rudyamid on February 19th, 2010 at 10:58 pm

Today’s the day I turned American.  Earlier this afternoon, the ceremony at Pomona, California, marked the day I officially became a US Citizen.  It’s a milestone that I’ve been waiting for since I first filed for permanent residence in the year 2000. The event itself was quite an experience.  It wasn’t all fun.  We paid […]

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rudyamid on January 25th, 2010 at 4:00 pm

No, this is not a sarcastic post about becoming an “American”.  It’s not about me becoming fat and ugly.  It’s not about me having a Texan accent.  It’s not about me having an IQ of a 1st grader. In fact, it’s about me passing the Civic test this morning during the US Citizenship interview.  It’s […]

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rudyamid on September 22nd, 2008 at 10:34 pm

That was as interesting Ryder Cup.  The US came in as the “underdog”, without Tiger Woods, using a new Captain’s selection process, and played by more rookies than veterans.  So how did they end up winning it?  Maybe it’s all of that.  After 9 years of losses, it looks like Captain Paul Azinger found the […]

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rudyamid on August 25th, 2008 at 1:02 pm

We went to PF Chang and Islands last week.  The days were sunny and cool, when we talked about: Beijing Olympics Track and Field: Jamaican runners ruled.  Also, the #1 marathon runner from Kenya must have felt good during the last 10 miles in the stadium with 10,000+ people cheering on. Volleyball:  watch indoor volleyball […]

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rudyamid on January 29th, 2008 at 12:53 pm

I watched the Buick Invitation golf tournament on CBS Sports last weekend. They introduced a new broadcast technology called ProTracer. It’s a video system that tracks the ball flight so we can see how well the golfer work their shots off the tee. The system makes it interesting (and useful) to see the ball flight […]

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