my mm brings all the bloggers to the yard

ok, so apparently people like the motivational mondays. my hits are drastically down for the summer, which is to be expected, but i forget how many hits i get on mondays. it carries the week, really.

today, in lieu of heading to the office, i went up to the CBA seminars at the convention center in hartford. let me tell you, for those who havent been, the ct convention center is everything it's hyped to be. the place is sweet. and the restroom facilities...probably the nicest in the state. and, if you get off on FRCP 26(f), then you would've needed to bring a change of pants, as that was the seminar i went to.

when the morning seminar let out, there was a scheduled lunch. however, the partner i was there for didnt plan on going, so i was on my own. i called up lk since she works somewhat nearby to see if she wanted to meet for lunch, but no answer. so there's a marriot attached to the convention center, so i wandered down to the posh hotel restaurant. the food was good, and reasonably priced, but $4 for a coors light is ridiculous. the world cup was on the tv in the bar area, and so i watched the US/czech republic game as i ate.

i just have 2 things to say about the world cup game. first, SOCCER IS BORING. i know there's this whole debate under the world cup post, but people are missing the point. i never said baseball players were in better shape, or anything like that. perhaps some people dont enjoy baseball as much because they dont understand it. whereas soccer is simple. put the ball in the net. but the point was, soccer is boring to watch on tv. games are on a ridiculously large field, for more than 90 minutes, and you're lucky if you see more than 1 or 2 goals. so, there are probably about 30 total seconds of excitement in the 90 minutes. that's 0.6% of the game, for you math whizzes. however, in a sport like baseball (as it's the one readers seem to be picking on, i merely gave it as an example), every pitch is different. in soccer, they just kick. and by the way, what kind of fucking sport doesnt let you use your hands?!

second, did anyone see the US game today? #5 my ass. the FIFA rankings are pretty much bullshit to begin with, but we got it fucking handed to us. i know i know, dicta did his reseach...czech republic is #2. but put up a goddamn fight for christ's sake. how are you going to get the US public interested if you cant even give them a good game? the first goal was like 5 minutes in. 2-0 by the half. it was pitiful. and 2 of the guys, albeit not americans, just fell on the ground and were carried off on stretchers. what's up with that?!

after lunch, i decided to take a little walk around new england's rising star. but it was hot out, and there was this tavern/sports bar across the street from the convention center, so after walking for 15 mins or so, i stopped in there for a few more beers (we got a long lunch break). there, i met this other guy from the convention who does private practice tax and estate planning. my hero. we bullshitted for a few beers, then headed back to the convention center. i then picked up a book from an afternoon seminar that one of the partners asked me to get, and headed home for the day.

upon arrival at home, i discovered that the cigars i ordered had been shipped. so, i had a cigar out on the deck while relaxing in the sunshine with my dog. now, i'm sitting on the couch, writing, with a cool breeze coming inside. that, my friends, is how you have a fucking monday.