The Geeky Brit

This was the question my lovely wife posed for me last night. The answer is not as cut and dry as you might think.

David Beckham’s move to LA has put him in an interesting position as regards to his ability to represent both club and country. He played for England in the 2-1 loss to Germany on Wednesday night in London, boarded a plane and flew to LA for a game on Thursday night. At the end of the match he was visibly limping (He has an ankle injury that is seemingly aggravated by air travel). Can this 32 year old keep up this crazy travel schedule? And will the Galaxy let him?

There are FIFA regulations concerning releasing players for international duty:

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Jay Leno: “You read about all these terrorists, most of them came here legally, but they hung around on these expired visas, some for as long as 10-15 years. Now, compare that to Blockbuster; you are two days late with a video and these people are all over you. Let’s put Blockbuster in charge of immigration”

Developers want to reinvent corner of town:

The rat-tat-tat hammering of the building boom is over, but developers are laying the groundwork to transform a sleepy corner of southeast Merced into a residential and commercial hub.

This is my corner of town, so I am pretty excited about the potential for a lot of commercial development. We have to drive across town right now to get our essentials, but by 2010 this might be different. 3 years isn’t too far away right?

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Herb Opalek: ‘Politics as Usual’ its just a bunch of ‘hoya’:

It was election time and a politician decided to go out to the local reservation and try to get the Native American vote. They were all assembled in the Council Hall to hear the speech. The politician had worked up to his finale, and the crowd was getting more and more excited.
“I promise better education opportunities for Native Americans!” The crowd went wild, shouting “Hoya! Hoya!” The politician was a bit puzzled by the native word, but was encouraged by their enthusiasm. “I promise gambling reforms to allow a casino on the reservation!”

“Hoya! Hoya!” cried the crowd, stomping their feet. “I promise more social reforms and job opportunities for Native Americans!” The crowd reached a frenzied pitch shouting, “Hoya! Hoya! Hoya!” After the speech, the politician was touring the reservation, and saw a tremendous herd of cattle. Since he was raised on a ranch, and knew a bit about cattle, he asked the chief if he could get closer to take a look at the cattle. “Sure,” the chief said, “but be careful not to step in the hoya.”