2006-07-05 - 1:18 p.m. When one knows as little about sports as I do, one tends to choose World Cup rootables by criteria like: Do they represent at least 25% of my ancestral heritage? If, in a fit of fanaticism, I bought a knock-off of their team jersey, would it match most of my pants? Are the players good-looking? And thus, as of Tuesday afternoon, I have shifted my allegiance to Italia. Admit, it, you've been missing A-ha lately, haven't you? I just read an interview with them in a crappy British music mag, and they seem like intelligent and kind men who do a lot of work for charitable organizations and such. thoughts? (8 comments so far) previous - next blog archive contact