World Series

“world” (n) (wûrld): the earth with its inhabitants and all things upon it

First of all, congratulations to the Chicago White Sox for winning the Baseball World Series after 88 years. It’s only now, since I’ve been living in the US for a few months, that I realize how big baseball is and what a huge deal the World Series is. In the UK, people “know” about baseball, but nobody really knows how to play it or even really understand it. I guess the US has the same problem with cricket, but we’ll leave that discussion for another day.

Now I’m familar with a lot of “world” competitions and tournaments. The Footbal World Cup (soccer), where 32 countries with the best teams come to compete. Or the Cricket World Cup where 16 countries from around the world compete. Or the World Athletics Championship where over 40 countries compete for medals. I think you get the point! So what I just don’t understand about the Baseball World Series, is how can a competition involving just two countries (USA and Canada) be called a “world” series?

Dany’s 2 Months Old

It’s amazing how he’s changing. He’s started to recognize us both and respond to our smiles. The nights are still hard, he’s hungry and awake every 3 hours around the clock and it’s taking a lot out us both. But now all he has to do is smile and it all seems worthwhile!

Mind the GAP

One of things that I love about living in Washington is the beautiful scenery. And whilst the traffic in the Seattle area can be a real drag at times, my commute to work here still beats travelling on the Jubilee Line every day. Sure, for a tourist in London it’s fun to get on the “tube”, but try dealing with the overcrowding, dirt, smells and delays on almost a daily basis. These days, it takes me about 25 minutes to drive to work and half of that time is spent driving along Lake Sammamish. On a beautiful & sunny day, the view is breathtaking and I still have to pinch myself sometimes – just to make sure that I’m not day dreaming on the tube!