A poem by Karin & John-Paul

… and by the Beatles.

UPON ME

When I’m sleeping in my bedroom
Little Jasper comes to me
And gazes from the dresser
Upon me!

Chorus:
Upon me, upon me
Upon me, upon me
Looks down from the dresser
Upon me.

And while I’m sitting in the bathtub
Little Jasper comes to me
And bats the soap and razors
Upon me!

Upon me, upon me [etc.].

And when I wish to eat my supper
Little Jasper ruthlessly
Tries to eat my supper
Upon me! !!!

Upon me, upon me …
[the chorus is repeated six more times]

R.I.P. Cruyff

The high school has installed a new computer in my office (the old one was put in in the ’90s). I was so delighted, I stayed at work even after I clocked out, to view the fonts.

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R.I.P. Johan Cruyff – arguably, the greatest soccer figure, ever. He was a patriarch of the Netherlands, of Ajax, and of Barcelona; a prescient strategist; a brilliant dribbler; and a Beatle-head.

He died of lung cancer.

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World Cup qualifier this afternoon. Ecuador vs. Paraguay, in Quito. Five o’clock U.S. Eastern Time.

On the one hand, we usually win this fixture, and lately the Paraguayans haven’t been very good.

On the other, we have a slew of injuries. Our front line is especially weak. Felipe Caicedo hurt himself recently in Catalonia. Miller Bolaños suffered a jaw-break in Brazil.

Énner Valencia returns after a long absence. But, everyone worries, is he truly fit?

Pray for Ecuador to win.