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Man, I swear every time the World Cup cycle rolls around, this same argument pops up like clockwork. I was just chilling at a friend’s barbecue last weekend, watching some old clips, and some guy—a casual fan, you know the...

The Eighteen-Year Search for the Teamgeist: Why I Spent Two Months Chasing a Plastic Sphere Man, I gotta tell you, finding an authentic Adidas Teamgeist from the 2006 Germany World Cup is not just clicking a button on eBay. It’s...

Man, I never thought a simple question could turn into a week-long research project. I started this whole mess because I was arguing with a guy in a sports bar about which World Cup stadium was actually the biggest, not...

Man, let me tell you, this whole thing started because I was trying to clear out some junk in the garage last weekend. You know how it is. You start looking for a spare lightbulb and you end up finding...

Man, I woke up last week and just hit a wall. You know how it is, the FIFA Club World Cup is coming to Philly, and I totally blew it on getting tickets early. I just completely missed the initial...

You know, some people get into coding or finance because they want to build an empire. Me? I got into detailed information tracking because of a massive screw-up involving a Greek derby, a bad tip, and twenty Euros back in...

The Pain of Finding the Good Stuff: My Supercopa Highlight Hunt You know the drill. A massive tournament finishes, maybe the Supercopa, and you missed the live action because life happens. Now you want the highlights. Not the 15-minute official...

The Search That Ate My Weekend: Finding the Five Best Minnie Cups You wouldn’t think finding a decent plastic cup for a three-year-old would turn into a six-hour engineering project, but here we are. This whole mess started because my...

Man, let me tell you about Istanbul time. That stupid time zone difference almost cost me a huge contract last year. I’m usually pretty organized, I track my projects, I use calendars, but when it comes to coordinating with folks...

Man, let me tell you, this week was supposed to be about fixing the leaky faucet in the downstairs bath, right? But you know how these things go. I pulled out one storage bin from the back of the garage,...