Monthly Archives: January 2012

Accept what ya get!

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I just came home from a one week vacation on a cruise that went to four wonderful islands in the Caribbean (five if you include the home port of beautiful San Juan).

When we were considering which specific cruise to take we narrowed the list down to four options.  One wanted sunny warm weather and beaches.  The other wanted sightseeing in the Mediterranean (a sailing with a different amazing port every day).

In the end the sunny warm beaches won.  Had it not, we’d have been on the Costa ship that went down off the coast of Italy.

Its not just the big decisions that make a difference.

Beautiful, yes.

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I love soccer.  I generally refer to it as futebol and chide my friends (I live in the heart of Jets and Giants territory) that I follow the sport where they actually touch the ball with their feet.  :-)

Anyway, most of you – most everyone – knows the name Pele.  The greatest soccer player of all time with an amazing life story, even more so after becoming “Pele”.  Since the first Pele so many have been the “next” one.  Fact is, there have been some amazing “historical” players, and two of them have been Brasilian as well – Ronoldo and Ronoladinho.  But, there’s also Christiano Ronoldo, and Messi, my goodness, Messi is amazing.

Just my opinion, and as good as the others have been (and they have been amazing), Messi is in a league by himself.  Until very recently.

If you’ve not seen Neymar, or even if you have, this highlight reel is a must.  If you have any appreciation for the sport, watch this young man (born in 1992!).

And please don’t think everyone can play like this.  Watch how he manipulates the ball and the opposing player.  Watch how many defenders he leaves in the dust.  What how he handles the ball with his feet.  Only a few people have ever show the kind of grace of play Neymar has, especially at 19.  There is no doubt he is one of the greatest living players.  THE greatest?  [Shrug} Time will tell, but its going to be an amazing and entertaining ride.

This is why it is called the beautiful sport.

New Year, New Things

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I’m pretty satisfied with 2011.  Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t perfect, but for me, it was pretty good.   2012 is going to be even better.  I thought I would dedicate the year to doing things I’ve not done before.  The first of those already happened, I went skiing, more on that in a moment.  The second is to see three islands in the Caribbean I’ve never seen before.  Thats a tough chore since I spent a dozen years or so in the travel industry before coming to higher ed.  In case you’re interested, they are St. Kitts, Aruba, and Curacao.  The 3rd is to complete my candidacy, thats definitely something I’ve never done before.

So, I was visiting family in Vermont for the holiday and my Uncle suggested a skiing lesson, since I was a “never ever”  lol.  My goal for the year was born.  To do as many things I’ve never done before in the next 12 months.  So, here’s proof of the first one – skiing.  I enjoyed a 2 hour lesson and then a run down the beginner hill.  It seemed like Mount Everest when I had the skiis on.  LOL  I had an excellent time and look forward to the next first – to make a ski “run” with out falling down.  (also, learning how to stop better would be good).

Cheers – here’s to an excellent 2012!