Patrick woke me up this morning by giving me a backrub, then he led me downstairs where Maryam made me waffles. Is life good? You bet!

We're watching the World Cup on our new HDTV. HD will do more for soccer than any other single thing. Damn, it totally changes how enjoyable the game is to watch because you can see a broader swath of play and it's stunningly better quality.

The US stunned me against Italy yesterday. I thought they were gonna get slaughtered. If it weren't for the refs they might have won, and even being a man down they tied.

Anyway, hope you're having a great father's day.