Nooooo!vember
A visit to Lucky Bar
There was so much more in Arsene Wenger’s interview with L’Equipe Sport & Style that I would have loved to talk about as the International break continues. The events in Paris on Friday changed my focus, as I’m sure they changed yours. It was a time for reflection and prayers and concern for our brothers and sisters so far away. It still is. Read More »
Stacy & Clinton, I need help living la vida Wenger
What is beautiful in man sometimes resists facilitation
Sometimes what is beautiful in man is resistant to facilitation. I refer to two things: The match yesterday, in which Arsenal toiled at home to a 1-1 draw against our sworn enemy, Tottenham, and the interview Arsène Wenger gave to L’Equipe Sport & Style last week.Read More »
The power of “we”
When my son was a toddler his obsession with trains that seemed as permanent as God suddenly ended. It was replaced by an absolute addiction to winning. Winning at games, winning at sports, at cards. He was a poor winner and a poor loser. Thinking about Jose Mourinho, those traits so often seem to go together.Read More »
A result that flatters deserves the same in the Gooner Triumphal Feast
Capital One Serenity
“He’s ‘ad a little too much to drink”
We left with a massive crowd from the Camden tube station, transferring to the Piccadilly line that goes to the stadium. When we entered the train, three men were jacking around, pushing each other playfully but without regard for others riding the train. One of them backed into me. “I’m sorry,” he said through notable beer breath. He pointed to his friend. “He’s ‘ad a little too much to drink.”Read More »
Biding our time
Normally when we’re first in London, we can’t sleep at night and get our best rest in the morning from about 4 a.m. to noon. That’s because it’s nighttime in Chicago. But this time, we slept well on London hours and woke up relatively early in the morning. The mattress at the Club Quarters Gracechurch was mighty fine.Read More »
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