My Formal Rather Belated Introduction!!!
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From: Bob on 8 Apr 2010 14:31 Mark V. wrote: > On Apr 7, 6:22 pm, "Bob" <B...(a)Bob.com> wrote: > >> >> Ok, in the spirit of doing the right thing, I'll come clean, almost >> that is ;). I was born in France (I think I may have lied once about >> this) and lived there through my teen years. I grew up watching >> Nestor Combin, Chiesa, Di Nallo, Jean Djorkaef, Lacombe and even a >> little of Domenech (don't read too much into this). My father was a >> football nut who dragged me to games all over the country for as >> long as I can remember. I can't say that I liked it; it was too >> often cold and wet. Until recently, when I became primarily a >> spectator of sports, I was consumed by doing sports, which I believe >> has imparted in me an interest in vicariously watching performance >> rather than following teams and championships. I played recreational >> football through my 30's but mostly as a way to stay fit for other >> activities like martial arts, skiing and mountaineering, which has >> been a life long and defining pursuit. I also follow alpine skiing >> and tennis fairly regularly and I used to watch a lot of basketball >> when soccer wasn't available on US channels. I have lived most of my >> life in the Pacific Northwest. > > Wow. There are elements of your bio that eerily parallel that of an > extremely close friend of mine here in the PacNW. and I thought I was unique! ;)
From: The Scrutineer on 14 Apr 2010 14:06
"Bob" <Bob(a)Bob.com> wrote in message news:824a8mFk9fU1(a)mid.individual.net... > The Scrutineer wrote: >> Nice to indulge in football chat with you all, and hopefully for a >> long time to come!!! > > Don't take it as a snub or rudeness that some of us belong to the > anonymous > user group. It's very nice to have your positive influence in the group. > Belated welcome. > > Thanks, and absolutely no problem at being anonymous. |