Euro 2008....

Wahoooo!! Going all the way!!

GERMANY!! GERMANY!! GERMANY!!

German supporters:

Mhmm... Michael Ballack...

Euro 2008 Stats:

6/8/08: Germany 2 - 0 Poland

6/12/08: Croatia 1 - 2 Germany

6/16/06: Austria 0 - 1 Germany

6/19/08: Portugal 2 - 3 Germany

Next match June 25.

Tim Russert...

My tribute, to the man loved by all, who died at age 58 on Friday June 13th from sudden cardiac arrest.

Tim Russert was the pre eminent journalist of the time. He always cuts through the partisan hackery, spin and lies that American politicians, policymakers, congressmen, and presidential candidates say to get elected. He holds elected officials accountable for the things they say and do. "He was the toughest," is the consensus of all his interveiwees. But even with those tough questions, he never had a biting or nasty "gotchya!" moment, but rather a fair and balanced interview.

He had a knack and a flair of providing clarity in every political election cycle. He is the one who predicted that Florida would be the state that mattered most in the 2000 Presidential Election, Gore v. Bush. Who can forget, "Florida, Florida, Florida." As a moderator of many election debates and the longest serving host of the longest television show in history, Meet the Press, Mr. Russert asked serious and tough questions and did his duty to inform the nation and make them responsible voters and better citizens.

Above all, he was a person who lived the American dream. He grew up in middle class America and made a name for himself by holding onto a set of moral principles and respect and strive for the truth. Not only was a journalist that all other of his colleagues and rivals looked up to, he was a family man. He loved his father, Big Russ, and even wrote a book about him. His son Luke, just graduated from Boston College, and the pride that emanates from him is one that is amazingly heartwarming. He never forgot his roots and always spoke highly of his hometown of Buffalo.

Professionally and personally he was a man of integrity, passion, serious business, kindness and playfulness. Everyone who knows him or saw him on TV or on the links will greatly miss him and Not a single bad word or memory can be heard about him. All people who encountered him one way or another is a richer, smarter and better person. He was an upstanding individual and inspired me to do work I love and always strive for the truth.

Tim Russert, the gentle giant, I will miss you.

Tim Russert's life and career: In Photos.

Free Bananas...

Last night, at around midnight, after dancing my heart out at friend's wedding (makeup kinda ruined from sweat and hair clipped up) I stopped by at the supermarket to pick up bananas for my brother who wasn't feeling well with heat exhaustion symptoms. My heels are clunking against the floor and I know I'm catching the attention of the 2 or 3 men in the store. As I wait for the guy in front of me to finish with his purchases, I realized I didn't bring my driver's licence (I knew I forgot something!!), debit card or some cash in my party clutch. No money equals no bananas.

Of course, I felt so awkward. I told the cashier that I can't buy my bananas because I didn't have anything to pay for them and I started to walk out the door. That's when the guy in front of me offered to buy my bananas. I told him that he didn't have to that it's okay and not necessary for my to buy bananas at midnight.

But he insisted and paid $3.70 for those bananas and I couldn't stop saying thank you to that nice guy.

Wherever you are dood, thank you very much. I won't forget your kindness.