Crew 3:0 Deportivo Arabe Unido

Oh... this was fun.

Whenever I see a diving crap team come into Crew Stadium I want to throttle them - diving and such histrionics are everything that is wrong with soccer. So to watch the Crew run roughshod over such a team (two goals by Edson Buddle with assists by Brian McBride and a goal off a flubbed DAU free kick by Kyle Martino) was pure bliss for me.

DAU had a one-goal aggregate lead going into this game based on a similar game in Panama and were obviously coming out to bunker in and not let anyone score. So... you'd think that when the Crew tied it up, they'd stop bunkering, wouldn't you?

Nope. This team was an embarrassment to the country of Panama. The fact that we lost down there should be (and was, according to Buddle) embarrassing to the Crew, because Deportivo Arabe Unido was simply a bad team. They had some good players, and it's a shame they play the way they did, because they could have been really good. But instead they flopped around like a salmon on the shore of the Columbia River, waiting to be eaten by a bear. And that bear was Columbus.

I'm Velveeta. Somehow I figured.

Every once in a while I run into a website that's just plain fun. And this one hit the buzzer.

Ahh, you are "Velveta Shells and Cheese". You are expensive, no
denying this, but its the price you pay for quality. You
don't even require other food supplies. Water and a pan
is all you need to get by. That silver bag your cheese
comes in looks like something out of the 23rd century, but
it's cool! And those crevices in the shells hold the cheese
so well... You Rock!

Take the What Kind of Macaroni and Cheese Are You? Quiz
Created by LJ User RobProv222

CONCACAF Champions Cup

The Crew plays this Sunday in the CONCACAF Champions Cup, against Deportivo Arabe Unido of Panama. This competition is the premier Club competition in North America and for the first time the Crew gets to play in it, on the basis of their winning the 2002 U.S. Open Cup.

The first leg is in Panama, but the next leg, on March 23rd, is right here - IN COLUMBUS, OHIO! Crew fans - MAKE SURE YOU COME OUT FOR THIS GAME! This is the biggest competition that America's Hardest Working Team has ever been involved in. Judging by the number of folks who showed up to the U.S. Open Cup Final at Crew Stadium, there isn't a heck of a lot of knowledge about such competitions and how important they are. This was obvious when the Crew won its first title ever and only about 6000 folks showed up to watch. It was a good loud crowd, of course, but it also showed how many fair-weather Crew fans there are. It was cold that night but both teams played their hearts out and it was a great result for a deserving team.

This international competition needs to be well-attended. The Revolution, another team involved in the competition, has basically forfeited the first round by opting to play both their home and away legs at their Costa Rican opponents stadium. That's asinine, of course, but if MLS teams don't see that there's a financial benefit to playing these games at home, then they're not going to do it. And international competition is what soccer is all about.

Good Advice For the Modern Workplace

When Terrorists Attack!!!

Here's a list of stuff to watch out for when we're under terrorist attack after Bush sends us to a useless war that his father should have finished the first time.

From the "Too Good To Be True" Column...

Okay, I lowered myself today to eating Kraft Microwave Instant Mac 'n' Cheese.

Folks, do yourself a favor and avoid this product. It's just not good. The macaroni cooks okay but the cheese is positively awful. It'd be better if they used some sort of Velveeta packet instead of the powder stuff.

Oh well, you don't know till you try.

Sidewalk Nazi Redux

Okay, I've come up with a solution to the sidewalk issue. When I'm walking my dog Brandy, if she takes a dump on the lawn of someone who HAS shoveled, it gets picked up. Otherwise, it's going to sit there as a badge of "I don't care about my neighborhood."

Seemed like a good answer at the time.

Mardi Gras Light

I made Jambalaya last night for the first time (well, the first time that it wasn't from a mix). Gotta say I did a fine fine job. My kudos to the About.com Guide for Southern Cooking. Awesome stuff. This weekend we're going to try to make beignets.

I suppose it was my way of celebrating Mardi Gras since I'm not in New Orleans or Galveston or anywhere like that. But one of these days I will be.