Things have gotten a little away from me recently, and I haven't found as much time to sit down and spit out my thoughts as I thought I would.

I've intended to rail against Euro Snobs (it is one word or two?) for quite some time, but the vitriol can be tough to brew up on command, and with little action on the domestic front, my vitriol is lying dormant.

I will throw just a couple thoughts out into the blog-o-sphere:

1. I don't care about year-in-reviews
2. There is no reason to get excited for USA-Sweden unless you're Swedish and live in LA
3. If you're Swedish, send me some of your fish
4. I might be more excited for USA-Mexico than I am for the Super Bowl (of course, my boys didn't make the playoffs)
5. I still think a Super Bowl commercial is a good idea for US Soccer (but not necessarily MLS)
6. Whether you're a Beckham-maniac or a Beckham-hatiac, Mr. David playing well in Milan would be good for MLS
7. Landon's German adventure (re-redux) has the potential to be the single biggest thing to happen to US Soccer (as a whole) in 2009
8. A strong (semis?) showing in the Confederations Cup has the potential to be the single biggest thing to happen to US Soccer in 2009
9. Color me encouraged (I think that's a light greenish-purplish color) that some MLS teams are going on the hunt for talent (and possibly willing to pay for it)
10. As long as they don't get TOO big for their britches, I think the MLS players' union needs to step up and make some demands; don't let Garber's boys railroad you into another crappy salary structure

And finally, something non-footy that's drawn my attention recently: