New England Professional Sports Fan and Walker Reports from Venezuela

Hello. What do you smell like? It's time for you to take a little quiz to test your intelligence. If you have not read my previous article, look for it and read it before you try to answer the following questions. The link can be found at the bottom of this page. Answer the five questions below. 1. What is my name? Yes, my name is Akira. 2. What does "Akira" mean? Yes, Akira means "intelligent" or "clever." 3. Why did my owner decide to call me "Akira"? She thought "Akira" was a unique name for a unique dog. 4. How did my owner know that there were other animals called "Akira"? In a popularity contest, she found out that there were two or three other smart dogs like me who were also named "Akira". 5. What would Robert Burns have said upon discovering that my supposedly unique name was not so unique? Burns wrote, " The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry. " NEW QUESTIONS Here is the ...

“Problems with the internet are not usually due to the incapacity of the internet but rather to the incapacity of the user.” As I mentioned in the brief previous entry to this blog, I was “trying to recuperate my four blogs,” one of which is this. I also mentioned a temporary, initial reordering unless I could "miraculously recuperate and connect” these blogs. Well, to paraphrase and apply what a friend once said to me, “Problems with the internet are not usually due to the incapacity of the internet but rather to the incapacity of the user.” I am happy to report that the miracle has occurred and my blogs are connected, have been recuperated, and are being reactivated. Actually, and more accurately, it is I, the user, who is reconnecting himself to them, recuperating his ability to work with them, and reactivating his communication by them; the blogs were doing and are doing just fine, thank you. So, once again, thank you for your patience. Since today is Father's...

Dear Reader, I am in the process of trying to recuperate my four blogs, two (one in English and one in Spanish) on Professional Sports in New England and two (one in English and one in Spanish) on Teaching English in Latin America. Apparently this is the only one that will let me write new entries. Therefore, unless I can miraculously recuperate and connect the other three blogs, I shall try to work out of this one and maybe eventually rename this one. Thank you for your patience during this transition. Published by Ambrose Powell Ambrose Powell, was born and raised in the New England area of the United States. He currently teaches English in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela, and follows New England professional sports teams from there.