MAKE BEN FAIR

Africa Video

Go to this link to watch the 3 min video Kyle Osburn made for church last week.

http://blinddinosaur.com/videos/ubcafrica.mov

cheers, ben

World Cup Fever

I have World Cup Fever. I have literally watched some of every single World Cup game except for 2 and we are only a week into pool play. I would guess that if each game takes 2 hrs to watch and there are 3 games a day, I have watched around 20 hrs of soccer this week. I thought I should confess this passion/obsession to my blog community. I think my wife may need someone to help her get through this month. This morning she said, "Aren't you sick of soccer?" I had to tell her, "No, no I'm not" The good news for Jamie and most other Americans who don't like soccer is that the World Cup is going to be over before you know it and it will not come around for another 4 years. I was in the mall tonight in Waco and went to the sporting goods store. They had Mexico jerseys and shirts along with Brazil jerseys. I asked if they had any US shirts or jerseys and the guy that worked in the store said, "No, we didn't get any, but there has been alot of people asking for them. For some reason there is a renewed interested in the World Cup this year." I wanted to say,"Well you know that it only happens once every 4 years right?" But I just walked away because what's the point. Soccer will never get the respect and adoration it deserves from Americans and that is just something I will have to deal with. But that doesn't mean that once every 4 years I can't go crazy and watch 20 hrs a week of the greatest game ever! VIVA LA SOCCER!

I would really like to see the stars and stripes make a huge comeback and beat italy tommorow. Go USA!!

I made a pre-World Cup prediction that England would win the World Cup this year. I thought that they had the right combination of players and with Rooney's foot healing so fast, well i just thought, "God Save the Queen!! England is going to win!"

Now that I have watched 20 hrs of matches and scene several teams play twice, I am going to say that Argentina has looked the most impressive. They have blown the opponants away and just looked like a great TEAM. Even Brazil failed to impress the way Argentina did. So if I was a betting man, I would move my bet from England to Argentina. Of course I will still route for the US, and I will still route for England, but I am betting that Argentina will win.

One last thing, the new ball that they are using for the world cup is rad. It runs around $129. If anyone is looking to give their friend or their pastor a "thank you for being my friend" or "thank you for being my pastor" gift...this is something that would be a good gift. The ball is lighter and only has 14 panels which makes it the roundest the ball has ever been. For strikers, this is the ticket to tons of goals.