Since 1930 and 90 minutes

"But there is a particular spirit about this American team, a persistence and resilience that compel it to play on, a belief that unyielding commitment will bring a deserved reward even at times when skill and technique may not."

-Jeré Longman, in an article from the new york times 6.23.10

Today the United States advanced to the next round of the World Cup, after Landon Donovan scored a goal in the 91st minute.  It was the first time since 1930 that the US had won their round.  Right before Landon Donovan scored, a dog barked loudly amongst the crowd of people in the café where I was watching.  It was the only time the entire game the dog had barked.  Today is also Peck The Town Crier's 30th birthday, and French soccer magician Zinedine Zidane's 38th.

Here is the rest of Jeré Longman's nice article...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/24/sports/soccer/24usgame.html?hp

Like Video Stores

I was walking past the out of business Hollywood Video on 5th Avenue in Park Slope (I think there are only one or two video stores left in my neighborhood).  As far as I could tell, there was only one video left inside, sitting on a dusty black cabinet, next to a white face mask.  I looked in to see what it was--- a DVD of the television show "Dead Like Me."

Vitamins

This morning, while the soccer game was just beginning and I was taking my fish oil, I realized that my mother, my sister, and I all put our vitamins into our mouth the same way.