Thurs.-Fri., May 28-29, 2026
Lots of down time while our houseguests were out exploring the sights of SoCal but there are things to report.
We did get some good news on the Proud Grandparents Front.
Jacob will be receiving an award at his
Middle School Graduation Ceremony
We do not know the nature of the award. We'll be surprised on June 9th when it's announced.
Good times.
Kenya Safari
On Thursday night we joined four other couples at the home of Sharon and Richard Bellman.
We were assembled to see some fascinating photos of Richard's recent nine day safari adventure in Kenya. He did this amazing adventure on his own as Sharon was not keen on joining him this time out on the road.
By the way, the photo above is not one of Richard's. I got it from the Google Images website, but it is indeed quite representative of the many excellent photos that Richard shared with us.
We were all amazed by Richard's photos and stories about his days in the wild areas of Kenya. Quite the expedition.
His talk definitely whet my travel wanderlust. While friend and long time travel partner Koreen FitzGerald is interested in a Kenyan safari of our own, her husband Brian and Laurie are not.
Spain it is then!
On Friday evening we went to dinner with Mallory and Chester. They wanted try some authentic Mexican food.
In Camarillo it does not get
any more authentic than
El Tecolote
Mallory's ala carte burrito
was just about right
Laurie's fish taco plate was HUGE!
So was Chester's Taco Platter
Let's take a closer look at
that Taco Platter
Yes, we asked for some to-go boxes.
Darn good food, ARRIBA!
Speaking of travel wanderlust
The Costa Rica Sharks will be sending their team to beautiful Mendoza, Argentina for the Second South American Bowl.
The Costa Rican club dominated the six team First South American Bowl that we attended with the FitzGeralds in November of 2024.
By dominated I mean that they won their three tournament games in 2024 by a combined score of 112-6!
I could easily go back to Mendoza for the food, wine and football.
We got the news that our friend Julien Urgenti in Lyon, France now has a new office in his home. He wants to decorate it with some old school football photos, could I help him?
Google Images to the rescue yet again.
1966 Washington vs. Ohio State
1960 Rose Bowl
Washington over Wisconsin
1930s Washington Huskies
Another 1960 Rose Bowl photo
Maybe Julien wants some vintage
NFL photos of the 1950s
Los Angeles Rams
"Deacon" Dan Towler with
Elroy "Crazylegs"Hirsch
leading the way
"Crazylegs" was my first
football idol as a ten year old fan
Then I remembered that Julien
was a Green Bay Packers fan
Famed photo from the
1967 Ice Bowl game
Hopefully, these photos plus the Google Images website will give him some decorating ideas.
A random aerial photo of
Los Angeles' old Wrigley Field
popped up on Facebook
This was the home of the old Los Angeles Angels of AAA Pacific Coast League fame from 1925-1957.
In 1961, the American League's expansion Los Angeles Angels played their inaugural campaign with Wrigley Field as their home base.
The only game that I ever attended at Wrigley was a 1958 Spring Training game between the Cleveland Indians and San Francisco Giants to a less than packed house. We were there because my Dad wanted me to see the "Cuban Comet," Orestes "Minnie" Miñoso, play for the Indians. He was electric!
Minnie Miñoso, seen here in 1951
as a Chicago White Sox, was elected
into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2022
This beloved player of whom it was once said by a baseball pundit "played the game the way God intended it to be played," played for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Senators.
While the bulk of his major league career was from 1949 to 1964, the White Sox brought him back to play in a game in 1976 and again in 1980 so that their beloved son could claim to have played in five different decades. His final MLB appearance occurred in 1980 at tender age of 56.
Thanks Dad.
End your days with memories, not dreams.
