Something Just Occurred To Me…

February 3rd, 2008, 4 Comments »

I just got an email which finished with “Go Giants!” The Super Bowl is today, isn’t it? I don’t even know who’s playing. The Giants, apparently, versus…the Patriots.

I haven’t been a fan of the NFL for about two decades, but I’m usually slightly more attentive than this.

Coincidentally, I was watching a different kind of football this afternoon. We went for a walk on the beach, where there were at least a dozen games of soccer ongoing. Most were informal, but some were the equivalent of little league back in Canada. They don’t have any grass fields (that I’ve seen), so they play on the beach.

Then tonight we got a drink and watched a depleted Ghana squad beat Nigeria in the Africa Cup of Nations. I was glad to see the host nation make it through to the semi-finals.

Morocco got ousted in the group phase, so the locals seem to be pulling for neighbouring Tunisia. They face an uphill battle against Cameroon tomorrow.

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Reports From Tunisia

April 12th, 2007, 3 Comments »

Speaking of travel writing, I’ve been enjoying Kirsten’s reports from her trip to Tunisia. This is partially because we plan to visit Tunisia’s neighbour to the west, Morocco. She’s written two posts thus far, and here’s a snippet about visiting the public markets:

I probably should’ve pushed it further, but it does take some getting used to. Natasha had her eye on a few leather cushion stools, and had a great volley with one charismatic fellow who played his part well - they got a hilarious repartee going on, including him asking her never to set foot in his store again.

There are also a bunch of accompanying photos on Flickr.

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