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Welcoming the cold

It is mid November and the temperatures are finally decreasing. Northeast Georgia gets cold this time of the year from what I can remember. This area of the country gets some beautiful colors during fall- the leaves have been exceptionally bright this year. My wife even though a northern born woman is not too fond [...]

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Abba, a group and a term of endearment.

I can remember sitting in the front of Sanduches al paso in Avenida Amazonas (Quito) and listening to some of Abba’s tunes. This group from Sweden was quite popular with its catchy tunes in the 70’s. I am presently listening to an Abba marathon on Sirius radio with my wife. This is slightly ironic as [...]

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How much is a ticket to Athens?

To go with the flow of my previous post, let me begin by congratulating- the loyal fans of a team, which has brought tears of pain and joy throughout its long history. This week we saw Liverpool qualify once again to the final of the Champions League. This time at the expense of a millionaire [...]

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Rafa knows Champion’s League

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Great! Now what?

Click on Andy Johnson gloating for a review of this weekend in the Premiership.

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The crocodile hunter

How many of us were fascinated by the enthusiasm of the crocodile hunter? Probably many of us, and many of us never would have dared to lay on the desert sand facing a King Cobra or wrestling a Komodo dragon (did he do that?) Anyways, Steve Irwin died this labor day weekend. Here is a [...]

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Breakfast of champions

A bowl of cereal and listening to Sirius on Saturday morning reminded me of my days as a child in Ecuador. The smell of freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh bread and the rustle of the morning paper interrupted early morning cartoons. My mom would sit beside me reading part of the paper and I would [...]

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Week One just passed by..

The first weekend is over for the Premier league and I will have to say that Reading have an honorable mention. The Royals came back from being 2-0 behind Middlesbrough through the majestic guidance of Lita, and Sidwell. Reading 3- Boro 2.
Manchester United did very well at Old Trafford as they demolished a weak Fulham. [...]

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Three days to go and some predictions…

Some of you are familiar with Nick Webster from the Fox Soccer Channel. In his blog he makes the Webster Premier league predictions. I hope he’s right! Three more days until the best league in the world begins. I am trying to work on my fantasy league team. My special surprize Dean Ashton choice [...]

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Great start for the Kop!

Next weekend is the kickoff to the 2006-2007 Premier league. The weekend before is the Community Shield cup which pins the League winner versus the Fa Cup winner. This year we had the pleasure of seeing Liverpool beat Chelsea. 2-1, goals by John Arne Riise and Peter Crouch scored for Liverpool while Shevchenko for the [...]

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