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Tag Archives: sport

Dec
18
2006

Foot in your Eye!

Ever have one of those moments where you know that the other guy is gonna kick that chest-high ball but if you were to stick your head in there you would get the ball before him and it would create … Continue reading

Nov
14
2006

Proud to be a Fan

After the world cup, I said: I hope beyond hope that Ferguson is able to work his magic and keep Ronaldo at ManU but, even if he does, this year will be extremely difficult for him. Well, Fergie did work … Continue reading

Aug
28
2006

Soccer is skill-based

Raph Koster uses an analogy with sports to make a point about structure in multi-player games. He chose the wrong sport though. First some terminology. Most of the recent online games require you to choose a class (a healer, a … Continue reading

Aug
2
2006

Too old to go in goal

I don’t need to go in goal to appreciate how hard it is to be a goalie. I already know it’s hard. Playing on the wing is hard too but nobody tells goalies that they should try playing on the … Continue reading

Jul
23
2006

We Didn’t Qualify !! Yippee !!

We got there at 8:30 and it was already over 95°F. There were just a few trees on a neighbouring property and everyone was crammed under that tiny scrap of shade as we waited for the first game to start. … Continue reading

Jul
21
2006

Football Tournament

I am playing in a football tournament tomorrow in Morgan Hill. We have three 60 minute games. In the middle of the day. In the middle of the desert. Hope it’s not hot! Forecast says “partly cloudy” so it should … Continue reading