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    Rites of Passage 11.18.25

    When I was in Peru earlier in October, I tried some foods for the first time, including Guinee Pig, Alpacca, and Beef Heart.  Of the three, Beef Heart was my favorite.  It is usually served as small pieces as part of a stir fry or on sticks – very often as “street food.”  I had beef heart again this past Saturday when my son Davis, who is the head basketball coach at Monticello High School, had his varsity basketball team with coaches and managers out at our farm for a team building get-together. This is Davis’s second year at Monticello.  He secured the head coaching job when he and his…

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    The Growth of Women’s Soccer – The Euro Cup

    I thought I would take a short break from posting about my recent trip to Great Britain, and instead, post my rapid reactions to just watching the English women’s soccer team defeat Germany in extra time to win the EURO Cup. Hosted by England, I was able to watch many of the early Euro Cup tournament matches on TV during our 2 weeks in Great Britain, including watching an England comeback-win in a quarterfinal match against Spain in while in London. The boys actually went to out to a pub to watch that match.   So, when we got back to the states, I eagerly awaited the semi-final matches of…

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