Shopping in Ventura and the Weekend's Global American Football Schedule

Friday, June 7, 2024

A quiet day punctuated by an eclectic shopping spree in equally eclectic downtown Ventura.

The Post Office is long gone

This classic building survives today by housing shops vending all sorts of soon to be cherished knick-knacks.

We bought several including two olive oils, one balsamic vinegar, a carved wooden bread tray, a hazelnut liqueur and a table lamp.

Happy wife, happy life.

"Dress Up Like Your Future Career Day"

at Mary's elementary school today

Mary's current career objective is to become a teacher.

I wonder where that came from?

On to American football overseas . . .

Michael Wood's Helsinki Roosters

steamrolled their way to a 4-0 record on

Thursday night over the Helsinki Wolverines

The Italian Football League's

DI playoffs start with two

Wild Card games this weekend

When these Wild Card teams met in the regular season, the Legnano Frogs beat the Parma Panthers, 55-50. The Ancona Dolphins beat the Lazio Marines, 49-18, in their match-up earlier this year.

The Frogs at Panthers' game is of

added interest as the Varese Skorpions

will play the winner in the Semifinals

Mexico City's UNAM Pumas' season

opener is just 100 days away

In Sweden, our old Wäsby Warriors

take on the Stockholm Mean Machines

in a U17 contest on Saturday

Also on tap on Saturday is this

big game in Sweden

The Polish League is in full swing

Lots of activity in France

in the next two days

GO UNICORNS!

Licornes is French for unicorns.

A regional final in France's DIV

Yet another of our former clubs,

the Thun Tigers, are in action

The best two teams in this Austrian

lower division conference are drumming

up interest weeks in advance of their game

The big games in the UK at all

levels this weekend

The European League of Football's

latest Power Rankings

The ELF's Week 3 schedule

A MUST win ELF game for both teams

In their initial ELF seasons in 2023, the Swiss Helvetic Guards/Mercenaries were 3-9 while the Italy's Milano Seamen struggled to a 2-10 record.

The currently o-1 Mercenaries and 0-2 Seamen both need to right their ELF ships NOW!