Death

We found a dead magpie (pica pica, or "skata" in Swedish, if this helps you to know what I mean) in our yard today, probably killed by the owl that lives in our neighbourhood. It was a sad sight. Perhaps it was also a bad omen. Tonight, Sweden played Russia for a place in the quarter finals in the Euro 2008. The Russians killed the Swedish championship dreams with a 2-0 victory. It was closer to 3-0 or 4-0 than a single Swedish goal. The Russians played fairly well, but the main reason for the Russian victory was, in my opinion, that the Swedes played to slowly and badly.

There were good news today as well. Paula and Daniel picked up our new car at the dealership, a Chrysler Grand Voyager. I got to ride it tonight, it was a sweet ride, suitable for Shiba Inus.