tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153772642024-03-07T00:42:21.588-06:00Who you calling Shorty?Just a blog by another white male with no time on his hands.ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-50314698800919684422017-01-10T22:26:00.004-06:002017-01-10T22:26:50.647-06:00A Christmas Vacation in England<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've had trouble getting everyone together for vacations with summer jobs and school, but it worked this year to fulfill a long awaited vacation to England for a Premier League adventure.<br />
This is at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester where we watched Manchester City defeat Burnley on January 2nd. Our seats were just 5 rows back from the corner post - what a view.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Loved this giant Abysinnian statue at The British Museum, but not sure why he has 5 legs...</td></tr>
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One non-football highlight for me was a visit to the British Museum. This museum is loaded with antiquities from Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the ancient middle east.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hunter and Alex outside our first Pub</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;">Food was a constant reason to slow down. Our general favorite was to go to a pub and have fish & chips and a pint.<br /><br /><br />The boys attended the first match alone, and got to watch Tottenham defeat Southampton on Wednesday December 28. They figured out the train and we saw them off at Waterloo station. Tami, Alex and I then spent some time at the Tate Modern museum, walked the Millenium Bridge, saw St. Paul's Cathedral, and dined at a place called Fishworks, Yummy.<br /><br /><br />ps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZJsFfgtO2YRgQHb3ucYJbMcZHcJw-6FndNgI38OQ7wLux3DbPddR55rms7Z_OFQOISbjZuoMOgJDR-4VuY_BUM1oJtyNfgFj0IpC5ZDlVpw1RtA4uNcc6q3PRZJ2LX7zwYcxmw/s1600/IMG_3026.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZJsFfgtO2YRgQHb3ucYJbMcZHcJw-6FndNgI38OQ7wLux3DbPddR55rms7Z_OFQOISbjZuoMOgJDR-4VuY_BUM1oJtyNfgFj0IpC5ZDlVpw1RtA4uNcc6q3PRZJ2LX7zwYcxmw/s320/IMG_3026.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luke with Chelsea's Premier League Championship Cup</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My final destination is...Dorking.</td></tr>
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On Saturday December 31, we all hopped on the train for the 1:15 trip to Southampton.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cool frosty on the train to Southampton - they wisely don't let you drink in the stands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The youthful part of our Saints supporters</td></tr>
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The Saints play in one of the smaller Premier League stadiums - 34,000? - and our seats were great despite being 3 rows from the top.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Meat pies are real - and delicious</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A panorama of the Southampton pitch from our seats</td></tr>
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Sadly, the Saints lost to West Brom, but the experience was good. We love football.<br />
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The highlight of New Years Eve was a late dinner in a pub near our hotel, and then waiting for L&W to return from a futile journey in search of ice cream. In the morning as we prepared to leave we discovered that the boiler had gone out in our hotel so no showers were available.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Year's Eve - more pub food</td></tr>
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We drove to Manchester on New Years Day. The car we had reserved online was not nearly big enough for 6 people and their luggage so we quickly upgraded (?) to a commercial vehicle called a Vauxhall Vivaro. First adventure was trying to figure out how to shift into reverse in a manual 6-speed diesel van but I figured it out.<div>
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We drove a couple of hundred miles in pouring rain and then darkness to get to Manchester only to arrive at the wrong address for our "aparthotel." A phone call and short drive later we arrived at the correct address, were shown to our spacious apartment in the basement of an old mill - and discovered that there was no hot water. Another phone call, another drive and we arrive at our new place, 2 real apartments near a canal. There was hot water.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The whole crew at Etihad; great seats, good game, being together</td></tr>
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The next day was January 2nd, and that meant our signature game at the Etihad Stadium. Will has been a Manchester City fan for almost 10 years. We got to see them play an exhibition in Minneapolis 3 summers ago, but what a thrill to sit with 65,000 fans at a Premier league game and watch them defeat Burnley. We had great seats in a corner, and Kevin DeBruyne took several corners not 15 feet from our spots.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neapolitan pizza is always a good bet</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sir William Hotel in Grindelford - my favorite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dinner at Sir William - right before the owner showed us some Magic!</td></tr>
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Tuesday morning we got up, packed "The Loaf" as Luke had fondly named our ride, and drove through the national park east of Manchester. The weather was our second worst day of the trip, quite windy and threatening to rain, and the roads were a little dicey including a stretch called "The Snake."</div>
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Eventually we arrived in the beautiful village of Grindelford. Our hotel didn't open until 5:00 (the owners were returning from their own holiday) so we had lunch at another hotel, met a nice young waiter from northern Scotland (who'd been "forced" to move to Grindelford by his girlfriend) and the kids took a muddy hike up to the edge of the valley.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A panorama from the valley's edge near Grindelford</td></tr>
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The next morning - after a great night's sleep - the boys had a kick around at the local pitch and then we all set off on a grand hike along the rim of the valley.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A break from our hike</td></tr>
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ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-10920700229044755102016-03-12T09:23:00.000-06:002016-03-12T09:27:32.704-06:00Often is a word I seldom use...Last weekend with the ND Boys State Swimming and Diving Meet, Earthgirl and I saw the end of our careers as parents at sporting events. Something like 16 years of soccer (BSL, Summer, Indoor, and High school), 12 years of baseball, 5-6 of basketball, several Track & Field, 1 golf season, not to mention all of the "girlfriend" events we've attended.<br />
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I thought it was a pretty sad day. There were a lot of successes in there - 2 ND HS Soccer titles, 3 ND Boys State Swimming Titles, Numerous Summer soccer tournament championships, at least 3 indoor soccer titles. All 3 of the boys made some great friends and grew up while working well with others.<br />
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Frustrations? Too many to count. Great coaching? Lots. Bad coaching? Lots.
I coached 12 years of BSL soccer, 3 summer soccer seasons, 5-6 baseball seasons. As fun as that all was for me, what I will miss most is seeing each of my sons on the pitch or the court or the field working hard whether they were winning or not, being good sports even when others were not.<br />
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I don't believe sports are the best (or only) way to engage kids in teamwork, or to socialize them, or to ease them in to "the real world" of winners and losers, but sports can do all of those things.
But so do Boy Scouts or church groups or music groups. The reason I chose sports, and gave my sons those opportunities was not about being "winners" - it is about PLAY.<br />
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I don't mean play as in "play sports": but PLAY as in throw rocks into the ocean or build a snow fort "play." Opportunity to explore and find out what you enjoy and what interests you and what value to place on your time, and then to make friends and grow up being inventive and creative and just ...play.<br />
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What great memories from 3 fine young men.<br />
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Monday morning it was off to Colorado State University and a tour. The boys were impressed by the Recreation Center (huge draw at colleges nowadays) but not as impressed by the school's A&M past, as in this photo:<br />
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We also got soaked by another rainstorm. Then we drove to University of Colorado Boulder for their tour. After bragging about the 300 days of sunshine a year we toured the campus in rain and never did see the mountains that normally dominate the campus skyline. Better tour, probably a better school but the distractions would be tough. Biking, hiking, skiing, fishing, etc. when does one do homework? Out of state tuition is not kind, either.<br />
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The next morning we ate at Snooze and headed west to Breckenridge.<br />
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Rain, rain, rain. We arrived at our rented condo, Tami went with boys to rent mountain bikes and yours truly put away bags, figured out how to grill burgers outside without a grill, and got us ready to watch the US men take on Honduras in the Gold Cup.<br />
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Wednesday morning the boys got up early and headed for the slopes. Did I mention it was raining???<br />
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Tami and I rode to the top with them one time near the end of the day, so here is a view from the chairlift and another from the top:<br />
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They rode hard and got disgustingly dirty but swore it was one of the best days ever. We ate a meal of tomato bisque, squash ravioli, and hot dogs. Yum.<br />
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Thursday morning we checked out and took the back road through Keystone where we encountered this youngster:<br />
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We continued to Loveland Pass, where Tami and the boys did some hiking ( the boys making it to the land of Marmots):<br />
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<br />ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-10395896140531034502015-03-18T19:40:00.000-05:002015-03-18T19:40:10.077-05:00Concordia Orchestra Student Showcase ConcertLast Saturday night EarthGirl and I ventured to Moorhead to hear the last Orchestra Concert of the year. The 4 featured soloists were all senior orchestra members and included a percussionist, a flautist, and two pianists. The works were well prepared and quite enjoyable. The final piece was a big chunk of the Firebird Suite, and they really delivered.
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Century set up very well with lots of swimmer getting into the final heat of each event.
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By the time it was over there was no doubt who the Champions were.There were 4 new State records set in 12 events - 3 by Century and 1 by a diver. Century's Loren Sether set new 500 free and 200 IM records on Friday, and then Saturday anchored the 400 free relay squad to another State record.
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Final team scores were Century 401 - Minot 333, 5 teams in the low 200's, and everybody else.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_pmnoPFUPnzWeZaflcwWcTbcGPo1mAHOS8pFly6V4cIU5LeU-goz3MHI_94v6XSyJSTY3VrRIbr2U66JYgUHX-1OYH-ztPx1EtI5aD_VEy8mITAuI7sLX6eBqfT-Pw01qQDAxA/s1600/DSC_1623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_pmnoPFUPnzWeZaflcwWcTbcGPo1mAHOS8pFly6V4cIU5LeU-goz3MHI_94v6XSyJSTY3VrRIbr2U66JYgUHX-1OYH-ztPx1EtI5aD_VEy8mITAuI7sLX6eBqfT-Pw01qQDAxA/s640/DSC_1623.jpg" /></a></div>ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-6869600593837097752014-12-08T22:03:00.000-06:002014-12-08T22:03:15.804-06:00Concordia Christmas Concert 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9avstd-9ritplDftiMi1XPyP_eit7anKR7VRjef9kFUABq83k9H0gfk7tcjEdf5T8CZ8isbMwJcktoNF4yyDuh207CXtKr2ujyL5qpcbam5f-i-Xu4NcvMjk1mcCdA1_sMR26Q/s1600/IMG_1247.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9avstd-9ritplDftiMi1XPyP_eit7anKR7VRjef9kFUABq83k9H0gfk7tcjEdf5T8CZ8isbMwJcktoNF4yyDuh207CXtKr2ujyL5qpcbam5f-i-Xu4NcvMjk1mcCdA1_sMR26Q/s640/IMG_1247.JPG" /></a></div>
What a spectacular event.I'm very anti-dogma but what a collaborative effort among the visual artist, the orchestra, and choirs to put out a message of a loving god - and not the spiteful temperamental old testament god.
Grandma Bonnie came along and Alex sat with us, too. L&W were miserable in the tiny little seats in the field house but goodness what sound! Hunter was glad we came, and treated us to a little Sunday night campus dining center food before we headed back to Bismarck.<strike></strike>ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-73259596269263142992014-06-03T20:07:00.000-05:002014-06-03T20:07:31.283-05:00"Paradise waiting, wherever you go..."<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimk_bYXZpz8lmVxFGptDO-t_QPC5Ogry_P1evwjIPTY0P_r0qS9P4-1hLWG2DYzk0aRbrmTBGAaTnnLOi_ibW7RHqot16SoNAH_4OGXr8woQhEq9Z8mej6D2IYcrb9YNmrTq_ZGQ/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimk_bYXZpz8lmVxFGptDO-t_QPC5Ogry_P1evwjIPTY0P_r0qS9P4-1hLWG2DYzk0aRbrmTBGAaTnnLOi_ibW7RHqot16SoNAH_4OGXr8woQhEq9Z8mej6D2IYcrb9YNmrTq_ZGQ/s640/IMG_0857.JPG" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQF15QOM2gwa5v-6XMRRoRDBqo6kUGqw_LFrNUoXONTXkaEUIa_rEC7AR7O96u5SDzCTjQJj71nR_oNen6BagmtYRrSs5MdYZpPzgVxKJ3D7K9wfdUdOXOm_XKgwT1bKrIzULew/s1600/IMG_0863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; 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Up at 2:15, left for airport at 3:00, park and fly got us to terminal by 3:30, just had time to catch 5:00 flight to Houston. Fligfht delayed 1 hour due to no crew so into San Jose an hour late. After very slow Customs process we were met by Fabian who drove us to Our hotel outside of La Fortuna at the base of the Arenal Volcano. Marvelous house with private pool and lots of space and air conditioning.
Fri day morning we went zip lining in the cloud forest. Like skiing, etc. weight is a hugw factor in speed. There were a couple of times I wondered about the sound barrier but apparently never exceeded 60 or 70 mph. And then there was stopping. I had full friction on the brakes for the last 100 meters and still slammed into the safety wall. I think the crew was a little surprised and the next 5 trips went better.
That night we dined in La Fortuna after a fun shuttle ride with some of the staff who were going home for the day. Great food and a trip to the supermercado and home again.
Saturday we went to a very fancy resort called The Springs. We toured the animal sanctuary, sat in many different hot springs, ate lunch, went kayaking in the Arenal River (where I was the only one who flipped in the rapids- just bruises, no injuries.
Tami and Luke finished the afternoon with a long horseback ride. We spent the late afternoon and evening in the hot pools, watched the steam rising out of the volcano, and then ate a delicious supper at the Perdido Bar hosted by Donal the bartender. Wonderful day, and then a short ride back to our hoterl where we all crashed.
This morning (Sunday) Hunter, Luke, and Will are off on a 25 Km mountain bike ride that looked like way too much work for the Papa. Tams and I are having a recuperation morning. If I can get my iPhoine Wi-Fi to work I will post a few pictures. Tami has lots on Facebook.<strike><strike></strike></strike>ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-60621418926118236972014-05-10T18:23:00.000-05:002014-05-10T18:25:53.136-05:00Spring Recital Time Again...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dBNvJMY-HxYrg3-7vTV3y82A37ZKHR8ayIQCfs0qm2ujDXWNzCElf_5a1Br8wg3Tc7Pqd3blTqAEKy_BEvNxmbc3942TlF_uxfBpSmmacSQFeXjs-zkrhb8xM4f9uUfFs_Skgg/s1600/IMG_0839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6dBNvJMY-HxYrg3-7vTV3y82A37ZKHR8ayIQCfs0qm2ujDXWNzCElf_5a1Br8wg3Tc7Pqd3blTqAEKy_BEvNxmbc3942TlF_uxfBpSmmacSQFeXjs-zkrhb8xM4f9uUfFs_Skgg/s640/IMG_0839.JPG" /></a></div>ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-46564851213793518232014-04-26T21:11:00.000-05:002014-04-26T21:11:41.862-05:00Borodin String Quartet #2We traveled to Moorhead Thursday night for a string quartet recital at Concordia. Hunter has been working on this piece most of the year and this was the first (and only) time they played the entire piece. The venue was the little recital hall on campus and, as expected, not very well attended. Those who stayed home really missed out! It was the best I've ever seen Hunter perform in a group.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GmU-c0FkBj_vx5eF5nVkUSVRRak5ycJQ9dwqpWRpBCgiNGzD5zJoMPJYzV2e0lM5EcLkB23D008Hfp93ATBf_eEDviEV0JVnyCfPe6UwyP2DwgSWVieZGUKmXLy_bc-iOs2rbQ/s1600/IMG_0829.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4GmU-c0FkBj_vx5eF5nVkUSVRRak5ycJQ9dwqpWRpBCgiNGzD5zJoMPJYzV2e0lM5EcLkB23D008Hfp93ATBf_eEDviEV0JVnyCfPe6UwyP2DwgSWVieZGUKmXLy_bc-iOs2rbQ/s400/IMG_0829.JPG" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-
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It was a little tough to get home at 2:00 a.m. and go to work the next morning, but definitely worth it.
If you were wondering, the last three photos are Alex and Grandma Bonnie before the show, me lugging the chain, and Hunter presenting his biology research project.ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-88940524994386333502014-02-24T20:08:00.001-06:002014-02-24T20:08:56.342-06:00Spring Break!So unlike the days when I worked every break(Boo-hoo-hoo), Hunter and Alex are off to vacation in Arizona with Uncle Pat and family. I dropped them off at the airport at -4 F. Pat just called and said his car thermometer said +78 F. That my friends is and 82 degree spread.OUCH. Here are the adventurers:
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Hoping they have a marvelous time.ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-66434783525964241222014-02-01T22:17:00.001-06:002014-02-01T22:17:15.997-06:00"I held my breath and I kicked my feet and I moved my arms around."So Will continues to improve at his new adventure - competitive swimming. He learned to swim at YMCA preschool but doesn't really love the water. Somehow some of his friends convinced him to give it a try. He has worked very hard and his times are coming down dramatically. I know next to nothing about swimming so it has been a real learning experience for me as well.
The season is winding down with a huge meet next weekend in Bismarck, and the WDA and then State, which is in Grand Forks. CHS is the favorite having won last year. We'll see if they peak at just the right time.
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We are hunting courtesy of Wolfman Jack, the last DJ.<br />
Today is much, much warmer than the last three weeks so we can actually sit out here and not risk freezing to death. The main road out here is completely blocked by snow so we travelled cross country through the farmyard, over the (frozen) creek, up the hill and through another gate with major driftage. And then to within a quarter mile of the stand. Walked in and here we sit. The quietest place on the planet, several miles from any cars or occupied farms or highways. Nice country.ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-55477161380703127362013-11-30T17:48:00.001-06:002013-11-30T17:48:21.181-06:00"O Tannenbaum..."<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have always wanted to do this the old fashioned ways and boys volunteered to help! An old fashioned Christmas tree. Only issue was this tree had a divided trunk so couldn't cut it off where I wanted to... hilarity ensues.<br />
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Just a couple of photos off my iPhone. Penultimate performance of the Fall Concert Tour was in Bismarck at the Belle. Lots of fans present!<br />
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It was a really good concert, this orchestra can really put out some sound.ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-4448584854428849242013-10-29T22:11:00.004-05:002013-10-29T22:11:40.182-05:00What we did on our summer vacation...<br />
Here is another old draft post I found from (I think) 2009 vacation to Colorado.<br />
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I found this draft from several years ago at a Bis-Man Youth Symphony Concert at the then brand new BSC Energy Center. Boys have sure grown up, but know doubt who was who ...<br />
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<br />ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-86381756436044823702013-10-13T11:38:00.001-05:002013-10-13T11:42:36.923-05:00Planet changes Orbit...The first concert of the year at Concordia and it is aptly named the Homecoming Concert. Football team got rocked by Div III #5 in the nation Bethel College, so the highlight of the weekend may have been the concert.<br />
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Concordia livestreams these events so we watched it huddled around the iMac. I have Apple TV but it appears the signal is too weak over WiFi to carry consistently to the new TV room in the basement using airplay. I will work on that.<br />
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For background, Hunter is a Regent's Scholar at Concordia, and an Honors Program Chemistry major, but has a little side gig as the Concertmaster of the Orchestra. There was a nice article about him in the first issue of the school year's student newspaper The Concordian. You can copy and paste a link to that here:<br />
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So last night (after learning that his soccer mates who are still in high school had continued Century's state soccer domination for another year) he prepared for his first ever Concordia College Orchestra Concert.<br />
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He has a snazzy tux (black bow tie instead of funky plaid Concordia colors bowties on the Band men, What's up with that Dr. Beyers?) and looked a little more tense before the concert than after.<br />
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He said it went well (A Copland piece from <u>Rodeo</u> followed by the big finish to Dvorak's <u>New World Symphony)</u> <u>despite the fact that halfway through the Dvorak his "A" string unravels and when he tries to tighten it or move it out of his way, the peg simply falls out on the floor.</u> Being the player he is he finishes out the piece sans string but plays all the other notes. He said only a couple of other principal players (cello and viola) even noticed and you can see them laughing about it in front of the director's podium after the concert. I don't think the concert is uploaded to youtube yet, but I will post a link if I find one.<br />
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A trip to the violin shop in Fargo is in order.<br />
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The big Fall Orchestra Concert Tour starts Oct. 26th in Sioux Falls and ends with the home concert Nov. 3rd in Moorhead. Stops in Rapid City, Bozeman, Helena, Great Falls, Billings, and Bismarck. The Bismarck concert is at The Belle Mehus Auditorium at 7:30 November 2nd.<br />
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8 concerts (and a lot of miles!) in 9 days.ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-52802262416179803992013-10-13T09:12:00.000-05:002013-10-13T10:07:22.543-05:00And so it goes...So yesterday was ND Boy's Soccer state championship day. The games were scheduled for Jamestown but after 8 games and 3 days of rain Rotary Field at the high school was unplayable. In the late semifinal Friday night against Minot Century wore white and Minot Maroon. Conditions were so muddy that by the end it was Century in medium Gray and Minot in deep Gray. It was decided to cancel the 3rd and 5th place games so Minot and West Fargo both place third, and Shanley and St. Mary's both placed fifth.<br />
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The NDHSAA (wisely) took a page from previous history and moved the final back to Bismarck where it was sunny and windy but more importantly, there is a brand new artificial turf field at Shiloh Christian's Miller Field. I think it was 1997 when the BHS vs. St. Mary's Final had to be moved to Bismarck from Jamestown due to weather and field conditions. (Despite Joe Towle's best efforts, the Demons prevailed for their last state soccer championship.) I sat with Luke and Will in the Century section while Earthgirl went down to the field to take these incredible pictures.<br />
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A pretty good crowd showed up for the game which started at 3:00. BHS had the best early chances relying - as they have for all of Tim Green's time as head coach - on a Through Ball/Long Ball/We've got the fastest guy on the field approach. The Century defense withstood the challenge and settled down. Scoreless first half and it was obvious by then that this was going to be a one goal game, it was just a question of who would get the break or take advantage of one.<br />
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Century's best chance in regulation was a 30 yard rocket of a shot by Richter that hit the crossbar. 0-0 at the end of regulation so then they played two scoreless 10 minute overtimes. By this point Century's depth and conditioning were starting to show, and they had been controlling play since early in the second half. BHS had almost no time with the ball in either overtime, but prevented a Century score. Max Cook did put one in in the second overtime but it was disallowed because of offsides.<br />
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That brings us to the shootout. In North Dakota high school soccer the rule is you put all 10 potential shooters in order on the field before it starts so coaches can't change the order or shooters after that. There is a coin toss to see who goes first, and BHS got first shot. The penalty spot is 10 yards back from the center of the goal. The goal itself is 24 feet wide and 8 feet high, and the goalkeeper must be stationary with feet on the goal line when the kick is taken. The teams alternate until the first five have all kicked or until one team is mathematically eliminated.<br />
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Needless to say, the advantage is with the kickers. Cole Olson of the demons drained the first kick but Matt MacArthur of Century answered right back. 1-1. Then Willi Ulness (Sidenote: the younger brother of CHS head coach Nate Ulness) put a ball hard and low toward the left corner but Century keeper Zach Sweep got a touch on it and it rolled wide.<br />
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Dominic Neameyer coolly put the next one in and it is Century ahead 2-1. The next Demon shooter in Cody Evanson (who Luke and Will played U16 with during the summer ) and he puts a hard shot low and to the right, but again Sweep lays out and deflects the ball wide.<br />
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Jacob Richter of CHS puts the left footer in and it is 3-1 Century.<br />
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At this point most of the pressure shifts to BHS since they have to make both remaining shots and Century only needs one to win and none and guaranteed a tie after the first five. If it is tied after 5 each, it becomes a "golden goal" situation where the first made goal is the game winner, which would be a huge BHS advantage since they shoot first.<br />
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The next Demon shooter is another summer teammate of Luke and Will's named Cole Lawrence. Without fanfare he made a clean shot. Century's 4th shooter was junior defenseman Anthony Morrell. His shot was too close to the keeper and the diving Matzke stopped it. The score is now 3-2 CHS with one shot apiece remaining.<br />
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The final Demon shooter was a kid who played JV for them all year but was rostered for the tournament, and I think it was his first appearance for the tournament. What pressure, but Ari Rasidovic buried the shot. <br />
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It is now 3-3 but Century gets the last shot. A make and they win, a miss and it goes to the first goal wins phase of the shootout. Century's final shooter is an exchange student from Germany named Julian Wilhelm. He played on Hunter's championship team last year, and scored the only goal in the 1-0 Century win over Fargo Davies in Thursday. Steps up, sets, and pushes the ball softly into the net where the goalie was before he dived hard to his left in anticipation of another low hard ball.<br />
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So we had bought the concert tickets months ago, and who would guess that the concert would be the same night as the opening round of the 2013 Boys State Soccer Tournament in Jamestown. As it is a school night we decided to skip soccer and go to a real live show. None other than a couple of my guitar singer/songwriter heroes. The opening act at the Belle was Loudon Wainwright III, who played all new music (from what will be close to album 20) and recited a couple of long pieces that were written by his father for Life magazine, and proved to be great setups for songs. I first saw him 27 years ago at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, and, yeah, he can't sing as well as he used to, and the playing isn't nearly as crisp (or complicated) but the sense of humor and storytelling were still there.<br />
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ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-76136848253574875962013-10-07T05:55:00.000-05:002013-10-07T05:55:05.645-05:00"...just give me one extra season, so I can figure out the other four." John PrineHaving some trouble keeping up with all the stuff. Busy with work and family, <b>everybody </b>really busy. Didn't post on Mentahnas or Varsity Reserve soccer, or Hunter's recent master class, or the fact that the basement is 99% done except for the furnishing. My 3 car garage is still a one car garage and I do not want to put much of that back in the basement.<br />
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Oh let's see... a month ago we got hailed out and the check from insurance company won't pay half of the bill... this weekend we got big wet heavy snow but only 3-4 inches and not the 18" they got in Hettinger, ND. The Republicans in Congress really are trying to drown the government in the bathtub, and my place of work just celebrated its 40th year of existence; I have been present for the last 22.<br />
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ShortyThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13545121212198785072noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15377264.post-87701142718508668382013-09-02T00:04:00.002-05:002013-09-02T00:04:41.697-05:00So Planet goes off to collegeThe fateful day has come and gone. Dropped him off in some staggering heat, met the roommate and family, went to the ceremony, tearful goodbyes. Earthgirl took it particularly hard and has slowly been adjusting to an emptier nest.<br />
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However, due to the modern world, we have been able to facetime and text message most days. He is really liking his classes and found out last Wednesday that he is the Concertmaster for the Concordia College Orchestra. We are very proud and super excited for him. They have an SD, MT, ND concert tour in late October so we'll get a chance to see them play.<br />
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Luke and Will have really made the adjustment to Century HS very well. They are liking most of their classes and teachers, and are playing soccer on the Varsity Reserve. More updates as they come in.<br />
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