Dispatch from a Stupidly Busy Office ...

Work to do, projects to finish, e-mail to return ... in the meantime, here's some odds and ends from around the Web:

My friend Ed, whom I don't see nearly enough, reminded me of the perfect song for both the holiday and my mood today:



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I think I can let The Guardian's liveblog sum up my feelings about the Ghana v. Uruguay match yesterday:

Final thoughts: The Ghanaians are gutted, predictably. Gyan, who missed that penalty in extra-time, is distrought. I quite wanted Uruguay to win, to be hon...