Aaaaaand…I’m back. Quite the whirlwind trip (and boy am I tired!) but I had a blast in Mexico and had the chance to escape from American craziness for awhile (trading up for delicious food and Mexican craziness).
Of course, the sports scene in Mexico is pretty much a one-trick pony: soccer (futbol). All day, every day, all channels…well, all the sports channels anyway. At least as far as I could tell.
I talked a bit about soccer with a guy at a pool hall I frequent in Veracruz. Hector was NOT a fan of American Football, and I could understand why after putting myself in his perspective. See, soccer doesn’t have commercial breaks or time outs. Sure there’s a lot of running around without much happening, but a goal COULD happen at any time. For the soccer fan, this is riveting entertainment…you can’t leave your seat for fear of missing a score! Other pro-sports give you too many breaks, leading to boredom or mental distraction…a soccer match never lets up on its pressure on the audience.
(by the way: I am only using the term “soccer” because “futbol” is unrecognized by my spell-checker)
ANYWAY…case in point: I was watching the USA versus Mexico men’s soccer match in the Pan American Games in Rio (for those who don’t know, the Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, like the Olympics, held every four years and attended by all countries of the Americas…it is not a professional venue but I’m only using it for illustrative purpose). At half-time, the score was 0-0 and around the 70th minute I decided to hop in the shower. Five minutes later, I hopped out and found Mexico up 2-0! Luckily I was able to catch the replay of Enrique Esqueda’s absolutely beautiful 2nd goal (the footwork of this 19 year old was amazing), completely making up for his earlier botched penalty kick (Enrique is an Aries…trust the Ram to blow the easy shot and then make up for it with some high energy heroics!).
The point is, I’m not used to sitting still for 90 minutes on the edge of my seat. There are plenty of excuses I could cite for why, but the main reason is it’s not something I’m used to…U.S. television companies get their own time outs in professional sporting events in order to air more commercials…it’s pretty ridiculous, though I guess the players appreciate the extra breathers. But soccer, for all the advertising and sponsors on uniforms and stadiums is decidedly UN-commercial in the American sense of the term. Or perhaps un-American in general (if captive commercial audiences is part of being American these days).
Whatever. It’s not a bad change of pace from the same-old-same-old here in the U.S. And it’s certainly a great pastime when accompanied with excellent food, warm family, and cold cervezas!
Salud!
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Vick Going to the Dogs
You know, it’s partly due to living in Seattle and partly due to a red-hot baseball season that I have pretty much failed to follow the antics of Michael Vick and his alleged dog-fighting operation. Of course, dog-fighting (alleged or not) has nothing to do with team sports. But then, neither did Scooter Libby (see my earlier post). As I’ve already said, July is a pretty dry month for blog-worthy astrology-sports posts.
Sorry, Mr. Vick…I’m short on news this week. Plus, I’m heading to Mexico tomorrow, so I want to get something out.
Mr. Vick’s statement regarding the matter (per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution courtesy of wikipedia) was:
"I'm never at the house...I left the house with my family...They just haven't been doing the right thing... It's unfortunate I have to take the heat behind it. If I'm not there, I don't know what's going on.”
In general, the law does not recognize ignorance as a valid defense (in other words, if you didn’t know, you should’ve known). However, astrologically, I see a whole different issue. See, Vick is a CANCER (just had a birthday a couple weeks ago). The idea that a Cancer doesn’t know what’s going on in his own home is pretty darn ridiculous. The idea that a Cancer would be unaware of an operation like this that’s been going on for several years…well, it pretty much boggles the imagination.
As I’ve stated before, for Cancer “it’s all about the money, honey.” But why, why, why? BECAUSE money buys security. Security is used to insulate yourself…and insulation is desperately needed when you are a sensitive, emotional Cancer.
Does this mean the dog-fighting operation was Vick’s brain-child? Not necessarily…although a lucrative, illegal operation might be bring in extra cash, Vick hardly needed more with the juicy contract and endorsements he already receives. Heck, an illegal operation is a threat to his security…putting your career and freedom on the line and all that jazz.
But believing Vick had no knowledge of events on his own property is fairly preposterous. Cancer is the Mother Hen of the zodiac…Cancer knows what his family is doing all the time (if he can) because he worries after their welfare. It’s one of the reasons Cancer is so much about managing the home…you have to keep a well-feathered nest for the family to stay comfortable and cozy.
Home’s important, family’s important…and even when they’re on the road, Cancer likes to “check in and see what’s going on.” But EVEN MORE than that, Cancer needs a place of retreat where he can re-charge his emotional batteries in security and comfort. Of course, Vick’s place of retreat is probably a different home then the property under investigation (he’s a multi-millionaire after all). But no matter how big the investment portfolio, all of Cancer’s assets fall under the heading of My Property. Keeping his hand in is necessary for his own sense of security.
The whole thing is pretty sad: sad for Mr. Vick and his family, sad for the Falcons and their fans, sad for the taxpayers that need to prosecute criminals, sad for the dogs involved. If Mr. Vick was truly unaware of what was going on, then I feel very sorry for him…I know that he’ll be beating himself up, blaming himself for not managing his own security better. Like their opposite sign Capricorn, Cancer’s are sometimes a little too micro-managing…though this usually shows up as smothering (over-mothering) attention, and they can often stand to "back-off" a bit. But this is one case where he should have been paying closer attention to the nest.
Sorry, Mr. Vick…I’m short on news this week. Plus, I’m heading to Mexico tomorrow, so I want to get something out.
Mr. Vick’s statement regarding the matter (per The Atlanta Journal-Constitution courtesy of wikipedia) was:
"I'm never at the house...I left the house with my family...They just haven't been doing the right thing... It's unfortunate I have to take the heat behind it. If I'm not there, I don't know what's going on.”
In general, the law does not recognize ignorance as a valid defense (in other words, if you didn’t know, you should’ve known). However, astrologically, I see a whole different issue. See, Vick is a CANCER (just had a birthday a couple weeks ago). The idea that a Cancer doesn’t know what’s going on in his own home is pretty darn ridiculous. The idea that a Cancer would be unaware of an operation like this that’s been going on for several years…well, it pretty much boggles the imagination.
As I’ve stated before, for Cancer “it’s all about the money, honey.” But why, why, why? BECAUSE money buys security. Security is used to insulate yourself…and insulation is desperately needed when you are a sensitive, emotional Cancer.
Does this mean the dog-fighting operation was Vick’s brain-child? Not necessarily…although a lucrative, illegal operation might be bring in extra cash, Vick hardly needed more with the juicy contract and endorsements he already receives. Heck, an illegal operation is a threat to his security…putting your career and freedom on the line and all that jazz.
But believing Vick had no knowledge of events on his own property is fairly preposterous. Cancer is the Mother Hen of the zodiac…Cancer knows what his family is doing all the time (if he can) because he worries after their welfare. It’s one of the reasons Cancer is so much about managing the home…you have to keep a well-feathered nest for the family to stay comfortable and cozy.
Home’s important, family’s important…and even when they’re on the road, Cancer likes to “check in and see what’s going on.” But EVEN MORE than that, Cancer needs a place of retreat where he can re-charge his emotional batteries in security and comfort. Of course, Vick’s place of retreat is probably a different home then the property under investigation (he’s a multi-millionaire after all). But no matter how big the investment portfolio, all of Cancer’s assets fall under the heading of My Property. Keeping his hand in is necessary for his own sense of security.
The whole thing is pretty sad: sad for Mr. Vick and his family, sad for the Falcons and their fans, sad for the taxpayers that need to prosecute criminals, sad for the dogs involved. If Mr. Vick was truly unaware of what was going on, then I feel very sorry for him…I know that he’ll be beating himself up, blaming himself for not managing his own security better. Like their opposite sign Capricorn, Cancer’s are sometimes a little too micro-managing…though this usually shows up as smothering (over-mothering) attention, and they can often stand to "back-off" a bit. But this is one case where he should have been paying closer attention to the nest.
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