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Posts from ‘June, 2007’

Sean in the paper

They may have misspelled the last name, but you can tell by the pictures who it is…

Football in June
Local players take field for All-Star game’s first practice
By Dan Nied/Vallejo Times-Herald sports writer
June 27, 2007
     Tuesday afternoon, Richard Eaton scanned the roster, then looked over to the players.
  “The first day, you never know who is [...]

the exercise of fishing

From DietDetective.com:
Alternative Activities That Burn Calories
by Charles Stuart Platkin
Golf (using a power cart) vs. Fishing (in a stream)
I know something that even sounds like it might be a critique of the beloved game of golf is risky, but I’ll take my chances. I was chatting with an old friend who had taken up golf to [...]

the best day ever

More details later, but put Rotorua on your “places to go before I die” list. This was by far my favorite day so far.
We saw a working sheep farm where they also grow feijoa (my new favorite fruit) and kiwifruit and olives. They’ve also got alpaca and llama and cattle and a few pigs. [...]

Rotura, New Zealand (part 2)

I’ll post details that I’ve written later when I can get Internet access on my laptop. I just wanted to let you all know that we’re having a fantastic time here and have absolutely fallen in love with the area and the people. We toured a Maori village yesterday and then saw the boys perform [...]

Rotura, New Zealand (part 1)

Let me just say this right off the bat: The people here are just so nice and helpful.
We drove straight to Rotorua without stopping. I was just a bit focused on the driving to try to figure out how to get to the Waitomo Caves. Maybe we’ll hit that the next trip to New Zealand.
Mom’s [...]