Husband, kids, friends, friends' kids are upstairs watching Germany play Sweden in the World Cup. I took browndog out for a walk and knew already when we got back that Germany was ahead 2 to 0. You couldn't miss the cheers going up from the distant yards around the park. I'm not a big soccer fan but I'm finding the whole thing somehow really WHOLESOME. Engaging and uncomplicated. Sure there are a lot of drunk fans downtown (mostly not German fans). It was funny passing by the Irish pub near my office the other day when Germany played to hear a bunch of drunk British guys singing
Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, üüüüber aaaalllleeess in der Welt!Yesterday I got an acceptance note from
Yemassee for "
Summer's End," which starts "Noon wounds me with its bees, its burning." I'm very glad about that. Now to withdraw it from "elsewhere." Just for the record, I also got a rejection a week or so ago from
Pearl on five poems, including "Flight."
The talented Arlene Ang has photoshopped my kids. I think she'll put them up at her blog, too. Below is my daughter Lulu. Tomorrow or Monday you'll find Miles. Thanks, Arlene!
7 comments:
argh!! how annoying that the germans got those two early goals! *$&?!* and i think they paid the referee handsomely too.
congrats on the acceptance, and ...
i like the pic of lulu,
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Congrats on another acceptance!
Lulu is an angel.
What a spectacular photo!
I'm with mchi about the paid refs.
And CONGRATS on another acceptance.
Good to be back at your blog!I'm going to go back and read what I missed while I was in Chicago.
wheeee! congrats on the acceptance -- looks like a terrific magazine, too!
and here i was hoping germans would be more self-possessed with the soccer thing. it's a riot here as well when italy plays.
heheh, lulu was fireworked and dreamsuited. i'm rather photoshop-phobic.
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Congrats on the pub. Cool pic.
cool photo
and congrats to you !!!!!!!!
Thanks, folks.
Still following the soccer. Italy and Ukraine come up against each other Friday, and I have an Italian (husband) and Ukrainian (au pair) in the house. Both rather vocal.
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