Dmitry

I buy my reading glasses at the Ocean State Job Lot. Sometimes with coupons they are $1. Otherwise like $3 or $4.

In other news - Dutch women go through into the WC final, beating Germans on the way...something that the Dutch men could never do...so they put their women on the front lines instead.

Chile-Peru AMAZING MATCH Remarkable skill and luck of the Peruvian keeper pushes them through into the final with Brazil. Chile had 70% of ball possession. Bizarre second goal didn’t help.

I'm guilty of favoring Argentina, so the calls may have seemed one-sided to me.

Did you watch the match, or the highlights? I didn't think Brazil were any better, they allowed so many shots on goal, 4 vs 14 for Arg..it's quite telling. IMHO the ref should've used the VAR when they took Aguero down in the box, right before Brazil's second goal; a few lesser calls went in Brazil's favor. Dani Alves should've gotten another yellow, etc. But that's no excuse for their loss. Aguero was disappointing. He didn't create anything, just hoped for Messi to feed him balls...but couldn't finish. Otamendi was very poor, his lack of speed was exploited by Brazil in both goals. Coach probably wanted an experienced center back, but got a dud. Just my $.02

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman Hard to believe...

Argentina fell to Brazil 0:2, but it wasn't as one-sided match as the result suggests. Aside from the glaring mistakes in the center of defense, i.e. Otamendi, who should be let go, this was Argentina's best match in this Copa. They hit the post and the crossbar, and registered many more shots on goal than the hosts. There were also issues with refereeing, I thought. Chile-Peru tonight. In other news, USA won 1:0 against Curacao...yes, the nation of 130,000. What an achievement!

I watched bits and pieces of it. The first two goals were very good. Didn't see the rest. Also, the referee sucked bollocks..imho.

Allen, I don't see the problem with anything you written here at all. It's a forum.... The festival ain't what it used to be line-up-wise, I can't argue with that...but the musicians aren't what they used to be either. And neither are the audiences.

Tomorrow is Argentina-Brazil. The Albiceleste had picked up their game in the last match, and proved they are not just Messi and ten other guys. In other news, Griezmann is possibly joining Barca.

https://concord.com/concord-albums/antidote/ I ordered mine. Should be here next week.

Friday is the day I'm going. The line-up is super-strong. I wish I could go on Saturday as well, but I've got a family gathering. I'm really excited!

This year's line-up is strong. http://www.newportjazz.org/lineup

Soccer has been primarily a girls' sport in America for decades.I don't know about Europe, and the rest of the world.

That's why I called it a slug-fest. Too many fouls.What's it take to get una amarilla around here?! Chile played better, just couldn't finish.

Chile-Uruguay was a slug-fest. Cavani's header is a beauty. Quarter-finals are set to begin on Thursday with Brasil-Paraguay bout.

Argentina won 2:0, but I'm concerned no less than before. This is not a good team. Tonight is the Uruguay:Chile match! That's the one to watch!

I watched it also. Excellent 99 minutes of slugging soccer! The Japanese team found its finisher tonight. Uruguay weren't lucky. Two crossbars.

I might stop by to shake your hand. I live 20 miles away. Are you going to be having a book signing?

There is a simple explanation for this ongoing tango shit-show: Argentina’s had 9 coaches in 14 years.

Boy, this Argentinian team is so lackluster. Messi just doesn't make miracles like Maradona did.

Are you going to be in Newport? I saw your name in the line-up.

It's a heck of a lot better now, but it looked like this. The real danger is a staph infection if you scratch a lot -

Three times they scored..unlucky. I only watched the highlights, which doesn't tell much about the flow of the match. Venezuela is a scrappy team, with a solid keeper. Argentina-Paraguay tonight. It's do or die for Leo.

I found out that itch is helped by taking really hot showers and blowing hot hair dryer on the itchy spots. The heat neural pathways overtake the itch pathways for several hours. Prednisone is definitely working, but I'm noticing that I'm starting to swell up. Oh well.