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I think Spain just jumped up to the top of the list of countries I want to go visit. 

First, they go smack a bunch of countries around and finally win their first World Cup ever in extra time in their first finals appearance ever, after reaching the semis for the first time since 1950.  Muy impresionante el fútbol.  According to Wikipedia:

Spain won the world cup by only scoring 8 goals and conceding 2, which is the lowest by any world cup winners in both cases. Also, it is the only team not to have conceded a goal in its last four games. Spain is the only team that has won the world cup title after losing its opening game. Spain is the first European team to win a World Cup outside its continent.

This is a picture of Seattle Seahawks cheerleaders exiting the field after a rare win last week (this one happened against the Jets, so I'm happy). Evidently the fans are pummeling them with snowballs. At first I was dumbfounded, but after thinking about it a little more, I think it makes sense for Seattle.

Top 10 reasons why Seattle hates cheerleaders Alternate title: Top 10 reasons why Seattle still sucks

1. Male fans are mad at the cheerleaders because their team sucks. Going into the last week of the season an abysmal 4-11, these guys probably hate everything related to their club, including hot girls.
2. Girl fans are mad at the cheerleaders because the cheerleaders are hot. From what I remember, most of the native Seattle women are pretty butt trifling, so when they see hot girls walk by, they throw snowballs.
3. Seattle basketball fans are mad at the cheerleaders because the Sucky SuperSonics left town. Damn the NFL cheerleaders and their sport's non-round balls!!!!
4. Gay fans are mad at the cheerleaders because the cheerleaders are stealing their men. Pretty self explanatory there.
5. Eskimo fans are mad at the cheerleaders because they are offended by their outfits. See the little eskimo hoods on the jackets. This is an afront to the "we live in igloos" crowd.
6. 
   Hippie fans are mad at the cheerleaders because the cheerleaders wash their hair, and shave their legs and armpits. I was always amazed at the high percentage of granola fruitcakes in Seattle that think stinking and being hairy is attractive. This group is also mad at the cheerleaders because they wear synthetic clothing and because they are playing at Qwest Field. Dude - they are selling out to the man, man!
7. Coffee drinker fans (and there are a lot of those in Seattle) are mad at the cheerleaders because they are hopped up on caffeine.
8. Microsoft employees are mad at cheerleaders because
   • a. The cheerleaders have more personality than your typical MS employee.
   • b. The cheerleaders are hotter than your typical MS employee.
   • c. The cheerleaders are smarter than your typical MS employee.
   • d. The cheerleaders work for a more successful organization (even at 4-11) than your typical MS employee.
   • e. The cheerleaders put out better product than your typical MS employee (see argument: Boobs vs. Vista
9. The Seahawks defense is mad at cheerleaders because a bunch of hot girls are better pass defenders than they are. As of this week the Seahawks pass defense was dead last overall this season.
10. The salmon (yes, they throw snowballs too) are mad at cheerleaders because cheerleaders don't have to swim upstream to get laid.
11. Bonus list item: Barack Obama is mad at cheerleaders because his wife and her 1980s hair told him to be. I lump Barack in with the Seattlites (as opposed to eastern Washington), because both he and they are socialist pigs that want to take more of my money and give handouts to lazy asses. Check out the picture of our dictator president-elect on the front page of SocialistAlternative.org, and check out what city this org is based in. Go figure.

So in closing - Seattle still sucks big fat donkey junk (maybe even more than Cleveland), and I am grateful every day that I got the hell out of there. The Sonics saw the writing on the wall and got the hell out. Here's hoping the Seahawk cheerleaders do the same.

But not for the reasons you might think. Yesterday, watching my first NFL game of the season, I felt something that watching the NFL should not make you feel. I felt a deep seeded animosity towards the New England Patriots. I still am not over the Superbowl. I feel betrayed and hurt, like my Mom kicked me in the face, or like my dog bit me. For all you wastes of skin out there that claim not to like sports because you are some granola alternative fruit, watching last year's Superbowl loss was like watching Harry Potter cornhole Gandalf for 18 weeks and then not be able to give him the moneyshot in his eye. That would make you sad, wouldn't it? Well now, at least I won't have to worry about getting all worked up about a great season and then having the proverbial rug pulled out from under me. Mental note for next year - never EVER draft a quarterback with a first round fantasy pick. Say it with me - Running Back, Running Back, Running Back... Seeing Brady go down yesterday made me feel sad for the New England franchise, but not for him personally. He deserves some pain. All of the guys from last year do. I am still waiting for them to cut Asante Samuel's hands off, and draw and quarter Richard Seymour, Jarvis Green, and Adalius Thomas. Bunch of pansy ass defensive failures that couldn't get the job done when it counted. That is not the way I should feel about the NFL. Don't get me wrong. I'm still a Pats fan. I still love the franchise, and I'd like to see them salvage a good season out of the week 1 debacle. I'm just really really pissed with most of the guys on the team, and I don't want them to succeed personally. How do you reconcile that? And if you hate Brady or hate the Pats solely because of their success then you are a moron. You might as well sign up for your Chinese commie card right now, because that's like hating the USA because we're a superpower. If you hate the Pats because you like your team more - well that makes more sense. So the NFL might be dead to me this year. I'm not excited about watching games, and I'm not excited to hear any of the veterans on the team talk about redemption. There is no redemption. You blew it. I feel bad for the Pats rookies that they have to put up with losers like that in their locker room. So go Pats - I still like you more than anybody else in the NFL, but I still hate your loser asses. Enough of this. I'm going to make myself feel better by following the only football team in New England that really matters - the New England Euphoria of the Lingerie Football League.

You can check out the pics from the 2007 W&M Homecoming game on my Flickr account. There is also a travel blog entry on the trip - send me a note if you need a username & password to the travel blog, or feel free to sign yourself up. Christy and I did do other things besides go to the football game, so more pics are on the way.

72157601860228721 Last week Christy and I went to see the Pats second string players beat up the Giants starters in a preseason game. It was a great time except for the fact that I had to go to work the next day. All in all a good weekend. PawSox and Red Sox No-No pics will be posted soon.