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Forget Fred, forget flair, the real 'F' word for Victory is failure
What it had, and has not shown much of this year, is flair and its absence is bringing us all hunger pains. Unfortunately, if you go by Ernie Merrick's post-game comments, his team has endured many a noble loss, playing some good football only to be foiled. While he's not completely wrong, he's not completely right. Save for the away game to Central Coast, which it almost snatched with 10 men earlier in the season, I don't think we've seen enough of this flair, vision and hunger. I have seen moments of brilliance this year, but far too little to dine on. As for the "Breakfastgate" incident in Adelaide where two key players were suspended for missing a meal and team meeting, if they had any of that on tape, the Victory could submit it as a pilot for a reality TV show called "Scapegoat" about how to make a mountain out of a mole hill and alienate a few key players along the way.
Make and take breakfasts
If you're going to be eating in the car or at your desk at work, you need that base to be substantial. Our choices: waffles, biscuits or bagels, which can be bought or made on the weekend, stored in the fridge or freezer, chucked into the toaster to crisp up a little and spread or layered with various ingredients. Bagels are a relatively low-fat option, available fresh or frozen.You can buy frozen waffles or biscuits in the can, but your breakfasts will be infinitely better if you bake your own from scratch on the weekend and store them for the week ahead. Add some wheat germ to the batter to healthy it up if you like. Biscuits will keep in a sealed plastic bag for several days at room temp and will need no heating, but the waffles should be frozen and then thawed in the toaster (NOT the microwave).
Gloucester Goings On
Press releases may be sent to Goings on, Gloucester Daily Times, 36 Whittemore St., Gloucester, MA 01930, sent via e-mail to gdt@ecnnews.com or faxed to 978-281-5748. Please include a contact person's name and telephone number, and send at least two weeks prior to the event. Send photos to gtphotos@ecnnews.com.
New Year's Eve Sleepover
Kids age 6 to 12 are invited to spend a night with their friends at the Cape Ann YMCA while their parents ring in the New Year. The fun will include swimming, games, movies, a bedtime snack and breakfast the next day. Drop-off for the sleepover is 7:30 p.m. and pick-up is at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $40 for Y members and $60 for others. Jeff MacDonald at the YMCA, 978-283-0470, has more information.
Guild of Our Lady
The Guild of Our Lady of Good Voyage Church will meet Monday, Jan.
Top Corporate Executives, Supplier Diversity Leaders to Speak at NMSDC ...
NEW YORK, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate executives and supplier diversity professionals from the country's leading purchasing organizations join the nation's top minority business owners on the roster of featured speakers at the 2007 National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) Annual Conference and Business Opportunity Fair in Miami Beach, Florida. The four-day event takes place at the Miami Beach Convention Center beginning Sunday, October 28th. The theme of the conference is "NMSDC 2007: Building the Global Economy of Tomorrow Today." "We are pleased to have such a broad cross-section of speakers join us to share their insight and perspective on minority supplier development," said NMSDC President Harriet R. Michel. "The business economy is global, and minority business owners must continue to grow and develop if they are to remain competitive in the global marketplace." The conference program opens on Monday, October 29, with a Power Breakfast featuring Dr.
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