Mama's House

The more observant of you know this already but for those of you who didn't notice we've already started counting down to the 2008 version of the Fonacier Family Reunion. Details are scarce as of now but there's a rumor that a flier has been circulating about already. The date is set for August 9 and I believe the location is the park we were supposed to go to for the first Fonacier Family Reunion.

So start thinking up ideas for your name tag.

Well it's almost official, we've been given Wednesday nights at Louise Park. The Google map displays a nice neighborhood with a softball field in a condition that's not as nice as Mason's but better than Winnetka's.

Now all I need is the money. I'll be collecting this Saturday. It'll be $33.


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W - Bumped up because we really need a team name now.

So per Faye's suggestion and because we really need to settle this question, what is our team name going to be? It was suggested that we call ourselves Team Pikachu(sp?). Can't say that I'm personally a huge fan of that suggestion but if that's what most of you want.... I was thinking something like Those Damn Asians so any time an opposing player was asked who they were playing that night or who they lost to they would naturally respond with, Those Damn Asians. Also, any pop culture references would also be good with me like No Country For Softball Asians or Semi-Amateurs. All suggestions welcomed.

In the old days, Harvard would have laughed if some Catholic or evangelical mother urged “girls-only” campus workouts in the name of modesty. Today, Harvard happily implements Sharia swim times in the name of Mohammed.

At Harvard, that’s called progress.

Well put. And thus "progress" comes full circle. In Minneapolis last year, the airport licensing authority, faced with a mainly Muslim crew of cab drivers refusing to carry the blind, persons with six-packs of Bud, slatternly women, etc, proposed instituting two types of taxis with differently colored lights, one of which would indicate the driver was prepared to carry members of identity groups that offend Islam. Forty years ago, advocating separate drinking fountains made you a racist. Today, advocating separate taxi cabs or separate swimming sessions makes you a multiculturalist.

I wonder how that would work out in Minneapolis though. It seems to me that taxis marked as non-discriminatory would do much better business than those taxis marked otherwise. If that would be the case, I then wonder whether those discriminating Muslim taxi drivers would put their religious biases aside for the almighty dollar. I think in the end it would be a wonderful example of capitalism beating back irrational discrimination.

For everyone going on The Vegas trip, where would you rather stay? On-strip or off-strip? I'm either thinking of Rio, Stratosphere, Cancun Resort, but I'm also open to any other suggestions. If we go to Rio or Strat. we can get 2 or 3 rooms, but if we go on-strip it will be more pricey and we would only get 1 or 2 rooms. Let me know asap so I can start booking.

I love Airborne and like to use it whenever I have it around and find myself with sick kids or feel a cold coming on. Anyway, if you've used the stuff you may be interested in the following.

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You can claim your refund by filling out a form at this Web site. Airborne will refund the full price of all Airborne products for which you have a proof of purchase.

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Mark your calendars for this Saturday at 2pm. We'll be going to the World Series Batting Range to hit some balls. See you all there!


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