Thursday, June 28, 2007

I Finished Reading:

"Ashenden or The British Agent" written by W. Somerset Maugham.

-Richard
I finished reading:

"Silent Thunder: In the Presence of Elephants" by Katy Payne.

-Richard

Sunday, June 24, 2007

Latest Score Update:

Due to time constraints because of a promotion at work and the ever increasing work for Snowflake I am only going to post the results of my "big" sports: Rugby, Football, Cricket and NFL. I will update the standing of other teams.

International Cricket: England beat The West Indies by 60 runs. 3rd Test Match
England beat The West Indies by 7 wickets. 4th Test Match. England win series 3-0.

International Football: USA 4 El Salvador 0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B. USA win the group.
USA 2 Panama 1. CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-Final
USA 2 Canada 1. CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-Final

Rugby Union: Red Mountain 27 Raleigh 29. The US Rugby Championship, Division II National Championship Final. Raleigh are the Division II National Champions.

Cricket: Durham beat Nottinghamshire by 1 wicket. Friends Provident Trophy, North Conference
Warwickshire beat Durham by 39 runs. Friends Provident Trophy, North Conference. Durham finish first in the North Conference to qualify for the semi-finals.
Hamphire beat Durham by 50 runs. County Championship Division 1. Durham stay in 3rd place in the table, 7 1/2 points behind leaders, Yorkshire.
Durham beat Essex by 3 wickets. Friends Provident Trophy Semi-Final.
Lancashire beat Durham by 6 wickets. The Twenty Cup.

Football: Carolina RailHawks 4 RWB Adria 1. US Open Cup 1st Round.
Carolina RailHawks 0 Seattle Sounders 1. USL Division 1.
Carolina RailHawks 2 Charelston Battery o. USL Division 1. The RailHawks stay in 6th place in the table 7 points behind leaders, Vancouver Whitecaps.

Rugby League: Bradford Bulls 34 Hull FC 8. Superleague. Bradford stay in 3rd place, 2 points behind leaders St. Helens.

Baseball: The Houston Astros are 31-43, staying in 4th place in the National League Central Divsion, 12 games behind leaders, The Milwaukee Brewers.

-Richard
I finished reading:

"When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals" written by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson.

-Richard

Friday, June 22, 2007

I finished reading:

"Sam Houston: The Life and Times of the Liberator of Texas, an Authentic American Hero" by John Hoyt Williams.

-Richard

Sunday, June 17, 2007

Isaiah 53

The world is complaining
Blaming Jesus for everything,
Poverty,
Death,
War.
Oh, Jesus it's all your fault.
Jesus what do you say?

(silence)

Look at The Cross!

16th April 1995 - Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Score Update:

International Football: Estonia 0 England 3. European Qualifying Group E. England are in 4th place in the group 3 points behind leaders Croatia.
USA 1 Guatemala 0. CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
USA 2 Trinidad and Tobego 0. CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B. USA are in 1st place in the group and have qualified for the Quarter-Finals.

Rugby Union: Tulsa 20 Raleigh 34. US Rugby Championship, Divison II National Semi-Final.

Cricket: Durham drew with Lancashire. County Championship Division 1. Durham stay in 3rd place 5 1/2 points behind leaders Yorkshire.

Football: Carolina RailHawks 2 Rochester Raging Rhinos 2. USL Division 1. The RailHawks fall to 6th place 6 points behind leaders, The Rochester Raging Rhinos.

Rugby League: Bradford Bulls 54 Huddersfield Giants 20. Challenge Cup Quarter-Final.

Baseball: Houston Astros 6 St. Louis Cardinals 8
Colorado Rockies 1 Houston Astros 4
Colorado Rockies 8 Houston Astros 7
Colorado Rockies 7 Houston Astros 6
Chicago White Sox 2 Houston Astros 5
Chicago White Sox 2 Houston Astros 3. The Astros stay in 4th place in the National League Central Division. with a record 0f 26-35 and 6 1/2 games behind leaders, Milwaukee Brewers.

-Richard
The next cats we fostered were three kittens. They were the nicknames the "dessert" kittens. They were Pudding (below centre), Trifle (below left) and Treacle (right). They came into us the week of August 20th 2005. Trifle and Treacle were two little grey guys. They were adopted 11th October 2005. Pudding was a little live wire. He was a little grey and white guy. He was adopted 8th November 2005. I bumped into the lady who adopted him about a month ago and she said that he is doing very well.

-Richard
Saturday

It's Saturday,
Another week gone.
Time to look forward
To what?

Twelve-fifteen
Time for Grandstand
Anxiously waiting
For the results
A win will mean
A good week ahead
A loss - the unthinkable.

Seven - fifty
Time for the lottery
Hoping, praying, waiting -
Will it be me
Then life will be sorted.

Saturday's over.
Tomorrow's Sunday.
Then Monday and another week.

25th March 1995 - North Acton, London, England.

-Richard

Friday, June 08, 2007

I finished reading:

"Beyond the Ural Mountains: The Adventures of a Siberian Hunter" by Ivan Aramilev.

-Richard

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Latest Score Update:

International Rugby: South Africa 58 England 10
South Africa 55 England 22

International Cricket: England drew with The West Indies. 1st Test Match.
England beat The West Indies by an innings and 289 runs. 2nd Test Match. England lead the series 2-0.

International Football: England 1 Brazil 1. Friendly
USA 4 China 1. Friendly

Cricket: Durham beat Northamptonshire by 4 wickets. Friends Provident Trophy.
Durham beat Yorkshire by 6 wickets. County Championship Division 1. Durham stay in 3rd place in the table 4 1/2 points behind leaders Warwickshire.
Durham beat Scotland by 5 wickets. Friends Provident Trophy.
Durham beat Worcestershire by 143 runs. Friends Provident Trophy.
Durham beat Yorkshire by 53 runs, Friends Provident Trophy. Durham move up to 1st place in the North Conference 1 points ahead of Nottinghamshire.

Football: Carolina RailHawks 1 Charleston Battery 0. USL Division 1.
Seattle Sounders 1 Carolina RailHawks 0. USL Division 1.
Vancouver Whitecaps 0 Carolina RailHawks 1. USL Division 1.
Portland Timbers 0 Carolina RailHawks 0. USL Divison 1. The RailHawks move up to 4th place, 5 points behind leaders, Vancouver Whitecaps.

Rugby League: Bradford Bulls 44 Harlequins Rugby League 18. Superleague.
Catalan Dragons 20 Bradford Bulls 28. Superleague. Bradford stay in 3rd place 2 points behind leaders, St. Helens.

Baseball: Houston Astros 6 Texas Rangers 1
Houston Astros 1 Texas Rangers 14
San Fransisco Giants 4 Houston Astros 0
San Fransisco Giants 4 Houston Astros 2
San Fransisco Giants 9 Houston Astros 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 9 Houston Astros 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 13 Houston Astros 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 5 Houston Astros 4
Arizona Diamondbacks 8 Houston Astros 4
Houston Astros 1 Cincinatti Reds 2
Houston Astros 3 Cincinatti Reds 4
Houston Astros 10 Cincinatti Reds 2
Houston Astros 1 St. Louis Cardinals 9
Houston Astros 8 St. Louis Cardinals 3. The Astros fall to 4th place in the National League Central Division with a record of 23-30 and 7 1/2 games behind Division Leaders, Milwaukee Brewers.

-Richard

We have just got back from our first Vacation for a long time. It was our 10th Wedding Anniversary on Thursday. We rented a cottage in Ellijay, Georgia which is in the Chattahoochee National Forest and the foothills of the Appalacians.

We had a good time. We read, listened to music, wrote, ate and just spent time together. Of our kids we just took Nilla who enjoyed the time as the only child. It was a great way to celebrate our 10 Years together.

-Richard
I Finished Reading:

"The Brother Karamazov" by Fyodor Dostoevsky.

-Richard