An American/German in Berlin. Berkeley alum (Go Bears!). Erstwhile Texan. Credo: “There are other forces at work than those of evil. And that is an encouraging thought.”
Dr Seán Ketchem
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Of course if Germany once again, after 2018 and 2022, fails to survive the group round, well I just don't know...
Germany isn't really going to take the field with those razzle-dazzle jerseys, are they?
Curacao, which is a constituent part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, may be the tiniest nation ever to appear in the World Cup but its players are all (but one) from the European Netherlands born and raised, and many of whom (including the coach) have played or worked for German Bundesliga teams.
So one advantage of teaching at a Berufsschule is that I no longer have to supervise kids at the annual end of school rite in Germany known as the Federal Youth Games, where the class troublemakers always got to enjoy a brief moment of accomplishment before ending up in prison or on the dole.
I grew up in Southeast Texas, which is this unique Texas-Louisiana cultural mix.
Houston is more or less the transition zone. East of the metro area you are deep in Cajun country, while west of it begins the more familiar Texas, where Southwestern cultural and culinary influences start to dominate.
Stormy weathurrr...
So the national anthem of Curacao is played with a kazoo, good on them...
Let's do this.
Kickoff for the Germany World Cup opener in Houston (close to my U.S. hometown) is just a few hours away, so Sodapop is making her famous "Cajun Chili", which, scandal of scandals, includes not just beans, but she serves it over rice!
Somebody call the Ordnungsamt! Crazy kitty!
