
Who’s Beckham?
Richard and Jonathan were talking a bit about the World Cup Soccer. According to them, Japanese women are going nuts about some guy named Beckham. I have not watched the soccer games or read anything even remotely related, so of course I had no idea what they were talking about. Well, now I know that he has a weird haircut and is married to a Spice Girl. Oh, wow. I was missing so much. [fake sob ... snicker]
I watched a few minutes of the World Cup four years ago. It was mildly interesting. But I never watched it again. For one thing, I was never interested in soccer. For another thing, the religious fervour surrounding the games turns me off. It’s just a bunch of short guys running around kicking a ball. What’s the big deal?











