

Pretty poor performance from the US in this friendly match with Brazil. The Brazilian JV made it look like we were playing by echolocation or scent or something. I also do not approve of mohawks. The haircuts, not the similarly named and eponymous Native American tribe.

A Journey

Ran 4 miles in 29:31, this evening.

Continued

Yeah, I was right: I'm sore. In that, "Oh, wow, really? There?" way.

Google Autosuggest

When I type "when will" into the search field I get the following results:

• when will i die
• when will strasburg pitch next
• when will the world end
• when will verizon get the iphone
• when will stasburg pitch
• when will i be mayor
• when will strasburg pitch again
• when will strasburg be called up
• when will verizon get iphone
• when will the new ipone come out

Don't you love the thought of the same person querying again and again, desperately wanting google to give them the answer to life, the universe, when Strasburg will pitch, and iphone availability schedules?

Also, "when will i be mayor" is a good one. Like some petulant city council member mistaking google for a Magic 8-Ball.

Last Minute Soccer

Got asked last night to come play (as cover for missing regulars) for an open division coed indoor team. So I went over to the nearby facility tonight for their double-header... Brutal! But fun. We won both games (25 minute halves, and we had 1-2 subs forr the men) and I played alright. No injuries but I will be sore tomorrow.

I've Got Speed. I've Got Velocity

Ran 2 miles in 13:15 today.

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Wow

Still tired in the legs from running last night. 9 mph appears to be my current speed limit for distances above a mile. 9.3 mph is my target rate for 5k, so it'll take a while for me to get to that, still. Boo.

Stepping Up

Ran 2 miles today, in 13:20.

More statistics

Nationmaster has 'em.

Mind the Gap

A cool site here, called "Gapminder" allows interesting visualizations of different national statistics over time.

Another Handy Rule of Thumb

Everything is always in decline. Corollary: The "Good old days" never were.

No Running Today

Because I went down to Norfolk Naval Station to tour some stuff. Pretty big ships there, I tell you what.

Delicious Dinner

Susan had the good idea to get one of those precooked chickens from the store, tonight. She also made some quinoa and brussels sprouts to go with, and I popped some biscuits in the oven. It was a tasty dinner. I'd like to do more chicken roasting, since it is such a simple and cost-effective dish, and often not even a time-consuming one. Guess we need to see if they have good roasters at the nearby groceries.

The Pitter-Patter of Smelly Feet

Ran 5k in 21:49.