I'M IN LOVE ~ OKAY IT DOESN'T COUNT

BUT I STILL LOVE THIS YOUNG MAN.

Rafael Nadal of Mallorca, Spain.

We don't lose our passions and capacity to love "hot" when it is so right there.

Dessert for the eyes. A reason to smile.

Thanks, Rafa!!



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Rafa Nadal ~ A Dios Le Pido
From: suziii24


We have a thread at www.rafaelnadal.com where we are being taught Spanish. Here are some phrases that I asked to learn:
Thanks to Ganda. (By the way, there are three language sections at Rafa's website, including in Spanish, English and French...come and join us!):

Espero que ganes = I hope you win.

Verte es muy entretenido o verte es un espectaculo (this not a literal translation)= You are so much fun to watch.

Me encanta tu pasión = I love your passion.

Soy una gran admirador (admiradora) tuyo (tuya) = I am a big fan of yours.

"Su Real Macizo" = "Your Royal Hotness"

Gracias!!

News from the Fan Page at Rafa's www.rafaelnadal.com

Daily Order of Play
Friday, March 14, 2008
Rafa and Ferru's doubles start from Friday.

STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am in California
[8] P Hanley (AUS) / L Paes (IND) vs D Ferrer (ESP) / R Nadal (ESP) - ATP

[5] D Hantuchova (SVK) vs [WC] A Haynes (USA) - WTA

S Bolelli (ITA) vs [WC] J Isner (USA) - ATP

[Q] S Cohen-Aloro (FRA) vs [4] M Sharapova (RUS) - WTA

Not Before 7:00 PM
E Makarova (RUS) vs [2] S Kuznetsova (RUS) - WTA

F Mayer (GER) vs M Fish (USA) - ATP

http://www.pacificlifeopen.com/1/oop/default.asp

TENNIS AT INDIAN WELLS 2008 ~ VAMOS, RAFA!

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

STADIUM 1 start 11:00 am
Qualifying - F Niemeyer (CAN) vs K Nishikori (JPN) - ATP
J Craybas (USA) vs [Q] B Zahlavova Strycova (CZE) - WTA
[WC] A Haynes (USA) vs S Errani (ITA) - WTA
[Q] M Czink (HUN) vs C Wozniacki (DEN) - WTA
[WC] S Kuznetsova (RUS) / A Mauresmo (FRA) vs J Craybas (USA) / A Jidkova (RUS) - WTA

STADIUM 2 start 11:00 am
Qualifying - B Reynolds (USA) vs R Kendrick (USA) - ATP
N Dechy (FRA) vs M Koryttseva (UKR) - WTA
[7] B Mattek (USA) / S Mirza (IND) vs K Jans (POL) / G Navratilova (CZE) - WTA
Qualifying - S Jenkins (USA) vs D Vemic (SRB) - ATP
[Q] S Cohen-Aloro (FRA) vs L Osterloh (USA) - WTA

STADIUM 3 start 11:00 am
E Makarova (RUS) vs M Tu (USA) - WTA
T Perebiynis (UKR) vs A Harkleroad (USA) - WTA
Qualifying - B Evans (USA) vs P Capdeville (CHI) - ATP
[WC] M Oudin (USA) / C Vandeweghe (USA) vs I Benesova (CZE) / A Radwanska (POL) - WTA

COURT 4 start 11:00 am
K Zakopalova (CZE) vs M Salerni (ARG) - WTA
Y Meusburger (AUT) vs E Gallovits (ROU) - WTA
Z Yan (CHN) vs [WC] U Radwanska (POL) - WTA
S Peng (CHN) vs T Malek (GER) - WTA

COURT 5 start 11:00 am
J Zheng (CHN) vs E Loit (FRA) - WTA
S Hsieh (TPE) / V King (USA) vs F Pennetta (ITA) / F Schiavone (ITA) - WTA
O Savchuk (UKR) vs Y Shvedova (RUS) - WTA
Qualifying - R Haase (NED) vs K Anderson (RSA) - ATP

COURT 6 start 11:00 am
Qualifying - F Fognini (ITA) vs W Odesnik (USA) - ATP
Qualifying - M Mirnyi (BLR) vs M Montcourt (FRA) - ATP
Qualifying - R Schuettler (GER) vs S Giraldo (COL) - ATP
Qualifying - F Serra (FRA) vs [WC] R Sweeting (USA) - ATP

COURT 8 start 11:00 am
Qualifying - D Meffert (GER) vs R de Voest (RSA) - ATP
Qualifying - W Moodie (RSA) vs I Kunitsyn (RUS) - ATP
Qualifying - Y Lu (TPE) vs S Bohli (SUI) - ATP

COURT 7 start 11:00 am
M Domachowska (POL) vs T Pironkova (BUL) - WTA
A Rodionova (RUS) vs A Amanmuradova (UZB) - WTA
[Q] R Voracova (CZE) vs S Arvidsson (SWE) - WTA
E Daniilidou (GRE) / J Woehr (GER) vs A Kudryavtseva (RUS) / G Voskoboeva (RUS) - WTA

Pacific Life Open At Indian Wells, California

Check out Rafael Nadal's website on the Fan Page for the best help about Rafa's play

Rafa won Indian Wells in 2007.

Vamos, Rafa!!

BARACK OBAMA IN RHODE ISLAND MARCH 1, 2008

The weather forecast was for the snow to start at 3:00 a.m. and continue throughout today. When my alarm went off this morning, Saturday at 7:00 a.m. so that I could go to the Barack Obama speech today in Providence, Rhode Island, I looked out to see whether I had to shovel the snow. Great news, no snow, just rain. When I hit the garage door opener, the electricity wasn't working. There I was ~ already leaving later than I wanted and I couldn't get the car out of the garage!

After running up and down the stairs to the electrical box, I manually opened the door and drove off, leaving the garage door problem for later. When I got a half mile from the location the traffic was a standstill ~ one and a half hours before the doors were to open at noon. The speech wasn't officially to start until 2:00 p.m. I decided to get out of the traffic and park right there and walk. Good idea!

I began talking to another woman who also was walking. She had been to Hillary's speech last Sunday which was at the very same location. She said the crowd was quite different today. Even the policeman was overheard saying, Barack had a much bigger crowd. Once there, the line wrapped around about ten times before it straightened out for the last stretch before we got through the door. Outside speakers were set up and we could hear the local live band playing inside. Unlike the speech I heard in New Hampshire, every one here had to go through metal detectors and all metal things had to be removed, cameras and cell phones had to be turned on for security before getting the nod to go in.

Once inside it was clear I wasn't going to see Barack, but I was there. The crowd was somewhere around 6,000 inside and outside I heard between 2,000 and 4,000. Barack talked to the outside crowd first. Patrick Kennedy introduced Barack.

I took pictures and videos but I was so far back.


Here is a "live-blog" of the rally:
http://www.rifuture.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1841

Here are his pictures and a wrap-up:
http://www.rifuture.org/showDiary.do?diaryId=1842

LA Times

You can listen:
NPR: Rhode Island Refuses to Be Overshadowed March 4

Tomorrow, I canvas and Tuesday my assignment will be driving people to the polls.

Obama for America