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Impromptu Skiing, Anyone?

by Matthew Smith · January 5th, 2008 · 4 Comments

On New Years’ Day, I woke up around 2pm and decided to go skiing. You might call that quite a feat for someone located in the middle of Georgia where the temperatures rarely go below 20F and the snow flurries show up once a decade (sending the good people of middle Georgia into quite a [...]

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This One’s for the Soccer Guys

by Matthew Smith · July 18th, 2007 · No Comments

I found something for Ben, Andrew, Michael, Dave, and all the other guys that like soccer.
Maybe even those who don’t. Apparently these are from GQ, though I’m not sure if they are advertisements or just cool pictures…
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National David Beckham Day

by Michael Chappell · July 13th, 2007 · No Comments

Today marks the invasion of David Beckham. He will grace the roster of Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy and hope to pique this nation’s interest in the international phenomenon that is soccer (and the international phenomenon that is himself). The Galaxy have just released a new uniform and logo in celebration of their [...]

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Surfing on the Lake

by Matthew Smith · June 27th, 2007 · No Comments

I don’t know if any of you are into water sports, and even if you are, you are less likely to have seen someone surfing on the lake. However, along with wakeboarding, this is one of the activities that my roommate and I engage in from time to time. While I was unable to go [...]

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USA: Victory!!!

by Michael Chappell · June 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Victory on the greatest stage: the soccer pitch. Recently, the US Soccer team triumphed over Mexico to win the CONCACAF Gold Cup. The tournament features teams exclusively from our side of the pond, but its winners qualify for the Confederations Cup in South Africa. The game proved to be full of excitement, [...]

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