I put in for a personal day for April 27, 2009. It was rejected, fairly, under the clause in my teacher contract that states that personal days cannot be used to extend school vacations. However, the superintendent reserves the right to make exceptions. Here is my plea.
As I discussed in an earlier post, I will [...]
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An Appeal to the Superintendent
Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Separated at Birth?
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Actor Tim Roth… and Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich
Aston Villa’s Gareth Barry… and Lost’s Matthew Fox
Everton’s Lee Carsley… and his teammate Andrew Johnson
Chelsea’s Avram Grant… and Star Wars’ Boss Nass
Striker Michael Owen… and actor Michael Biehn
United’s Carlos Tevez… and Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Everton skipper David Moyes… and Rome actor Kevin McKidd
Legendary/tragic footballer Paul Gascoigne… and The Thing
Ageless Aryan keeper Oliver [...]
Champions of Europe
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged avram, champions, champs, chelsea, european, giggs, Grant, kicks, league, manchester, penalty, ronaldo, rooney, terry, tevez, united on May 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I will never curse black clouds on the horizon again. If not for rainfall, Chelsea, and not United, are champions of Europe today. If not for a sodden pitch and an unplanted plant foot, and I’m writing a very different column today. A penalty shootout is the worst possible way to end a long Champions [...]
Champions Again! (And again?)
Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It came right down to the final few minutes of the final game of the season, but yesterday, Manchester United wrapped up another spectacular season by celebrating a League Championship. Chelsea, needing a win and a Man U point drop, settled for a one all tie against Bolton.
A foul in the penalty area set up [...]
This is England. This is How We Feel.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged champions league, chelsea, England, euro, football, Grant, man u, manchester united, soccer, united, world cup on May 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Three weeks from now, the first all-English final in Champions League history will take place. While some will bemoan an all-Premier League final as less than representative of the best intentions of the Champions League, the next three weeks offer a rare opportunity. Manchester United and Chelsea will compete on two different levels. First, they’ll compete [...]
The Best International Player
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged best active, international, riquelme on April 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In my last entry, I detailed my reasoning for proclaiming Cristiano Ronaldo the best active player, and since then, he’s received the Professional Football Association’s Player of the Year Award for the second year in a row. Whether he wins the FIFA POY award remains to be seen, but I’d wager a hefty sum he’ll [...]
The Best (Right Now)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged best ever, football, goalscorers, man u, manchester united, ronaldo, rooney, soccer on April 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
All too often the discussion of the best player in the world is limited to goalscorers. Goalies? No. Holding midfielders? Nay. Stalwart backs? Never. The main complaint that Americans have about soccer is the lack of scoring, and in a similar fashion, the soccer-appreciative world goes away disappointed from a nil-nil draw, while understanding [...]
The Greatest Ever, part 4
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged beckenbauer, best ever, cruyff, football, maradona, pele, soccer on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
You could ask the same question all over the world, and get so many (biased) answers.
Ask an Argentine and you’ll get a one word, straightforward answer. Maradona. I’d be inclined to agree, with a caveat. Maradona had the chance to end all debate as to the greatest football player of all time, but he would [...]
The Greatest Ever, part 3
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arsenal, Baggio, Brazil, championship, chelsea, english, euro, European cup, ever, football, greatest, Italy, liverpool, manchester, Milan, premier league, soccer, united, world cup on April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Save your work. I say it so many times it’s lost all meaning (but not really). To make a lo sto sho, I already wrote this entry, last Wednesday when my freshmen were taking a test on Of Mice and Men. I wrote my Greatest Ever, Part 3 post directly into the blog entry box [...]
