Jun 13

Aussie Rules Fantasy Football

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Freedom win again!!

Also notice how I have moved out of last place and up into 10th.

That makes two win in the last three weeks. Hopefully it’s a continuing trend. The top 4 teams qualify for the playoffs, and I am only 4 back from third place. It may be too much to actually get there. But I do have a shot.

I also noticed that my teams has given up the most points. Or more correctly, my opponents have scored the most points when matched up against me. So that means by odds I have been facing teams on some of their better and/or best weeks. That’s just bad luck. Of course it wouldn’t translate into many more wins, but maybe a couple more.

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Jun 13

“Assassin’s Apprentice” by Robin Hobb

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Yesterday afternoon I got wrapped up in the end of “Assassin’s Apprentice” by Robin Hobb. I had not planned to finish it, but soon found myself near the end and not being able to put the book down. This is the first book of the “Farseer” trilogy.

Robin Hobb has really made a name for herself in the epic fantasy genre over the last 10 years. She has written three trilogies, two based on the now beloved character named Fitz. This is the first book of his story, and covers his life from about the time of age 5 or 6 to approximately the time he is 15-16 years old.

The story is told by Fitz himself, as if looking...

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Jun 13

Catchin’ Up

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The ol’ computer is having problems lately. Actually this REALLY sucks, since it is a brand new computer! Anyway, because I didn’t have the link at first to login from Marcia’s laptop I was not able to post anything this weekend. So here is my “catchin’ up” post.

Phantoms Win Calder Cup
The Philadelphia Phantoms swept the Chicago Wolves in the Calder Cup Finals this past Friday. The Calder Cup is the championship trophy of the American Hockey League, the top minor hockey league in North America. The Phantoms are the Flyers affiliate.

This was the second Calder Cup for the Phantoms who won in 1998, which happened to be only their second season of existence. The...

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