David Beckham, Captain of the 2006 English soccer team at the FIFA World Cup, and star first of Manchester United, and most recently Real Madrid, is coming to America to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Outside of this country, he's one of the most recognizable sports personalities in the world, due in no small part to his ability to bend a soccer ball in beautiful arcs around goal posts and over defenders, made even more famous by its mythification in the 2002 film Bend it Like Beckham (if you haven't seen it, you should). What, you might ask, has David Beckham got to do with my impending kid? Last night I lay my ear to Monica's belly. I looked up ten seconds later, having felt the presence of a tiny little foot that arced across her belly, across my face, and planted a kick on the corner of my cheek. If a blue collar kid from East London can learns to kick a ball around corners and become one of the best footballers in the world...you never know.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Bending it in the Belly
David Beckham, Captain of the 2006 English soccer team at the FIFA World Cup, and star first of Manchester United, and most recently Real Madrid, is coming to America to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Outside of this country, he's one of the most recognizable sports personalities in the world, due in no small part to his ability to bend a soccer ball in beautiful arcs around goal posts and over defenders, made even more famous by its mythification in the 2002 film Bend it Like Beckham (if you haven't seen it, you should). What, you might ask, has David Beckham got to do with my impending kid? Last night I lay my ear to Monica's belly. I looked up ten seconds later, having felt the presence of a tiny little foot that arced across her belly, across my face, and planted a kick on the corner of my cheek. If a blue collar kid from East London can learns to kick a ball around corners and become one of the best footballers in the world...you never know.
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That is all well and good and you know the admiration I hold for the game however remember this.
Soccer is a gentle game played by rough men while Rugby (Union) is a rough game played by Gentlemen.
Scrum down, Peanut. Ball in, now!
What a cute belly! Don't worry Peanut - there will be time for cuddles and snuggles, too. soon-to-be-Grandma Vicki
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