The next favourite places I am going to talk about in a way is an Oxymoron. California. When we lived in the Bay Area of California when we both worked there in many ways it was not a pleasant experience. The pressure, especially financial was tough and created a big burden on us and tell you the truth when I was given the opportunity to relocate to North Carolina we jumped at it with out even seeing the State. However, we still had some good times and memories. We made some very good friends. Oreo was very happy for the last two years of her life living in Antioch. I found a Church where I was very happy and had a great time playing in the Worship Band of Immanuel Baptisit Church and still listen to Pastor Dan's Sermons on-line.

However, there were two places we really had fun , enjoyed and miss. The first if Monterey Bay where we went several times including a great trip onto the Pacific Ocean on a Whale Watching expedition (left). If, for some reason, we had to move back to California it's the one place we would consider to live.

The Second is Spartan Stadium (right. This picture was taken at the 2001 MLS All Star Game, the player Joe Cannon, former Earthquakes and Colorado Keeper, who is now defiling himself by playing the enemy LA Galaxy), the home of the now defunct San Jose Earthquakes. We spent many happy hours at that Stadium cheering on the boys. Hopefully the team will be back soon as more and more positive news comes out. The old Spartan Stadium will no longer exist under the provisional plan, but the new Stadium would be on the same land. It's like the old Wembley Stadium the memories will always be there even if the old Stadium does no longer exist.

-Richard