Short People

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Went to LA and actually went to LA (instead of Anaheim) for a conference. There's really nothing much around downtown LA and they fed us each night (don't be impressed, it's actually a way of controlling expenses rather than letting people loose on the town). We did make it down to Santa Monica for a walk along the pier the last evening, but I've done the Pacific. I need to get to the other side.

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Made it home in time to catch the boy's pre-game warm up, followed by the game. The other team had a ringer ... well, a 4 year old with a sense of direction, anyways ... who reeled off 3 or 4 goals in his first few shifts. But the mighty Brown Bears were not to be denied.

The boy used his full arsenal, including ...
- running and not stopping when everyone else did
- being faster to the ball and knowing how to turn the corner on the flubberesque amalgamation of purple and brown
- using baby steps to push the ball through the pack and down the field

A few assists later and at least one if not two goals (you'd think we'd be able to tell wouldn't you?) later - the Brown Bears emerged victorious ... we think.

Is it in you?

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Looking ready for her endorsement deal - both the girl and the boy started community soccer this week. No surprise - the girl is right into it and is having no problems keeping up (although a little more "chase" and a little less "skipping" wouldn't hurt). But the boy has shown a flash as well.

Check it out here ...

http://blip.tv/file/877652#share

We'll see if this is the start of something or more reminiscent of his old man's hockey career that pretty much amounted to "first goal/first shift - and we're done."