Hometown Girl

Posted by mimi on Aug 31, 2005 in dish | 0 comments Tonight was so cool. The City of Maitland had a big celebration for the Little League team–parade, fair, fireworks. I have never seen postal trucks in a parade before, but we had ’em–along with guys on stilts, cheerleaders, half the Little League players on bikes, a couple of bands, Girl Scouts, and Shriners on those teeny little motorcycles. Slice of Americana.Then we had food...
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Maitland Rocks!

Posted by mimi on Aug 21, 2005 in dish | 0 comments The Maitland boys cruised past Newton, PA last night in the Little League World Series–barring a series of spectacular occurrences, they’ll make it into the semis. Woo hoo!The cool thing is that the city is going baseball crazy–watch parties that even teenagers attend, signs and balloons everywhere, and people being nice (imagine that). Too bad every town can’t get a dose...
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Go Maitland!!

Posted by mimi on Aug 19, 2005 in dish | 0 comments The Little League team from Maitland, FL just won its first game in the Little League World Series. They beat the Midwest Regional Champions from Davenport, Iowa 7-3. Woo hoo!!It’s fun to watch this batch of kids, especially since I know some of them. We go to church with Tanner Stanley and his family, and I went to high school with Trent Richardi’s dad.The whole town will probably...
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Super Bowl Sunday!

Posted by mimi on Feb 6, 2005 in dish | 2 comments Well, it’s Super Bowl Sunday, and here I sit with bad cable. I suppose I could go to a sports bar to watch two teams I don’t really care about play the game, but it’s not that big a deal. The commercials are more fun than the game usually anyway.On the menu at Chez mimi: Steak Baked potato Wedge salad with gorgonzola, bacon, and bleu cheese dressing Chex mix (store-bought this...
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