Category Archives: why we do this

The ends that justify our means.

we went to South Africa: epilogue

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Hoover Dam

This here’s the post with miscellaneous observations that didn’t fit into the rest of the trip report, or else I forgot to put them in. Half-assed discussion of social issues included.

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we went to South Africa, part 3

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Hoover Dam

When last we left, we’d spent another week in Johannesburg hanging around watching soccer games. Now it’s the time for the third part of the story, in which we decide it’s a good idea to go on safari with, among … tell me more →

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we went to South Africa, part two

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Hoover Dam

When last we left, we’d just spent our first week in Johannesburg, and were hitting the hay the night before the US-England match. Now, here’s the second part of our story, which is wordy as hell and involves an awful, … tell me more →

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we went to South Africa, part one

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Hoover Dam

This is so long, I’m going to break it into three sections, which is a nice way of saying I want to get something or another up before the end of July. The photo gallery’s here, so follow along as … tell me more →

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!ke e: |xarra || ke

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Hoover Dam

I’ve been back from South Africa for about a week, and still have no idea when I’m going to finish captioning all 900 photos or writing up the trip report. In the meantime, here’re the mostly uncaptioned photos (broken into … tell me more →

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make a miracle, d, pump the lyrical

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Hoover Dam

Back in October, a series of unpredictable events led to one of my most popular banners to date. I wondered what became of the banner after Jozy took it home that night, so I bugged him on Twitter for a … tell me more →

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how do you measure a year

Posted on November 27, 2009 by Hoover Dam

click here for bigger or here for unwieldy

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72 hour party people

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Back in August, my husband the luchador did a little video of his time at Meet the Revs, in which you can see him ask stupid questions of various players and coaches. Then MLSnet announced a contest where, in exchange … tell me more →

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we get around

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Hoover Dam

Three press clippings in one week. It’s been a busy year, I guess. The Original Winger Mmmm…cupcakes! Go USA Bid

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my day at rfk

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Hoover Dam

For weeks, buddies of mine kept asking if I was going to go to the last of the WCQs, the game in DC vs. Costa Rica on 10/14. Nah, I had to tell them–South Africa, what if there’s an emergency … tell me more →

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