Sunday Ruminations

I went and picked up a couple of books at Barnes & Noble last night. Empires of Trust by Thomas F. Madden details how the US is similar to Rome but not in the sense that we think. He argues that the US and Rome both had empires of trust, that the nations in which they were overseeing could trust them to do the right thing if needed.

I also grabbed Hidden Codes & Grand Designs by Pierre Berloquin. I shouldn't have to explain what that one is about. The new issue of 4-4-2 is out, so I grabbed that as well. You know with all the books I have to read for school, I can't believe that I go out and spend money on even more of them.

It looks like the good ol' boys at Bleacher Report have started to notice the fluff articles that are being turned out at a breakneck pace by this beautiful young girl. She basically writes lists. Top ten this, top ten that, and she's averaging at least twenty comments per article. There was an article about how the world football community on Bleacher has gone to the dogs.

I agree and disagree with that. Yeah, some of the authors are cranking out three and four articles a day and all it is is a couple of lines and a random joke. I usually write one article a day or one every few days simply because I don't know what I want to say most of the time and I rather take my time and produce something that might not be rubbish.

Terminal A, Then B And C

The bulk of my day was spent at Reagan National Airport picking up students for the conference. It was a fairly easy day considering that we have twice the number of students than in first session and two more programs are here, as well. After getting done with my time in terminal A, which no one seems to fly into, I strolled over to terminal B/C to hang out with the other TL's. I ended up going upstairs for coffee and on my way, I came across a Boarders.

Dixieland Footie is a huge supporter of bookshops in airports by the way. Their simple presence can make even the most mundane layover enjoyable if you know which book to pick. I tend to listen to the artsy looking kids, they usually can offer a suggestion that will keep you going for a while. I decided to peruse the magazines and I was so excited to find a copy of 4-4-2. I absolutely endorse this magazine, even though it's about eight dollars an issue. It is full of so much insightful information about the game that it is not even funny. I also got an Euro 08 preview guide, it came with the magazine. It is interesting to see what the writers thought would happen at the tournament compared to what actually did. It just proves that the game is always changing and is rarely predicted correctly.