Early Weekend

Today is Thursday, 7 October. I was reading a local sports newspaper and as I'm going through it there's a picture of John William Henry II, the owner of the Boston Red Sox standing alongside Johnny Pesky a longtime Red Sox legend. Evidently Henry is trying to buy a futbol (soccer) team from Liverpool, England. Futbol is big here and they even cover teams from England. So that was a nice little touchstone to home just reading the article.

About 15 minutes after that I left to go on a kayaking adventure with some other staff members. We were checking out the adventure company to determine if we wanted to start a sailing/kayaking program or if we simply wanted to make it one of our recreational sports offerings. We spend about 2 1/2 hours on the water among the mangrove trees paddling around. It was nice to get out on the water. We played some fun games and learned about the eco-system while paddling around. A real treat and great way to end the official work week. The water was warm we had great guides and it's a very easy sport. We'll definitely get the kids out on the water soon.

I am heading out tomorrow morning with another group of staff to go to the Camel Races. Yes, they race camels. Evidently it's very entertaining and none of the animals are hurt in the races. Can't wait to report back on what it's like. All I've heard is small robots, little whips and owners driving around in SUV's with a remote control controlling the whipping robots....Sounds like fun or at least entertaining. That's just the beginning of the weekend. The rest is going to be busy too.

QOB - "Our lives begin to end the moment we become silent about the things that matter." Martin Luther King Jr.