Monday Meandering - 10.27.2014

It's been a quiet week here in Lake Wobegon. At our age quiet is our preferred status, so it has been a good week.

Probably the most exciting thing that happened was to spot the Google Street View camera on my route - not once, but twice. If it was filming, I'll post the coordinates so you can see me driving down Koenig Road in October of 2014. Talk about an alibi!

A couple of times I have spotted an unusual couple out for a trek through the neighborhood. Both are outfitted in boots, walking shorts and boony hats - you know, the wide-brimmed floppy type, associated with the Outback or such. Each also has a backpack, but what is most striking is that they seem to be "poling" through the neighborhood; both have what like like ski poles, or a pair of walking sticks, and they are working the poles every step, at a really accelerated pace.

Well, I voted last week, but for some reason the TV networks have not recognized that fact and I'm still seeing all the political ads. Huh.

This week the US Women's Soccer team has been competing in the CONCACAF Tournament, which determines which teams in that conference will get invites to the World Cup next summer. The US qualified midweek with a win over Mexico, and met Costa Rica, also a qualifier, in the championship game Sunday night. Abby Wambach scored her 174th career international goal in the game. She also scored her 175th, 176th and 177th - about 50 more international goals than any other player, man or woman. The first 3 were headed in; nobody does that better. The 4th was a delicate little chip over the keeper's head, just to show she could do that, too. Looking forward to some soccer this summer!