Corrections

In the spirit of full disclosure, I would like to inform everyone that I made the following errors in reporting the Scottish invasion of Paris:

1. The Rugby World Cup game was not Wednesday as I previously stated, nor was it against France. The Scottish national rugby team played Portugal on Sunday, September 9. The Scots stomped major Portuguese arse, 56 to 10.

2. There was indeed a game on that Wednesday night, and it was indeed Scotland vs. France and Scotland did indeed win (1-0) and France did indeed pitch le hissy fit. It was a football match, however -- football of the European variety, naturally -- and more specifically a qualifying match for the Union of European Football Associations European Cup 2008, a competition played in the even-numbered off-years of the FIFA World Cup. Don't you worry about France, though -- we're still in the running for Euro 2008, as it's known, and I have every confidence les Bleus will prevail.

3. These errors are deeply regretted and extreme measures will be taken to ensure you are not so vilely misinformed in the future. OK, that's a lie, there will be no extreme measures taken. I just felt I had to somehow maintain the journalistic integrity of this publication, scant though it may be.

Also, the promised update on the past two weeks of my life is forthcoming.

On an unrelated note, I am currently trying to memorize La Marseillaise, the French national anthem. It is quite a cute little ditty -- here are the words translated into English:

Arise, children of the fatherland,
The day of glory has arrived!
Against us, tyranny's
Bloody banner is raised.
The bloody banner is raised!
Do you hear in the fields
The howling of these savage soldiers?
They are coming into your midst
To cut the throats of your sons, your wives!

To arms, citizens!
Form your battalions!
Let us march, let us march!
Let impure blood
Water our furrows!

Charming, non? Let impure blood water our furrows, indeed. Although I guess the Star-Spangled Banner also has some choice phrases (in the third verse especially -- check it out). Hooray for violent nationalism!