In anticipation of the World Cup, there are only so many opportunities for North Americans to see live soccer, to get a small glimpse of the much larger, much more intense stage we will hover above in late June. Shelley and I got our first taste back in March, which I chronicled earlier, when the US Men’s team battled [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Charlotte’
29 Apr
The Ups and Downs of Free Soccer
Cultural experiences such as those I experienced in Frederick solidified my return to the game, and I felt it would be unlikely I would turn my back on the game again. With my “soccer swagger” at full tilt, my move to Tampa Bay in 2005 meant finding a new place to play. However, instead of the compact, [...]
7 Mar
The Monster Mash and Other Signs of Early Childhood Domination
At age 5, most kids have an excess of energy that can be transferred to an array of activities, some of them healthy and worthwhile and others maddeningly annoying to their parents, teachers, or anyone in their path. Around 1983, in my hometown of Princeton, WV, as a way to help kids (and their parents) relieve some of their [...]
