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Christmas has come and gone. The marathon English Premier league weekend places Liverpool on top of the table for this year and let’s hope to be a good omen. The hosts of the latest premier title display took place in St. James park without Fernando Torres. But later that night a bar altercation involving captain Steven Gerrard tarnished the victory. The Sky Sprots Fanzone always entertaining will show you the comedic reactions during the 5-1 Liverpool victory over Newcastle.

Five years ago we were in the motherland and enjoyed the natural beauties of the Andes mountains. In this picture my wife stands before the emerald crater lake of Quilotoa. On this trip to Quilotoa I was already victim of trying to eat all I could of the delicious foods of my childhood. From ceviche, hornado, fritada, mote, queso de hoja, naranjilla, morcillas, empanadas de morocho, humitas. Actually the list goes on but my stomach could not handle it. The trip up to the crater was beautiful, and upon our return we were well taken care by the staff of the Hotel Sol de Quito and their te de anis.

There is so much more about the trip, but my Mrs. enjoyed this trip and I can say that we celebrated a memorable anniversary in Quito five years ago and this year another one arrived. Another wonderful year, Thanks Beck…I could actually go for an helado de paila.

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A city in a valley surrounded by snow capped mountains, some of them active volcanoes. The homeland of my beloved mother, a land where my wife fell in love with and a city that will be turning 474 years old.A lot of stories and memories can be gathered from those days. The culture, the songs and flavors are vast and while sitting at a table today eating Thanksgiving dinner I could actually say that I am thankful for having been born and raised in such rich city. Viva Quito.

The impact Fernando Torres made off the bench this weekend was obvious. The show in The FanZone was great and the fried chicken my wife made was “para chuparse los dedos.” This is part of the Good Stuff Network!!!

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 of this cold weather. I on the other hand enjoy the cold weather. The brisk cold mornings remind me of walking to school in Quito.
The first fire in our wood stove welcomes this November cold and the falling of most of the colorful leaves into heaps that my daughter and German shepherd can play in.  The line of Rose of Sharon has been pruned, the pansies to be planted, more firewood to be cut and split. All these things are part of a long list of to-dos. Of course, the decorations in the attic catch my curiosity as I would like to put them up as soon as I begin the Christmas music in the house. Bing Crosby and Johnny Mathis are already guests in this house…
By the way- I have seen Rudolph the red nosed reindeer with my daughter already- a yearly tradition to be shared with her.

You’ve got to enjoy these guys. Whatever will be will be.

The way Liverpool are playing lately reminds me of Barcelona SC of the 1980’s when they could be loosing and the calmness of the manager, team and fans created a spine tingling feeling on its opponents- they would win with confidence. During the game with Man U and Man City I felt nervous but I can actually feel confident of our weapons- even when Fernando leaves a big gap.

Wigan versus Liverpool was a great game today. Too bad for Antonio Valencia seeing red again in less than a week. Watch these great goals by Zaki, Kuyt and Riera.

This is week 2 1/2 of my latest upgrade to a hydrogen hybrid. With the help of my father-in-law we have converted my Honda CRV to a Hydrogen hybrid. This has given me great results without having to purchase a small and uncomfortable hybrid car.  A big factor in my decision- Gas prices, emissions and also  I have a long commute and accumulate many miles a month. The beginning miles per gallon were 22 and now I am getting 28. Based on the studies and other users the MPG’s will increase and also the emissions will decrease enormously. Below is the place that does this magic- The Hybrid Conversion Place.