Monday, July 6, 2020

The 4th of July Holiday in America for Once


Monday, June 29 -
Monday July 6, 2020

The week started off with some sad news . . .

Former Europe Warriors Right
Tackle and Coach Luis Rodarte
was entering a hospital in 
Mexico City

Luis played for our first Senior Warriors team back in 2017 in his native Mexico City and then helped coach our Offensive Line with our U19 team later that same year in Texcoco, Mexico just outside of the nation's capital. On both occasions he proved himself at all times to be just a GREAT person hence whenever any body asks me about him, my standard, heartfelt response has always been "I love Luis Rodarte!"

It is with much sorrow that I tell you the that doctors recently discovered a tumor in Luis' head. He was operated on twice at the start of the week and his doctors are optimistic on his recovery over the next few months.

As you can imagine, his family could use any financial aid that readers can give them. The photo above gives the information about the special account in his name that has been set up at the BBVA bank.

Please reach out if you can, GRACIAS!

Luis the Senior Player

Luis the U19 Coach

Speaking of American football . . .

Reeled in one more time

Good friend Bart Iaccarino of Barcelona's Pioners L'Hospitalet has opted to hire me to be his team's Video Analyst for the 2021 season.

I know that I said that my EuroBall coaching days were over but this coaching job is a bit different.

Thank's to the revolutionary HUDL platform, the Pioners will just upload game and practice footage to HUDL and then I will start my work from the comfort of my home office in Camarillo.

I think that this will be a good way to stay active in the game, plus I may need to make a visit to Barcelona for a week or two to check things out.

The Pioners also signed
Honza Rauš

Honza is another of the great young men that I have met through the Europe Warriors program.

Honza the Player in Chihuahua

Honza the U18 Coach in Vienna

Honza the whimsical Women's OC
in Mexico City

All in all,
It's GREAT to be a Pioner!

A deep, theological
conversation with Mary

The end of Mike's
Fourth of July March

As some of you may recall, our son Micheal is an American Civil War re-enactor.

On Saturday, the Fourth of July, he decided to don his Union uniform and walk the last ten miles  to our house to get a feel for what it was like to march back 160 years ago in heavy wool clothing and non-Nike shoes.

Mike and Mary

Jacob got into the act too

Mike may have a future
in Italian cinema as well

Laurie helping Mary ice
our Fourth of July mini-cakes

News from the internet . . .

Especially in Fillmore

Unfortunately, true . . .

Wear the damn mask and
practice social distancing

Once again,
unfortunately, true

More great reasons to be a
Varese Skorpion!

Interesting flowers seen
on Monday's walk

The decade of the 2010s
was a tough one on Rams fans

The AFC East, other than the Patriots, was historically weak.

Don't get too tight on the turns!

Thoughts of Italian
wine turned . . .

. . . to memories . . .

. . . of incredible lunches . . .

. . . and incredible markets

ENOUGH!
I'm going shopping tomorrow

Reading Is FUNdamental!

ACTION PACKED!

A huge body count in this 25th installment of the Jack Reacher series.

Life and crime in Sicily continue
to be of interest to me

1 comment:

David said...

If I recall correctly, that Fiat building with the test track became a venue for the Turin Olympics (speed skating) as well as the media center.