World Cup Recaps and Previews, Saturday June 20: USA USA USA!
WOOOOOOOO!
Travel is a bitch. But I'm writing this in the basement of my sister's mansion in Wiscansin (shout out to T-Pain) with a New Glarus Moon Man beer. I get to celebrate my eldest nephew's third birthday with a dinosaur-themed party and I get to make silly faces at my soon-to-be one year old nephew. Plus the standard Milwaukee cheese and beer and all that. It's good stuff.
Oh, and I get to watch the Illini in the Final Four on my brother-in-law's Big Fucking TV. As always, don't ever buy a boat. Befriend someone with a boat.
Happy Friday, all.
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