Tues.-Sun., June 23-28, 2026
Summer continues to be a special time of the year.
Food is, of course, always a good topic
Freda's used to serve up the best pizza in all of Camarillo. Unfortunately, they closed their pizzeria in our humble town about two months ago.
After visiting my dentist in Thousand Oaks this week, I stopped in at Freda's T.O. location and brought home one of their delicious Margherita pizzas home to share with my bride.
Good move.
At the Nike store in the Camarillo
Outlet Mall I espied this French
World Cup jersey
Unfortunately, they had none in any "plus" sizes.
I noticed while reading in my usual
living room chair that the sycamore tree
across the street is getting HUGE!
On Thursday, Andrew, Jill, Emma, Max, Kevin and Savannah drove in from Las Vegas to spend a few days with us.
Good times and, as usual, lots of food including . . .
Breakfast from . . .
. . . Camarillo's iconic Rolling Pin Donuts
Kevin in a sugar induced
donut coma
Kevin and Andrew passing a
soccer ball around in our backyard
Kevin is getting taller
He'll be a Freshman in high school next Fall.
An offer out of the blue on Friday
My phone rang twice on Friday with calls from football coaches Joe Smigiel and Doug Dagan of Newbury Park H.S.
The Panthers were suddenly in need of a new Special Teams Coordinator for their high powered program. They were offering me the position without any solicitation on my part.
I asked for a day to think about it but after sober reflection to this most flattering offer, I decided that with Jacob's Frosh football season at Camarillo H.S. looming as well as scheduled Fall trips to Georgia for a Civil War Reenactment, Seattle for a UW-Penn State game and a nice excursion with the FitzGeralds to Prague, Vienna and Budapest, that this was not a coaching position that I could devote the proper amount of much needed time.
I will be a civilian again during the 2026 football season.
After three fun filled days with the Las Vegas Clan, we were off to La Quinta, California with five friends to spend a few hot days in the desert Sun.
Marilyn tribute in Palm Springs
where we stopped for lunch
Mutant cow also found
in Palm Springs
After foraging for supplies at the local Costco, we headed to our AirBnB, six bedroom house which will be our base for the next few days.
Our new abode was GINORMOUS!!!
Nice pool with a large shaded
spot to help us with the heat
Let's meet our housemates . . .
Laurie, Koreen and Pam
Chris
Gonzo
his next blogpost
Thank you, Brian FitzGerald for taking these candid shots, perhaps we'll capture his image in the next few days.
Moon bright Sunday night
in the Coachella Valley
Thoughts from the net . . .
The new President Obama
Learning Center
A disturbing sign of our times
Complete sentences, Obama speaks
in complete, rational, coherent sentences
Our Glorious Leader does not
Life seemed so much better during
so many previous administrations
Time for some gridiron notes . . .
Not strictly football but
good Huskies news for sure!
Former Los Angeles Rams
Safety "Little" Eddie Meador
belongs in Canton, Ohio's
Pro Football Hall of Fame
Meador also had 22 Fumble Recoveries during his Rams' career from 1959-1970.
Meador about to tackle the Giants
RB Tucker Frederickson with
Deacon Jones in hot pursuit
The Rhein Fire warning all about
the dangers of playing in sizzling
Europe this weekend
American Football League of Europe action this weekend . . .
Rhein Fire (4-1) - 45
Alpine Rams (1-4) - 13
No surprise here.
Wroclaw Panthers (4-1) - 48
Firenze Red Lions (0-4) - 7
Ditto.
The Vienna Vikings (5-0) are the
last undefeated club in the AFLE
European Football Alliance results . . .
Prague Lions (1-5) - 45
Tirol Raiders (0-4) - 44
These two evenly matched EFA clubs put on quite a show this weekend.
Munich Ravens (5-0) - 37
Noedic Storm (5-1) - 34
Another EFA barnburner between the two best teams in the Alliance.
They didn't wear them today but I
LOVE these Munich Ravens jerseys!
between the Storm and Ravens
Season over, Colombia's
Soacha Rhinos are now in
Rest, Relax and Recharge mode
A 9-3 Huskies season would be acceptable
I found the predicted loss to Nebraska and victory over defending National Champion Indiana to be of interest.
My thoughts turned to Michael
and Jacob as they and Vanessa and
Mary head up to Astoria, Oregon
for a Civil War reenactment soon
This is always a fun event,
the highlight of the busy Camarillo
Social Calendar every Summer
Reading Is FUNdamental!
This Philo Vance mystery was first
published in 1929, it was an absolute
period piece HOOT!
These next few days parboiling in the desert heat with friends should be tons of fun.
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