I just took a look outside and saw some cool clouds.
I’m wondering when it will start raining. Looks like there is a lot of wind up there.
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WordPress 3.0 is working well
I have been using WordPress 3.0 over the weekend and things are working quite well. I am really enjoying it. The bulk changes, the management, and flexibility are working great.
One of the best things I like is the new default template. It is one of the best templates that I have found with WordPress. It is nice looking, extremely flexible, and robust.
Why Football “Soccer” is slow to catch on in the United States
Football, or soccer as it is called in the States, is slowing gaining speed in the United States. But the reason that it proceeding slowly can be tracked to the game today, the officiating.
The USA won this match and everyone in the world knows it, but it goes down as a draw because of some bad officiating. But there were some mysterious calls against the Yanks leading to the ultimate one when the USA had the go ahead goal taken away by some mysterious foul that the official refused to say who committed it.
The game deserves an explanation and FIFA needs to reign in their officials only placing their best officials in these games. The official from Mali was horrible and should be sent home never to officiate again. All you have to do is watch the game and see the horrible calls.
A non-call on an offsides against Slovenia that led to a goal, a handball called against Findley that hit off his shoulder and head that led to a yellow card and a disqualification for the next match, and several fouls that weren’t called on Slovenia. One should have been called on a foul against Altidore in the box for a penalty kick.
We can all hope that FIFA gets it act together for the remaining games. This is truly a great sport and a world sport, but we deserve world class officiating also. Once that happens, the sport will continue to grow and a break-neck speed in the United States.
WordPress 3.0 is wonderful
I just upgraded to WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” and I have to say it is a great upgrade. I haven’t had any problems and the default theme Twenty Ten is just wonderful.
If you are just upgrading your install, you will need to use the theme uploader to install twenty ten, but it is worth it. It puts many of the themes out there to shame. It is what I’ve been looking for.
If you are normally slow to upgrade, don’t worry. Things tend to be working great.
Vote Tulo for NL All Star at Shortstop
The fan voting is winding down and Tulowitzki is in third place in voting for National League All Star at Shortstop. It’s time to kick up the voting and get him ahead of Hanley Ramirez and Jimmy Rollins.
Hanley has had a decent year, but Tulo is having a great season and deserves the start this year. Rollins hasn’t even been playing most of the season because of injuries.
Let’s get the voting started and vote in Tulo!
My thoughts on Jim Joyce’s call and MLB’s response
In one quick moment, Armando Galarraga went from celebrating the 21st perfect game in Major League Baseball history to agony when Jim Joyce missed the call at first base.
It was a horrible call.
But to credit Joyce and the Detroit Tigers have handled the call with class and sportsmanship.
Joyce came out and apologized after seeing the replay and personally sought out Galarraga to apologize that evening. Joyce even declined the option to not work home plate the next day and was forward handling all the criticism. Continue reading
