I have been (maybe not so diligently) counting down to the FIFA World Cup, and it is HERE!!! It has been for a while, and I have seen more than a fair share of the games, but the excitement continues as we are almost heading to the round of the final 16. Props to the Dutch team for qualifying first! Our support has been extended from sporting orange jerseys, consuming orange foods, to decorating the front lawn with anything that is orange, including lots of marigolds, or more fitting "afrikaantjes." Even our lion has a "strikje" made out of plastic tablecloth courtesy of the genius that is mom.
Even though England is playing Slovenia, and the United States is playing Algeria at this very moment, my brother and I are glued to the Planet Earth series. Absolutely fascinating. Yesterday I finally went to the library to seek out some entertainment and came home with several books and this DVD. I even decided to bring home Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. I figured that if I think of myself as an economist that I should at least have read this work. At the same time I also picked up a couple of other books I have been meaning to read for a long time, including Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel as well as some work by Ayn Rand. I am even thinking that I should churn out some sort of book review so as to keep myself engaged while reading. No promises though.
Just switched channels. Wow. England. Nice of you to show up for this game.
Hup Holland Hup!
