Archive for February, 2008

On a corner near you!

 If you’ve seen this madman careening down the by-ways and highways of Southern California - don’t be alarmed. He’s on a mission from God.


This was sent from one of our graduates last year named Micah. He sends some really good updates our way about every two weeks. Don’t let his playfulness dupe you!

“Holy crap! I was jamming away at my homework when the doorbell rang. Looking up, I quickly deduced that the Mormons were back.

Ventana Mud Bowl 2008

Pics from our 2nd Annual Mud Bowl - enjoy. (Oh, and no animals were injured in this spree.)
The winners …
 
The looser …. 

(This was a story I wrote back in mid-December. It was too good not to post) 
Not to rub it in, but my friends on the East Coast (that would be my Cousin Allison, the architect Mike, and ‘Mr. Cool in the Pocket’ Tom Brady) don’t know what they are missing.

“The fields are alive …”

 
We might not have majestic mountains like those in the Sounds of Music. We might not have hills landscaped in Emeralds like they do in Ireland. But we do have verdant fields throbbing with life and beauty. The olive groves are bring pruned in anticipation of God’s bounty. The plows are cutting deep into the […]

Just wanna have fun

TIVO. Don’t own it.
JEAPORDY. To hard in Spanish.
MTV. Shouldn’t watch it anyway, even if we could.
What do you do in a town on 1,200 people on a Wednesday night for fun?

Lakefront in Porvenir

“You didn’t hear it from me, but …?”
I’m not too sure where this quip started within the Americana stream of consciousness, yet I’m fairly sure some sitcom from the 50’s. I can imagine Lucille Ball, with that radiant smile and the playful eyes that spoke volumes, whispering this idiom to Ethel and Fred regarding some […]

Beachfront Superbowl ‘08

What is the most important day in Television?
For some it might be when the next episode of “Office” is on. Yet, others, it happens each Friday as they turn into watch Young and the Restless. For those at Ventana, the most important day on television happens but once a year.