Feliz Cumple Dearest Narcissist Manifestation

That’s right – the crying baby is back. And crying babies only mean one thing. No, not that they are hungry. No, not the soiling of diapers.  Birth. Growth. Teething. With your lovely support, this second year Futfanatico has done both. Here are a few highlights -

Somehow, someway, we reached a traffic explosion never before seen in these parts. A typical literary satire got linked by the MIT Press and blew up my hosting capacities. Up until that time, I hosted my site on my cell phone and if more than one person visited, it would shake and I’d just call my mom and tell her to read cnn or something. But those simpler days are long gone…

But for the better. Futfanatico has also been translated into Polish, which was nice and due in part to Tom of Pitchinvasion. We also have a home away from home at FistedAway and Runof Play. Thanks for letting us crash on the couch and sorry about the stains – I swear it’s just cooking oil or something.

Still, the most important moment of this past year was…. Continue reading “Feliz Cumple Dearest Narcissist Manifestation” »

It´s my birthdy! Kinda. Hasta Luego…

Baby

Don´t let the archives fool you, Futfanatico is one year old today! A little over a year ago, a hurricane struck the town of Houston, TX, forcing my relocation to Waco, TX and giving me a week of nothing to do. So why not start a soccer blog with my friends Santi and Giacomo?

The initial posts centered on game recaps, but we eventually evolved-retrogressed to more opinion pieces and unusual comparisons. Santi has not written for awhile – good luck with the PhD. Giacomo has also entered grad school and fallen off the planet. But we have enjoyed guestposts from Nick of FistedAway and Joel of SoccerAddictNews. Continue reading “It´s my birthdy! Kinda. Hasta Luego…” »