Monthly Archives: June 2014

Hamburgers und Frankfurters

Posted on June 30, 2014 by jimsakeeper1

“I will always have the half-side of Germany in my heart, but all of us half players—and the coach, too—we will try to win this game for America. We want to get to the next round.” These were Jermaine Jones’ … Continue reading →

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The Unraveling

Posted on June 20, 2014 by jimsakeeper1

    Everyone’s asking what happened to Spain. My answer: not much. I think they are about as good as they were four years ago. Why the crash out? Primarily luck. I know you aren’t liking this and I look … Continue reading →

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World Cup – the Best Commercials

Posted on June 16, 2014 by jimsakeeper1

Mark Rechtin favors this one, of Nike‘s. Or was it this one, with animation? A quick web search locates this from Chile, featuring the miners who escaped death several months ago. Lisa Cooke, sentimentally likes this one from McDonalds, made … Continue reading →

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The Butcher, The Baker, the Quarterfinals maker?

Posted on June 15, 2014 by jimsakeeper1

On Thursday May 29th, Jurgen Klinsmann announced his 23 player roster for the World Cup and rocked the soccer world. The former is a normal duty of all national team coaches — all 32 teams must do likewise no later … Continue reading →

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