Recent content by jamesdeluxe

Meanwhile, @Sbooker's people engaged in civil disobedience -- impeding the orderly transaction of cheap goods in a Texas suburb: https://www.fox4news.com/news/australia-soccer-fans-walmart-dallas-stadium

Last night's Argentina/Cape Verde was the best match of the tournament. ARG was obviously the more talented team but CPV put up a great fight.

I'm fascinated by ski areas in Eastern Europe. Here's a recent Bansko report from Alpinfans. Because Google Translate has a difficult time dealing with dozens of photos, below is the translation of the text at the top of the report. I’ve been skiing in Adelboden many times and love skiing...

I wonder if they'd push the kickoff back to 8 pm? East Rutherford, NJ will be a more tolerable 88 with possible rain and thunderstorms for Sunday's match.

I'm running out of ashtrays to throw at my TV. I really wanted Croatia to win. The whole issue of determining a player's intentionality in a variety of situations (part of the red-card brouhaha in the recent U.S./Bosnia match) is maddening. I return to my point that they need a hockey-like blue...

Of my many grievances in this thread, reffing is the area needing the most attention. It's preposterous to expect one person -- often from 40 or 50 yards away -- to make accurate calls on fouls.

Dozens of missed calls during every match and this gets a red card?

90 and bone dry right now but the heat dome arrives soon with full humidity: high 90s to low 100s through Saturday. Can't wait.

Are swamp coolers used in SoCal or is that more an inland/desert thing? Isn't the zone where you live considered a desert? My recollection is that they're effective until the temperature outside is approx. 93F/34C. Once you're above that, AC is the only option.

UKers and Europeans can stay on their moral high horse until they get several 100F+ heat waves every summer. As the article points out, it appears that they've hit this tipping point.

Once again, since I already "paid" via a gift article link that didn't work for non-subscribers, I'll copy/paste it here. European soccer fans enjoy a brief fling with America’s air-conditioned culture Despite a deadly heat wave at home, many say they won’t permanently embrace Americans’...

I went through the usual process of procuring a gift-article link above, which I've done hundreds of times. No idea why neither of these from the WP work. Since I already "paid" for it, I'll copy/paste the piece below. The all-natural way to fix the Reflecting Pool Enlisting nature to help...

I've been witnessing this since moving to NYC in the late 80s: tourists with AC envy.

Luckily, the two matches here in NJ this coming week (Tuesday and Sunday) will miss the serious hot weather:

A Washington Post article advocates "re-swamping" the pool.