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I can't really think of anything good to write, but I hate to let the blog lay fallow. So here's some garbage just to demonstrate that I'm not dead.

One thing I found interesting is that according to Wikipedia, the Brazilian National Soccer Team has 20 players with a total of 25 names and surnames (and this generously counts the "Junior" in "Roque Junior" as its own name). This means that 15 of the 20 players only have one name. I knew that Brazilians were all one name wonders, but this makes things really confusing. So I decided to make a primer, for myself as much as anything (you never know when this information might come in handy).

Ronaldo: The most famous active Brazilian. Striker for Real Madrid.

Robinho: The child of the crew at age 21. Also a striker for Real Madrid.

Adriano: Super striker for Inter Milan. Good at free kicks.

Ronaldinho: FC Barcelona midfielder. Arguably the world's greatest footballer.

Kaka: AC Milan midfielder. The reason we say Ronaldinho is only "arguably" the world's greatest. Certainly either the best or second best midfielder in the world.

Juninho: Lyon midfielder. The best free kick specialist in the world. Too bad "Bend it like Juninho" doesn't have a ring.

Ze Roberto: Bayern Munich midfielder, tricky little guy with the ball, hard to pin down.

Renato: Never heard of 'im.

Emerson: See Renato.

Cafu: AC Milan defender. Nobody cares about defenders though.

Lucio: Bayern Munich defender. See Cafu.

Great, well now I have no excuse for not knowing the difference between Juninho and Robinho in conversation (believe me, it comes up).