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June 29 Photos of Cusco, PeruI am still uploading photos from South America. Tonight I uploaded photos of Cusco and Aguascalientes, Peru from our March trip to Machu Picchu. I haven't been feeling well this weekend and am tired, so I won't write much tonight. I'll let the photos explain themselves. Enjoy! June 21 Paraguay-Brazil World Cup QualifierWe spent the afternoon last Sunday watching the World Cup Qualifying soccer match between Paraguay and Brazil. Unfortunately, we weren't able to find a seat, and I held my son on my shoulders for 35 minutes through the first Paraguay goal and most of the first half until we decided the discomfort of being jostled around in the packed stadium wasn't worth it (I had visions of stampeding, panicked soccer fans milling around in my head). Instead, we went home and watched the rest of the game in front of the television. It was cool seeing the game both live and on television.
Paraguay beat the Brazilians 2-0. They were feisty and simply outplayed the Brazilians. Actually, the Paraguayans frequently beat the Brazilians whenever they meet in head-to-head matches other than World Cup matches. It's a shame the Paraguayans can't seem to beat Brazil in the World Cup, or Paraguay might have a few World Cup championships until its belt. Bar none, they are one of the best soccer teams from a small country in the world. It's a shame they lost 4-2 just three days later to the cellar-dwelling Bolivians in La Paz, Bolivia. Whether it was because of the high altitude or exhaustion from expending so much adrenaline against Brazil, it's hard to say. Paraguay is still number one in the Latin American rankings to qualify for the World Cup, and they will no doubt be present in the 2010 World Cup along with Argentina, Brazil, and perhaps Uruguay. Next up: The Argentines. Bring them on!
For the Shutterbugs: I posted some photos from the game, some of the first photos I've posted from Paraguay. Enjoy! June 13 Getting sucked into FacebookI have resisted until now setting up a Facebook account; that is, until a good friend and colleague invited me to join. I finally took the plunge and set up an account. I had been resisting because I didn't want to set up yet another account that I would briefly use and forget. How many are out there that have remnants of my online presence? MySpace, Second Life, Classmates, Cyworld, Friendster, you name it. I've tried them all and never really went back. This is about the only online presence I still maintain (well, sort of). How many of these social networking sites have you joined? Do you still maintain them? I have to admit, Facebook seems to make it easier to network than other sites, but at what point will Facebook also face declining popularity? At this point I feel like the last person in the world to join Facebook. But will it last, or will it go the way of Tribe.net? Today's Facebook may be tomorrow's MySpace. Or even worse, tomorrow's America Online! June 06 Photos from BoliviaDear Reader, I'm still trying to catch up from months of not posting any entries or photos. Life's been busier the past week or so. I finally have a chance to post some photos of Bolivia from our March trip to Machu Picchu. We spent one day in Bolivia en route from Machu Picchu, Peru to Paraguay. Unfortunately, we didn't have a chance to enjoy the capital, La Paz, where we spent the night. Instead, we traveled from La Paz to Lake Titicaca and enjoyed the Bolivian countryside and the lake. The lake is amazing. It's the largest unspoiled lake I've ever seen. Thank goodness for high altitudes and difficulty breathing, which hamper efforts to turn the lake into a major recreation center. If the lake were in the United States, it would be highly frequented by tourists. Enjoy the photos! |
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