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Very nice article about Ronaldinho on IHT, comparing him to Pele. Worth a read if you have a minute:

httpx://blogs.iht.com/tribtalk/sports/worldcupcohen/

An extract:

"Ronaldinho is now the best-known, most-feared footballer around. When he gets the ball a hush descends. Anything can happen: an opponent left gaping; a defense-splitting pass of perfect weight and unlikely vision; a shot of outrageous precision. All executed with a playful whimsy, as if genius were the most natural thing in the world. Ronaldinho has just helped his club, Barcelona, to its second consecutive Spanish League title, and to a European Champions League triumph over Arsenal. He was the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, and also won the Golden Ball award for best European player last year. Recognition is coming thick and fast.
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The question of whether Pele can be equalled has come up before, of course. Maradona often seemed close, especially during Argentina's 1986 World Cup victory in Mexico. Brazil's Zico (now managing Japan) was mentioned for a while in the same breath as the maestro. But the world's judgment in the end was: nope, not quite, nice try. Comparisons across the years, in any sport, are difficult. Is Roger Federer greater than Rod Laver or Bjorn Borg? How would Mike Tyson have fared in the ring against Joe Louis? And what about Michael Schumacher racing against another Brazilian, Emerson Fittipaldi? Go figure.
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Jackpot, the Duane Reade on the corner of 5th ave and 34th st had just re-stocked. I bought all the Lipton Green Tea with Honey bottles they had . The dude at the counter was puzzled. Of all the various Lipton iced teas, I like this one type specifically.



Kind of heavy to carry all the bottles home, but it was only a block. Excellent.

Super rainy out. I kind of like it though. It's going to be wet and foggy for a while. Temperature is milder, which is great. Here's the forecast for Saturday:



Got a msg from Bill, he is home in northern OH, travel overnight. Also heard from Suki, she is too funny, has that British dry humor.

No plans for today, other than relax, and run a few errands. May go see the Break Up at some point, Jen said it's good.

Definitely staying in and chillin tonight, not in the mood to get dressed and go out. I should probably go to bed soon, getting kinda late.