I spent most of last week until yesterday in the United States and got to experience cold weather AND daylight savings time in the flesh. As I now sit at home shirtless with the fan on, I can say in good faith:
I
Feel
Ya
I will never complain again about NFL games starting down here in PR at the reveler’s hour of 9:20 PM. Last week in NYC, I saw the sun set at 4:00 PM–which is a goddamn abomination. As to the cold weather—OK.
I have to admit. Sigh. A scarf accents my figure and gait to the apex of handsomeness, but cold weather… It’s kinda paralizing. Plus it doesn’t behoove me to drink like a warm climate. The effect, for me, it’s something like “LET’S GET AWAY FORM THE OUTSIDE NOW”.
On the other hand, I did spend three very cold winters in the US before…
[profound meditation]
In retrospect, it really would’ve helped if I had found a Flint Gray beanie instead of the black blah thing I was forced to buy. Bright side: I found a wool beanie in 85+ degree PR.
Not even a dark blue one! Do better, Old Navy, or we’ll kick you out like with the real thing from Vieques and Culebra. See if you wanna lose the consumers that kept Woolworths AND Kmart in business for years after their respective bankruptcies.
Alright, enough vanity. Let’s go to the important stuff.
NFL NEWS
The Tennessee Titans have the best record in the NFL
World Cup Fútbol News
Oh my God omigod omg… Around this time next year, the World Cup will start—what?
Nothing happened today in the NFL, k? The Packers put up stock for sale. Ha. If you wanna buy symbolic stock, lemme tell ya: a PR corp. can work for you.
Anyway, by this time next year, the World Cup will start in Qatar SMACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NFL SEASON
Just imagine: you can spend the whole morning and afternoon being enraged and offended about the bribery and slaughter of slave labor that brought the World Cup to Qatar. Then get a snack and bitch about Goodell and the shadowy cadre of NFLPA brass that stiffed black retirees from necessary health care and pension benefits. I hereby predict: the boycott threats will seem real.
Personally, I would set a calendar without bidness obligations from the start of the group stage until the start of rest days in the knockout stage. What can I say: back when I read the Communist Manifesto, I thought “Bourgeois stuff sounds pretty neat.”
Qualified Thus Far:
Via cnnespanol
Plus Netherlands and some others. I’ll update in the comments.
SPROTS TONITE
Docket just bursting with akshon.
All Times Central.
NHL!
Woof. Everyone and their Dirty play tonight. Enough ado-s:
Senators @ Devils – POSTPONED
I heard postponed because of Covid. Fun Fact! In the real world, the soul-less are Satan’s worst nightmare.
Preds @ Leafs – 6 PM
Islanders v. Panthers – 6 PM
Canadiens v. Rangers – 6 PM
Flames v. Flyera – 6 PM
Sabres v. Pens – 6 PM
Coyotes v. Blues – 6 PM
Sharks v. Norths Stars Wild – 7 PM
Oilers v. Jets – 7 PM
Red Wings v. Stars – 7:30 PM
[INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] v. Golden Knights – 9 PM
Capitals v. Ducks – 9 PM
Professional Wanderlust
‘Cause of all the uncalled travelin‘—huh? HUH?
Sixers @ Jazz – 9:00
Spurs @ Clips – 9:30
World Cup Qualifiers!
Eliminatorias CONMEBOL
Brasil, already qualified, steamrolled the competition. But it has yet to defeat Argentina; La Albiceleste is also in Qatar–but, as of posting time, Argentina is not in yet mathematically. Depends on how much I procrastinated to write this post.
And then there are two spots to qualify for La Copa Mundial, plus a third who will go on a two-legged playoff with the CONCACAF also-ran. Those three spots are being fought between Colombia, Uruguay, Perú and these two:
Chile v. Ecuador – 6:15
Chile needs the win. Ecuador, like the Steelers, win with a tie.
As you all are high and mighty, unromantic and sermonic santurrones, you will be happy to know that Uruguay went to the heights of Bolivia and got its churrassco kicked. Luis Suárez did not play, so adjust your OH SO FUNNY AND FRESH teethy invective.
Don’t get me wrong: I like tired crap. No, you’re the one who’s bitter. Me? Ha! I’m fresh and sweet like your grandmother’s side of the coffin.
CONCACAF
Panamá v. El Salvador – 7:05
Costa Rica v. Honduras – 7:05
And also, a DFO DERBY MUHFUCKAS!
Litre being extracted from CAN 1 – 0 CRC last week
Canadá v. México – 8:05
I’m rooting for Canadá. There, I said it. Nothing against el socio Balls of Steel, but the Telemundo – Univision world is El Tri this El Tri that ¡basta! I turn on to see if the Chilean President was indicted and all I get is angry speculation about whether Chicharito is fully healed from a left eyebrow sprain.
Calling the tWBS: CAN 1 – 0 MEX. I dunno; the way Mexican boxers have treated PR boxers in aggregate, a slight race treason feels just.
