Archive for February, 2005

Super Bowl XXXIX

By Alastair McDermott | February 8th, 2005

I'm delighted to say that I had vested interest here – both sides. A cousin in Lawrence, and a great-grandmother from Lowell, Mass, and my grandfather's family all being from Philly: I've visited both areas in the last few years. I must admit to being very impressed with the bluegrass fiddler playing before the game [...]

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Diary of a sports addict

By Alastair McDermott | February 7th, 2005

Being a sports geek, I was in my element this past weekend. Rugby’s Six Nations tournament kicked off – this is an annual competition where the 4 “Home Nations” of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales play against each other, our Gallic cousins, France, and the Six Nations newcomers, Italy. This years tournament has been billed [...]

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