Super Bowl Party

Once more a Seattle sports team has failed to upend my cynicism. But while the Seahawks met their inevitable end, it was still a great time. My family, very considerately, agreed to have 25 screaming, insane gringos in the house for the party and a good time was had by all, at least until the last seconds ticked off.

On top of this, the presidential election proved to be far closer than anyone believed it would and when my brother and I went to bed at 2:30 am, it was still to close to call. I woke up this morning and still no result. It is starting to look a lot like Bush/Gore 2000, Tico style. As of this post, Arias has 40.8% and the leftist Solis has 40.2. No one expected Solis to do so well, and I am wondering if this may reflect the broader trend towards Pan-Latin socialism that has seen the rise of leftist candidates and parties in a number of Latin nations. Stay tuned.