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Sunny Southern Cal

Here's a view of my back yard after a little winter storm blew through — not much for a New Englander, I know, but rather unusual around here. I was supposed to go racing today; I guess I'm glad the skipper discovered some damage to his boat and had to cancel so that repairs could be made.

By the way, Traci & I sailed with the mystery crew, a newbie, because we waited to reserve a boat for so long that there were no longer boats to be had. Sailing with her was the only way we could sail at all. Her name (I think) was Adrian, although she let it be known that she preferred to be called "Elena." So of course I said that my name is David but I preferred to be called Dimitri. No, I didn't really......

The March Lions & Lambs

The racing season has begun here in San Diego. That is, for me it has begun. For Dave it kinda never stops. Anyway, the first races of 2006 out of the Harbor Sailboats Club took place on Sunday, February 26. At race time, 1:00, there was absolutely no wind. We had to keep turning on our engines to stay close to the starting area. The first race start was postponed until the wind came up a little which was at about 1:30. We had a good group of 12 boats with a few newcomers who haven't had much race experience. Dave teamed up with friend Traci and another woman whose name I forget. Kyle and I raced in another boat. D, T & ? sailed well and had two first place finishes but one stinky race out of the five races on the afternoon. They took third on the day. K & I were very middle of the pack and took fifth overall. This Sunday we all race again. We have a big storm coming at us and so Sunday's races may get very interesting. We will see who are the lions and who are the lambs. One thing is for sure, it is going to be a foul weather gear day. I'm psyched. I love bad weather.

Torino 2006 Olympic Games

Final Torino 2006 Olympics Medal Count:

Franklin Lakes/Mahwah, New Jersey: 0

Montclair, New Jersey: 0

Roslindale, Massachusetts: 0*

La Jolla, California: 0**

Carlsbad, California: 1, GOLD, Shaun White, Snowboarding


*Courtney Kennedy, Woburn, Mass(only a snowballs throw away from Roslindale), Bronze, Ice Hockey

**Sasha Cohen's mother lives in La Jolla