A prank; a vote; a forthcoming event; a new tutee; Zlatan
We’re well into June. The high schools have had their graduations.
At the school where I used to work, the seniors did an especially good prank. They put LimeBikes everywhere inside the building.
It was effective because whenever a janitor would try to remove a bike from the school, the bike would play a recorded message, threatening to call the police.
Eventually, though, the bikes were brought out into the parking lot.
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Today, FIFA’s members voted to select the hosts of the 2026 World Cup.
They chose Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Morocco was the losing candidate.
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David will arrive in South Bend tomorrow night. He plans to watch the first week or so of this year’s World Cup with his family.
The first game, Russia vs. Saudi Arabia, will be played tomorrow morning.
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At IUSB, my newest tutee is a middle-aged woman from Mexico. We held our first session today. Afterward, we tried to schedule our next appointment.
“Let me view my calendar,” I said, and I brought out the schedule of World Cup games.
My tutee immediately understood.
“Such-and-such hour is no good,” she said. “Two of Mexico’s group opponents play at that time.”
We agreed to meet at 10:00am, the hour of inactivity between the 8:00am–10:00am game and the 11:00am–1:00pm game.
She told me that two years ago, during the Euros, she’d been in the stadium when Zlatan played his last official match for his national team.
“I don’t have much regard for Zlatan,” she said. “I think Sweden has more success without him.”
I told her I thought Sweden’s success was beside the point.
“Well, my husband likes Zlatan,” she said. “I suppose you like Zlatan?”
“Zlatan is incredible. You should read his book.”
Apart from our disagreement about Zlatan, we had an excellent tutorial. I think she’ll be a very good student to work with.
At the school where I used to work, the seniors did an especially good prank. They put LimeBikes everywhere inside the building.
It was effective because whenever a janitor would try to remove a bike from the school, the bike would play a recorded message, threatening to call the police.
Eventually, though, the bikes were brought out into the parking lot.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Today, FIFA’s members voted to select the hosts of the 2026 World Cup.
They chose Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Morocco was the losing candidate.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
David will arrive in South Bend tomorrow night. He plans to watch the first week or so of this year’s World Cup with his family.
The first game, Russia vs. Saudi Arabia, will be played tomorrow morning.
♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
At IUSB, my newest tutee is a middle-aged woman from Mexico. We held our first session today. Afterward, we tried to schedule our next appointment.
“Let me view my calendar,” I said, and I brought out the schedule of World Cup games.
My tutee immediately understood.
“Such-and-such hour is no good,” she said. “Two of Mexico’s group opponents play at that time.”
We agreed to meet at 10:00am, the hour of inactivity between the 8:00am–10:00am game and the 11:00am–1:00pm game.
She told me that two years ago, during the Euros, she’d been in the stadium when Zlatan played his last official match for his national team.
“I don’t have much regard for Zlatan,” she said. “I think Sweden has more success without him.”
I told her I thought Sweden’s success was beside the point.
“Well, my husband likes Zlatan,” she said. “I suppose you like Zlatan?”
“Zlatan is incredible. You should read his book.”
Apart from our disagreement about Zlatan, we had an excellent tutorial. I think she’ll be a very good student to work with.