Category Archives: Sports

I need to lose weight.

Posted on 19 March 2013 by

I am not fat, but I am not thin either. I have never been particularly concerned about my weight, as I measured my health by my ability to walk or run long distances. In my book, whether you are fat … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Lithuania, Photography, Sports, Travel | Tagged | 13 Comments

Super Bowl XLVII

Posted on 1 February 2013 by

Some of my American friends have tried already to explain American Football to me, but I have always forgotten the fine minutiae of the rules even before the match was over. To somebody more accustomed to European football, it just … Continue reading →

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Easily Confused # 16 – Tour de France

Posted on 19 December 2012 by

Number of Tour de France victories by Lance Armstrong: zero Number of my Tour de France victories: zero But I achieved the same result as Lance Armstrong with much less sweat and toil and with fewer lawsuits.

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Easily Confused, # 11

Posted on 5 November 2012 by

New York Marathon in 2011: New York Marathon in 2012:

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Do you discriminate against disabled people?

Posted on 5 September 2012 by

Do you discriminate against disabled people? – I bet you do! And I bet you didn’t even know it yourself. Take this simple test: How many hours did you spend watching the Olympics? This figure is A. How many hours did … Continue reading →

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Palestinians at the Olympic Games, now and then

Posted on 15 August 2012 by

Palestinians at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich: Palestinians at the 2012 Olympic Games in London: That’s quite an improvement, I would say.

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Easily confused, # 2

Posted on 14 August 2012 by

British teenagers playing with fire in August 2011: British teenagers playing with fire in August 2012: I found 2011 more exciting.

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Not so fast, Usain Bolt

Posted on 6 August 2012 by

Whenever somebody says “Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world”, I cringe. My sense of logic feels under attack by this sentence – and by similar outrageous statements. I am not saying that Usain Bolt could not be … Continue reading →

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You can’t copy Paris

Posted on 27 July 2012 by

London, you should not have tried to copy the Eiffel Tower. Even with immense good will on the part of the beholder, it does not look anything like this: With an effort like this, France still doesn’t need to worry … Continue reading →

Posted in France, London, Sports, Travel, UK | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Football Germany vs. Greece

Posted on 22 June 2012 by

Tonight, at 2045 CEST: Germany meets Greece in the quarter finals of the European Football Championship 2012. In a sense only a football match, this encounter is completely overcharged with expectations, hopes and fears. After years of the financial crisis in … Continue reading →

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