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I live in a 110 year-old house in San Francisco with my wife and two kids. If I go on the roof, set up a step ladder and climb to the top, I can see the Golden Gate Bridge. However, it probably a lot easier to ride my bike to the bridge. I try to bike as much as possible, especially through Golden Gate Park or near the ocean.

Ah, the smell of the sea!

Speaking of the sea, one day I was jogging barefoot on the beach. I was a little worried because the beach was littered with dinner-plate-sized jellyfish. I asked one of the surfers if the jellyfish stung. He said they stung, but only a little bit.

"In fact," he said, "I was sitting on my board, waiting for a wave with a bunch of guys and for the amusement of my buddies, I pulled one out of th
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Hope Solo Was Correct: The Swedes Played Like Cowards



Hope Solo was correct, the Swedes who beat the USA in Olympic soccer, played like cowards. I not excusing the poor sportsmanship in the USA goalie's remarks, and "cowards" is too strong of a word, but it casts light on something that has bothered me about soccer.

It needs to be more like basketball.

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