And as far as the bottom of the table goes, again, hats off to the morons. Teams ten through twenty are now separated by a staggering four points. To put the table in further perspective, Spurs are now six point away from seventh place—the same number of points Ars*nal are off the title race. So sorry morons, Spurs are not favorites to go down after having taken four points off two of the Big Four in the span of a few days. It could still happen, but it’s seems highly unlikely.

Their win over Liverpool was extremely lucky and they were dire in the first half. Liverpool should be kicking themselves for not finishing off the game in half-dozen chances they had to double their lead, but the shots of the fans crapping themselves after the winner were pretty priceless.

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Halloween went very well, as we attended a rip-roarin’ party hosted by our friends Matt and Chris. Here’s a look at our costumes: that’s me as Bob Ross, Chris as Lewis from Revenge of the Nerds, Steven as Abe Froman from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, and Nate as Crocket from Miami Vice. The girls were Jenny as Cheetara from Thundercats, Fung as Siouxsie from Siouxsie and the Banshees, Amanda as Strawberry Shortcake, and Amy as Rainbow Brite.

On Saturday we went to Wisconsin’s largest corn maze (a-mazing!) where you had to find mailboxes containing the next piece of the map. Fun stuff for a slightly hungover crew as we made friends with a pig, a turkey and a horse. Clicking will earn you bigger pictures.

Brother Todd and wife Stephanie are stateside for a week or so and stopped for the night in Madison en route from Chicago to Minneapolis. To celebrate, Amy decided to host Spanish night in honor of us last being together in Bilbao and San Sebastián.

As the below pictures show, we enjoyed: sangria; three types of cheeses (from left to right we have zamorano, the queso de cabrales we found in the north, and your classic manchego) along with the quince paste we also encountered in Cantabria; a skewer of olive, sweet onion, pepper, and anchovy rolled around capers (which might look familiar); a classic tortilla española (egg, onion, potato); and of course Amy’s famous paella. Bigger pictures if you click on ‘em.

The spread	Sangria	Quesos
Un pintxo favorito	Tortilla española	Paella

Good? Um, yes.

In a quick side note, the LA Galaxy released one-time Portugal defender Abel Xavier, which for my money has got to be one of the least surprising pieces of news in league history. I thought signing Xavier was a suspicious choice to begin with, given his relative high salary of $156K (by MLS standards) and the fact that he’s been an amazingly average defender for the last six years. And the fact that he’s a world-class nutter.

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No more pictures after this, and believe me, I’m just as relieved as you are. Look and comment if it pleases you.

This is the penultimate set. Browse around.

That’s right, it’s the set of pictures from Bilbao and San Sebastián, where we did little but eat and hit four of the seven deadly sins: gluttony, greed, sloth, and envy, all pertaining to food.

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And don’t annoy me. It’s pronounced “COR-doh-ba” with the accent on the first vowel (hence the accent mark) and not “cor-DOH-ba” with the accent on the second. Make sure you read it correctly in your head.

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