The Richardsons

Each soccer team gets to pick their own name, Emmanuel's team is the "Terminators." Abegail's team is the "Funky Monkeys." Annie's team voted to be the "Golden Dolphins." And today they played the "Mermaids." These teams are appropriately named, most of the girls are swimming in their uniforms. There is no lack of parental passion on the sidelines just because the girls are 5 and closet princesses. "GET ON DEFENSE!" yelled a Dad. Unfortunately the girl could not get on defense because she tripped over her own shorts. Annie to her credit is better than she was in Minnesota. It helps there are only girls on the team and they play two fields of three on three so each girl has a chance to touch the ball and play a lot. When the ball goes out, the coach is ready with another ball before the first ball is retrieved to keep the game going. (yes the balls are pink) Every time Annie kicks the ball, she looks for me and waves. S...

I finally remembered to bring my camera to the White House, here are some photos, tourists from a distance Close up of the briefing podium, much smaller than it looks on TV The long view from camera postion Reporter breakroom Looking out from the podium to cameras in back Hallway to reporter workspace It's beautiful this time of year Standing at entrance to media room looking at private residence The West Wing, a camera is always on stake out here This is the media building, the private residence is on one side, West Wing on the other Looking from cameras to White House Head on shot of West Wing The Belo Camera Position on 'pebble beach.' That's what they call the area where all the cameras are positioned but as you can see it's been concrete for about ten years. All the cameras, it's a tight squeeze What we see from our camera position The entrance to the White House, all the cameras are to the right

We had three great soccer games today! Soccer Dad Soccer Siblings back together Quotes From Annie: A: I love being your kid. M: Thank goodness somebody does .

Hi my name is Sue and I am a Soccer Mom All together now: Hi Sue! Soccer is my life. I have now gotten all three of my kids into soccer on three different teams. I spend my weekends at soccer games. When I'm not at soccer games I feel the strong urge to wash a soccer uniform, look for lost shin guards, or clean mud off cleats. Soccer runs my life. I go to bed early on Friday nights so I'll be well rested to bring the lawn chair out to the very edge of the white line on the sidelines. I often feel the compulsive urge to prepare a soccer snack. I really don't see a life without soccer. I don't even want to get better. All my soccer mom friends put a lot of mom pressure on me to keep signing the kids up for the next soccer season and driving them to practice in all kinds of weather. During the day, when there are no soccer practices and the kids have to get the school thing in, I go to work to pass the time. Some of the people I work with are from England. I thi...

E-man's main man, Coach Kephern is starting his own soccer club, check out the team's website at http://www.jogasc.org What is Joga SC? vid. This will explain what we are about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUsDg8uCR ZQ

I've been living in the world of politicians and Republican or Democrat there are three things they all say, 1. Let me say this, 2. First, let me say, 3. Let me be clear. I also have the press release lingo down, POTUS: President of the U.S. FLOTHUS: First Lady of the U.S. VPOUS, Vice President of the U.S. SPOTH: Speaker of the House. I think Washington, DC would be a comedian's paradise. Look at just one small incident I witnessed walking to my car. A man holding up a sign with Nancy Pelosi's face on it, complaining she had stolen jobs from American citizens, shouting at the top of his lungs in front of dozens of capitol police. But what struck me was this guy claiming Nancy Pelosi had ruined his life while he walked around in grey sweatpants with yellow boxer shorts outside of them with a huge smiley face on the butt and a Christmas tree on his head. Not putting the blame on anyone I thought, "hmmm...you're the one with your underwear outside your pants, I ...