What a week!
The World Cup has begun and the first round is over. USA did not show up - sad consdering they were ranked 5th in the world - I guess they spent too much time reading their press clippings instead of reading the grass clippings on the pitch.
However, the bravo performace of the Miami Heat and the Carolina Hurricane made up for the wimpy US soccer.
Many Americans poo-poo soccer but for those of us who have developed a bit of a passion for the sport, the USA team performance is downright sad. Oh well, we have two more weeks to enjoy the other battles for the World Cup.
The big news is that we were able to see String Cheese Incident and Ratdog at the Pozo Saloon this weekend. These bands are beginning their summer tour together - each doing a 2 hour set - and I guess they went to Pozo to kick it off and get some of the kinks worked out before a live audience. The kinks were minor (Billy forgot the third verse of Tom Thumb Blues). The venue was dusty but the music was clean. The experience was reminescent of the day when the corporations were not in charge, music was played in a pasture (Max Yasgar's farm) and there was no need for police other than to give directions and help park the cars.
This weekend we head to High Sierra Music Festival in Quincy - something we have been doing for the past 12 years or so, for more music. Beth, Bill, Marlee and Grace are staying with us in Graeagle so I hope to get some nice pix to post.
Healthwise, things are fine and the summer is progessing as planned.
Stay tuned.
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Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Medical Update
Today is a 'medical day'. I went to the Dentist and had a root canal completed and although not necessarily painful, keeping your mouth fully open for an hour is not an easy task. (If you want the name of a great Fresno/Madera dentist - email me).
I also saw my oncologist. My Prostate markers (PSA, PAP) went down from
Stay tuned.
I also saw my oncologist. My Prostate markers (PSA, PAP) went down from
March -> April, and made a jump from
April -> May. I find out my 'numbers' one month after they are drawn - so today we saw the May numbers. The oncologist thought it was time to go to UCSF for a consult and perhaps some advanced treatment not available in Fresno; but we decided to wait after I got this mornings numbers and they are plateaued and one is tending down. So, I am holding my own and not to worry for a while - time to go play, etc.
Stay tuned.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Wedding
This weekend (June 9-12) we flew to St Paul MN to attend the wedding of my second cousin Rob and Emily. Although the main purpose of the trip was to be there to witness the covenent, it was also a chance to celebrate with my wonderful family.
Good fortune had it that my sons and their family could made the trip and we had a great family time. It was really nice that baby Emily (Steve and Jen's miracle) could make the trip.
A slide show of some of the peole can be seen by clicking below.
A picture of the Ward Collection
St Paul is one of America's great cities and I would recommend it to anyone who has a chance, get there.
I see the Doctor and Dentist next week - oh well...
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Good fortune had it that my sons and their family could made the trip and we had a great family time. It was really nice that baby Emily (Steve and Jen's miracle) could make the trip.
A slide show of some of the peole can be seen by clicking below.
A picture of the Ward Collection
St Paul is one of America's great cities and I would recommend it to anyone who has a chance, get there.
I see the Doctor and Dentist next week - oh well...
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Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Madonna
Today was a sad day when I heard that Billy Preston died. I saw him not too long ago when he was touring with Eric Clapton. He had such a diverse musical career he is hard to type: from gospel to rock. He was, in my mind, a 5th Beatle.
Anyway we had tix to see Madonna's Confessions show at the Save Mart tonight. I have seen a lot of shows but this was clearly the pinnacle - she had two hundred tons of equipment, more than 20 semis to haul it and a road crew of 150.
For me, she is hot in every sense of the word. From the start she demanded no one sit and everyone dance, and at times, jump. The crowd was in a frenzy most of the time.
Her music was focused in some part on her new album - great disco but the show also covered a sampling of her career: she variouisly vamped, played a stripper, played a hard rocker, had a midddle eastern theme set, and several visual themes including her singing while pinned to a steel cross.
She also had a set to make a political statement - she displayed many unpleaseant images of war and images of bad guys - Sadaam, Hitler, Idi Amin, interspested with pictures of George Bush; the Democratic Party could not have done it better. Main difference between Geo Bush and the 'bad guys' is that the bad guys were try dictators and tyrants and Mr. Bush is mostly the spokesperson and photo op for the White House and the real policy makers lie in secret (Cheney, Rumsfield, Rove etc).
Two hours plus - non-stop dancing singing and carrying on. Maybe it IS the Red String!
In other matters, I am feeling fine and ready to fly to Minneapolis for a wedding this weekend - should be a wonderful time.
Carole's last day as Director of the Emergency Department was last Friday - she is now working to help the new boss transition and in 2 months it will be Saturday every day.
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Anyway we had tix to see Madonna's Confessions show at the Save Mart tonight. I have seen a lot of shows but this was clearly the pinnacle - she had two hundred tons of equipment, more than 20 semis to haul it and a road crew of 150.
For me, she is hot in every sense of the word. From the start she demanded no one sit and everyone dance, and at times, jump. The crowd was in a frenzy most of the time.
Her music was focused in some part on her new album - great disco but the show also covered a sampling of her career: she variouisly vamped, played a stripper, played a hard rocker, had a midddle eastern theme set, and several visual themes including her singing while pinned to a steel cross.
She also had a set to make a political statement - she displayed many unpleaseant images of war and images of bad guys - Sadaam, Hitler, Idi Amin, interspested with pictures of George Bush; the Democratic Party could not have done it better. Main difference between Geo Bush and the 'bad guys' is that the bad guys were try dictators and tyrants and Mr. Bush is mostly the spokesperson and photo op for the White House and the real policy makers lie in secret (Cheney, Rumsfield, Rove etc).
Two hours plus - non-stop dancing singing and carrying on. Maybe it IS the Red String!
In other matters, I am feeling fine and ready to fly to Minneapolis for a wedding this weekend - should be a wonderful time.
Carole's last day as Director of the Emergency Department was last Friday - she is now working to help the new boss transition and in 2 months it will be Saturday every day.
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Thursday, June 01, 2006
Strawberry Music Festival
Well, after all these years we finally made it to Strawberry Music Festival (SMF).
It was a family affair with Peter, Steve and Beth and their families all going. Steve and his family and Carole and I stayed in the Evergreen Lodge - a mile from the Fest - luxury in the mountains. We were particularly glad we did it when it turned cold and snowed.
Despite the frigid weather, we had a grand and great time. The kids seems to enjoy each other and there was plenty of activity for all interests and all ages.
Steve dealt with the cold with a warm blanket.
Perhaps the nicest thing about SMF is that it is less than three hours from Fresno, below 5000 feet, 40 minutes to Yosemite Valley.
Healthwise, everything seems fine.
Next weekend is rest.... then off to Minnesota for a wedding and a chnace to hook up with many of my favorite relatives.
Cheers.
Oh yes, there was a child-big-love moment courtesy of Grace Ann and an unsuspecting Rod.
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It was a family affair with Peter, Steve and Beth and their families all going. Steve and his family and Carole and I stayed in the Evergreen Lodge - a mile from the Fest - luxury in the mountains. We were particularly glad we did it when it turned cold and snowed.
Despite the frigid weather, we had a grand and great time. The kids seems to enjoy each other and there was plenty of activity for all interests and all ages.
Steve dealt with the cold with a warm blanket.
Perhaps the nicest thing about SMF is that it is less than three hours from Fresno, below 5000 feet, 40 minutes to Yosemite Valley.
Healthwise, everything seems fine.
Next weekend is rest.... then off to Minnesota for a wedding and a chnace to hook up with many of my favorite relatives.
Cheers.
Oh yes, there was a child-big-love moment courtesy of Grace Ann and an unsuspecting Rod.
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