工作时间看世界杯的乐趣
<p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="enthusiast">enthusiast</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="admit">admit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="become">become</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="fired">fired</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="becausesomebody">becausesomebody</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="presently">presently</span> <span word="experiencing">experiencing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>-<span word="at">at</span>-<span word="work">work</span>-<span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="ever">ever</span>. (<span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="Doodles">Doodles</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="tacitly">tacitly</span> <span word="acknowledged">acknowledged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="See">See</span> <span word="below">below</span>.) <span word="And">And</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technological">technological</span> <span word="evolution">evolution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="communicate">communicate</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bond">bond</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="obsession">obsession</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="watching">watching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="cable">cable</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1990<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="thoroughly">thoroughly</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="fluent">fluent</span> <span word="in">in</span> (<span word="English">English</span>) <span word="through">through</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="homes">homes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="bars">bars</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>: <span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>, <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="unfold">unfold</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="inconveniently">inconveniently</span> <span word="situated">situated</span> <span word="between">between</span> 9 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="and">and</span> 5 <span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="physically">physically</span> <span word="sneaking">sneaking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="decamping">decamping</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="confederates">confederates</span> — <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="beer">beer</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sold">sold</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="effects">effects</span> <span word="included">included</span> 15 <span word="voicemails">voicemails</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="nap">nap</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Gradually">Gradually</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="speeds">speeds</span> <span word="improved">improved</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crapshoot">crapshoot</span>. <span word="And">And</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="scenario">scenario</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="contest">contest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="browser">browser</span> <span word="window">window</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="convincingly">convincingly</span> <span word="interacting">interacting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="resembles">resembles</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="elsewhere">elsewhere</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="desktop">desktop</span>.</p>
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