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Today, Roger Federer made history by beating Andy Roddick at Wimbledon. RF won 5-7, 7-6,7-6, 3-6, 16-14. As a result, RF surpasses Pete Sampras' record of 14 majors wins.

Props to Andy for playing an incredible game. He has retooled his game enough to win a major. It's just this time, he came up short on a couple shots. Well played Andy. I think Andy will have another chance at a major. Sooner rather than later! As for RF, he's the master. A "living legend". He kept his composure even if he couldn't break Andy throughout this epic match.

This is another classic Wimbledon. What a treat to see a match go 5 sets and to see two players battle it out on the last set. It really could have gone longer if not for a few unfortunate shots. Neither one budged. Great match!

Red, White and BOOM!

Today, we had a little bit of everything in weather - clouds in the morning, rain during midday, and partly cloudy in the afternoon. In the evening, we had clear blue skies which was a perfect backdrop for an incredible fireworks showcase. And although Minneapolis doesn't have the largest fireworks in the metro, it was quite nice to see nonetheless. Happy Fourth of July everyone!

Firing Up the Barbie

You can't possibly celebrate the Fourth without barbecuing. Our friends from IGH invited the gang over. Louie and Tofil were such gracious hosts to have a potluck party at their house. We had so many cooks this time too! There was Chef Louie, Teddie, Bob, Albee, Miray, Kim, Gerson, Abel and Lei who we thank for all the delicious food today!

Here's a couple photos from the Fourth of July potluck.

Happy 4th of July!

Fire up the barbie, bring out the fireworks and enjoy this splendid day! Although we've got a cloudy day, it shouldn't stop us from spending time outside. Hope you can too! Cheers all!

Busking

Busking is the practice of performing in public for tips and gratuities. Here in the U.S., we commonly refer to them as street performers. In other parts of the world, they're known as buskers. You see a lot of buskers Down Under. Here's a busker (an Aborigine playing the didgeridoo) while we were in Sydney, Australia.

The reason I bring up busking is that the city of Minneapolis is taking applications for any buskers that would like to take part in the 4th of July festivities. It's short notice, but I'm sure any buskers they get they'll accept!

Fireworks

Here's a few snippets from a couple years back when we celebrated the 4th at our friend's condo.

Park Reflections