Back and Forth
"Back and forth, back and forth, back and forth. Seriously folks, I am more entertained by the shutters blowing in the wind than a 2010 World Cup soccer match. In fact, the creaks and groans that come from my back door offer a greater variety of sound than those vuvuzela horns . Two days into the tournament I am positive that my initial ho-hum reaction to this competition was merited." I wrote the above a week and a half ago. At the time, I had nothing else to write so I didn't publish it. Then I sat down and watched Chile move the ball against Argentina in a much more exciting way that a European team ever would. Then Serbia tied heavyweight Germany in their match. Then I complained when the American goal didn't count as the decider against Slovenia ( the most watched soccer game in ESPN history ). Then I read up on the tournament. Suddenly I'm into this thing. Let me give you a brief history of my soccer knowledge: ...