J. Randal Matheny

What a slow dance this game between Brazil and Portugal! No attack, no
serious play, just running down the clock. My eyes got heavy from the
ping-pong.

It's going to have to be a different team when they meet Spain or other
teams advancing to the final. Kaka's return will help, but seriously,
time to get moving!

Anibal had homemade sausage bread, and Vicki took coffee cake for
halftime. That's about the only thing that had flavor to it. Plus the
company!

When we moved into the house we're in now, we decided not to hook up the
TV to any signal. That was 12 years ago. We don't miss it much, except
every four years when the World Cup comes around.

So this morning we're going over to some friends' house, about 5 minutes
away, to watch the game which starts at 11 am. Big one today, against
Portugal, the mother country.

Then back here for the ladies to prepare to travel to Sao Paulo today by
bus, at 5 p.m. or so. Tomorrow there's a ladies' day in the capital, so
they're going to stay with Paula and Jorge tonight. They should be back
tomorrow night. Until then, just me and the dogs. And the fish. The
latter I can handle. The dogs know to keep quiet when they're with me,
but still ...