24 Sunday Nov 2024
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last night I stayed up late to watch the F1 Las Vegas race…
I was thinking how lucky I am to have the freedom to do that… there was nothing special on today… and basically, every day is Saturday for me;-)…
it was a great race and I enjoyed it…
even slept in a bit this morning, lol…
29 Monday Jul 2024
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Saturday and Sunday were complicated because not only were the Olympics on, but F1 qualifying Saturday and the actual race Sunday in Belgium…
had to PVR some of the F1 programs, including pre-qualifying, as I enjoy seeing what all the commentators have to say as I continue learning the ins and outs of the sport;-)…
happily I was able to find the time between the Olympic sports I wanted to watch, lol…
05 Tuesday Mar 2024
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the new season of F1 racing has begun…
Saturday morning I was up a bit before the actual race and watched some of the pre-race show, before the main event…
I am enjoying learning more about many of the drivers and being able to recognize them…
and then the race was on…
it is still amazing how quickly the pit-stops happen and how much depends on which type of tire the teams are using…
it is also fun to try to get good photos from the tv…
one down and twenty-three to go;-)…
21 Tuesday Nov 2023
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I had a nap in the afternoon and went to bed a little early Saturday night so I could get up to watch the F1 race from Las Vegas… usually the races are much earlier in the day, but this was a night race…
set my alarm for midnight and got up without a problem…
found a snack and drink and curled up in bed to watch the race…
stayed awake the entire time and enjoyed the action…
then I may have slept in a bit, lol…
23 Sunday Jul 2017
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as we drove out to Rabbit Lake for the Regatta we stopped so I could get a shot of the runway, lol…
reminded me of driving along Ness by the airport…
it was a lovely sunny day, until it wasn’t… all of a sudden these huge dark clouds appeared and the thunder started rolling…
our guy was at the start line for his first race ever when they announced that everyone had to come off the water…
then we waited to see if the downpour was going to stop… in the club, along with all the boats they had sandwiches, fruit, treats and souvenirs, which we might never have seen without the rain, lol…
all the grandparents stood around under the awning with the mother and son and had a snack…
there was one lighting strike right across the lake which had everyone jump about a foot off the ground… we could smell the ozone… after about 45 minutes the rain stopped and clouds broke up…
the sky cleared and the races were back on… our boy did very well… he finished his singles… it was a long way…
then he had to come back to the dock and jump into the boat with his doubles partner and off they went… they got a third place in that race… all in all it was an excellent start to his rowing career…
lots of fun to watch but we did learn that we are going to need binoculars for this sport, lol…
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