Beautiful Horizons"I never truckled; I never took off the hat to Fashion and held it out for pennies. By God, I told them the truth. They liked it or they didn't like it. What had that to do with me? I told them the truth; I knew it for the truth then, and I know it for the truth now." Frank Norris.Turkish Delight, No Dutch Treat- June 21, 2008 The quarterfinals of the Euro 2008 competition have confirmed why I'm loathe to make predictions. Portugal while having fought back, apparently have no idea what man marking is, as they let Germany run riot over their defense. The first German...http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/turkish-delight.html Some Updates and Predictions on Euro 2008- June 19, 2008 France's loss doesn't surprise me. Neither does Eric Abidal's being sent off. Since the 1998 World Cup, Les Bleus have received 6 red cards in the World Cup and Euro Cups combined. Italy has major problems of its own, now...http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/some-updates-an.html Blogging Outlook- June 16, 2008 My bathroom is being renovated and we're having to sleep over at a nearby friend's apartment for the next few days. Blogging will be sporadic at best.http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/blogging-outloo.html By the Way- June 16, 2008 There are five Brazilians playing on Euro 2008 teams. There would have been six if you include Eduardo da Silva, who plays for Croatia, but was out due to a horrific leg fracture playing for Arsenal, his club team. You...http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/by-the-way.html Some Predictions- June 16, 2008 Germany has gone through today, but they didn't really deserve the win. Austria gave them fits and they were barely able to muster the single goal. I believe that Portugal's speed and skill will make short work of them. in...http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/some-prediction.html Tatsuya Nakadai- June 16, 2008 Terence Rafferty has a terrific profile of Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan's greatest actors in Sunday's New York Times. I'm especially glad to see this film mentioned: For the first time in many years, Masaki Kobayashis three-part, nine-and-a-half-hour World War...http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/tatsuya-nakadai.html The Self-Awareness Express Rolls On, Still Empty- June 16, 2008 As Mark Kleiman notes, John McCain has a major self-awareness issue:http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/the-self-awaren.html A Boring Sport I Don't Think So- June 16, 2008 In today's final third round game between the Czech Republic and Turkey, in the 72nd minute, a Czech player banged a hard driven shot off the upright of the Turkish goal. I was convinced Turkey was done. I was most...http://www.beautifulhorizons.net/weblog/2008/06/a-boring-sport.html |