Saturday, December 14, 2024
Some days one just has to sit back and savor the joys of rural small town living.
Today was one of those days
This cultural staple of the Camarillo
social calendar is so wonderfully quaint
This year's parade, which could never be confused with the one in Pasadena on New Year's Day, was even more special as Mary, Jacob and Michael would all be in the parade!
A house in the Holiday Spirit as we
walked a few blocks to find an open
spot on the parade route's sidewalk
to set up our chairs
We found a spot with Vanessa, her sister Elizabeth and their Mom and Dad near the end of the parade's two mile route.
Meanwhile, at the parade's staging area . . .
Mary, representing The Dance Group,
hung out with the Grinch
Jacob was aboard this huge trailer
filled with Camarillo Stingers players
and cheerleaders
May I say that it was a BEAUTIFUL day for the Camarillo Christmas Parade.
Back at our end of the parade route . . .
Santa Claus was IN THE HOUSE!
But that is definitely not Mrs. Claus with him!
You heard it here first, inquiring minds want to know.
The Camarillo H.S. Band led the way
Camarillo H.S. Cheerleaders
Some Honored Veterans
Yachts for Tots were cool!
Great side car
That Boy Scout on the left worries me
How much will our flag be put
through in the next four years?
Baton Twirlers are always a
BIG hit in any parade
Brownies Troop
Finally,
HERE COME THE STINGERS!
LOTS OF STINGERS!
There's our Hero,
DE, old #99, Jacob Contreras
Willy Wonka and his Golden Ticket
This guy was REALLY tall!
The Pride of the City,
the famed Camarillo Family horses
Dapper
The Ventura County Ford Model A Club
entered several cars in the parade
I liked this one's clean look
Gingerbread Cookies!
I realized that I was getting quite hungry.
Shouldn't Frosty be melting after
a two mile stroll?
I looked for Michael and Susan D'Antuono
but could not find them
As I said, we are a rural community
Sweet Ride!
Mater's, from the film "Cars," cousin
A ventriloquist was different
HERE COMES THE DANCE GROUP!
Mary is in there somewhere
There she is!
Couldn't be any happier getting
to dance for two miles
Michael, ever the good Dad, walked
behind The Dance Group with water
to aid any possible struggling dancers
There's that Grinch again
A right side drive, well preserved
English vehicle as the parade was
winding down
The Rio Mesa H.S. Band director
was a vision of sartorial splendor
Parade After-Glow
The fun and, this year, really special, parade was over and we had just enough time to pick up a couple of pizzas before reuniting with Jacob and Michael for the BIG GAME at Noon.
The 125th Renewal of this Great Rivalry
Army (11-1) vs. Navy (9-3)
at Northwest Stadium
in Landover, Maryland
Jacob and Michael were both wearing pro-Army gear as they are both U.S. Army Civil War reenactors.
Silently, I was rooting for underdog Navy.
During the game as Army was getting
outplayed by Navy, Jacob broke out
the Civil War toy soldiers setting up
a battle scene to bolster his spirits
No Contest
Navy was in control from start to finish and justly deserved the upset win.
The Navy Midshipmen (10-3) from the AAC will play one more game against the Oklahoma Sooners (6-6) from the SEC in the Armed Forces Bowl on Friday, December 27th in Fort Worth, Texas.
As for the AAC Champion Army Black Knights (12-2), they will play in Shreveport, Louisiana's Independence Bowl on Saturday, December 28th. Now, as to their opponent.
Originally, it was supposed to be the Sun Belt Conference Champion Marshall Thundering Herd (10-3). But soon after winning their conference championship game, the Thundering Herds head coach resigned to take the same job at Southern Mississippi. That move automatically opened the Transfer Portal for 30 days for the entire Marshall roster.
The first day that the Portal opened, a whopping TWENTY-FIVE Marshall players entered it.
Marshall's Athletic Department assessed the situation and concluded that they could not field a representative team given the situation and opted out of the Independence Bowl.
Now what?
Enter the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (5-7), fifth place in Conference USA action this season and based in nearby Ruston, Louisiana will fill the void.
Though not possessing the minimum six wins needed for bowl eligibility, it was a case of any port in a storm.
Football news from the net . . .
Where is the college game going?
This is getting out of hand.
An academy player leaving is
not unusual, getting a player
transferring into the an academy is
Such an interesting comparison
Cam Rising was at Newbury Park H.S. when I last coached high school football. Nice kid, great player.
Our grandson, Jacob, bonded with him as a ball boy back in those days.
Covid and season ending injuries are part of his career story as well as leading the Utah Utes to two PAC-12 Championships and two Rose Bowl appearances.
Will he again try to come off of another injury to play for Utah again in 2025? Stay tuned.
The European League of Football's
Division set-up for Year Five
Closer to home on the net . . .
THE place to go for fun in SoCal
before Disneyland's 1955 opening
Laurie says that POP (Pacific Ocean Park) in Santa Monica was better than Nu-Pike.
I love her to death, but, like all of us, she does come with flaws.
This POP business would be one of them in my humble opinion.
1,ooo% TRUE!
It was another good day to be alive.
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