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I never took her comments as criticism of Brianna Scurry and, actually, Brianna was put in a very difficult situation by her COACH, not Hope. It's very evident if you read the comments and other editorials that Greg Ryan is turning out to be the main reason for the debacle that was this years Women's World Cup.

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Let's just say it wasn't the best move ever...

In another show of thinking too much, or fixing what ain't broke, US Women's National Team coach Greg Ryan is generally being lambasted by players and press. Of course, if it had worked out, he would be hailed as a soccer genious. But them's the breaks...

Ryan looking to reconcile with Solo

Brazil Delivers US a Stunning World Cup Exit

BURNS: Solo's outburst justified

And then there's this...

What Greg Ryan Said That Fired Up the Brazilians

And so it ends... except for the 3rd place game! Yay!

It looks like the move to put Scurry in goal wasn't the only issue. I don't know if Hope Solo would have made a difference anyway, but we will never know now. Good luck in the Consolation game!

Brazil rips U.S. in Women's World Cup | Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | SportsDay: Top Stories

Not sure why you would make this change...

but ESPN is reporting that the US Women's National Team will change goalies for the semi-final match against Brazil. I am sure the coach knows what he is doing, especially since he also announced that the current starter will be back in goal for the finals if the US advances. Sometimes, I think people over-analyze a situation in search of a "fix", when in reality nothing is broken... Let's just hope he is right. This American team is poised to do greatness and I hope they are able to live up to the expectations.

Go USA!

ESPNsoccernet - Women's World Cup - Sources: U.S. to swap goalies for World Cup semis

Much better result, but still some things to work on for U.S.

The U.S. women's national team found a way to win a tightly contested match with Sweden, in the second round of the Women's World Cup. They are still not playing like a pre-tournament favorite, but should get out of the preliminary round with a win over Nigeria. Hopefully, they will win their group so as not to face Germany in the quarterfinals. Nigeria will be tough, as they showed by earning a draw with Sweden on Tuesday. They were to play North Korea sometime today.

U.S. Overcomes Shaky Start Against Sweden - Goal - Soccer - New York Times Blog

Not a great way to start...

I haven't watched the match yet, but from all accounts the American women are lucky to have salvaged a tie. I'm fairly sure the team will rebound nicely against the rest of the group, Nigeria and Sweden. North Korea will falter to one of those. Perhaps a wake-up call was needed; nothing in life is guaranteed...

North Korea Wounds Temporarily Shorthanded U.S. Team - Goal - Soccer - New York Times Blog

Old High School Photos...

I ran across some old high school photos and since I had just won a new HP AIO printer/scanner/copier at our last company team-building event, I thought I would use the opportunity to get them scanned. Then, I thought it would make an interesting post on the blog... probably a bad idea... Oh, by the way, I took most of these.




I liked taking pictures in b&w; using film was great and developing b&w was fairly easy. This is a picture of three beautiful ladies at some home ec. function. The girl on the left, Jamie, is a lawyer, the girl in the middle, Susan, lives in Abilene and is married to a B1 pilot, not sure where the girl on the far right, Christy, is these days, but she was an awesome basketball player.



Both of these girls live near me in the DFW area; actually went to college with Angie, the one on the left. She lives in Grapevine and we see her and her family often. The one on the right, Nancy Jo (is that not a great Texas/country name?) lives in the Mansfield area.



These half-shirts were really the rage back in the day... I even had one... Good lord what was I thinking??? Anyway, Mike is a dentist in Brownfield and lives in Lubbock (what was HE thinking; half-shirt AND Texas Rangers hat???). Stacy lives in Big Spring, TX...



Finally, me... I showed this pig at the Gaines County Livestock Show. He got 2nd place and promptly disappeared up a chute to a waiting truck... you can probably guess what happened to him. The kid in the background in the yellow vest is my cousin, George. He owns his own restaurant in Goliad, TX now. Also, notice that more people are interested in the girl in the background and her pig... here's a more recent picture of her and you can see why more people would be interested in her... btw, recognize the guy on the left? Yes, he's the one in the half-shirt... lol...

I need a new design...

Kind of tired of this blog theme. It's been good and offers some good use of page space and such, but I need to change it, if for no other reason than to shake things up a bit... If you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know. Any and all suggestions are welcome!

Oh and speaking of change, if you live in the DFW area this might be of interest to you. Over the years, we all find ourselves in a bit of a funk and need to make some changes. I find myself being a little too grumpy lately and less satisfied with my life. Some changes to my life would be good! The wife and I have done a few things over the years, like Pathways, the life strategy program started by Dr. Phil McGraw and it was great. Highly recommended! I am also thinking of this program or, rather, this book by Robert McGee, The Search for Significance. Anyway, the program at our church is entitled "ineed2change"; click on the banner banner below to find out more!



GL&HF!

New iPod on it's way? - UPDATED

It's about time for the iPod to get a refresh and the rumors are that the sixth gen. iPod will have a stripped down version of Apple's OSX and have the look and feel of the iPhone without the phone part. Should be interesting...

Read more here: The iPod is growing up | Tech News on ZDNet

Update: And here are the new iPods...