On cue, summer appeared to arrive today. It was warm and muggy AND windy. The temperature was around 80 which meant that gear had to be rearranged. Today I went out riding in complete summer costume, no sleeves, no pants, no jacket. It was warm enough that evaporative cooling occurred.
There is fairly big news over at Como Park. The park has become too successful for its own good. Parking restrictions have become necessary to quiet the complaints of the neighbors that on busy days at the park they are unable to park at their own houses.
The plan is to direct all of the cars to available parking across the street from the State Fair. As this parking lot is about 5 blocks from the nearest point of the park, shuttle buses will be provided.
The plan is a common one, permit parking on several of the nearby streets. The sign announcing the new restrictions says that each resident can obtain 4 permits and 2 guest permits.
It was a busy day over at Como. I was just a tiny bit surprised to find this along the street on Como Avenue near Lexington.
I do not recall ever seeing anything other than ice cream trucks at the park itself. This trailer is open for business with the characteristic heavy grease odor of deep frying cheese curds wafting though the air. I have seen food stands a couple of times already at the Fairgrounds this year for big events over there but never before at Como.The football season is over. FC Nantes has finished 13th in Ligue 2. Nantes led the league in attendance and in nothing else assuring a third consecutive season in the lower ranks. Ligue 2 champion Evian will join Ligue 1 as will Dijon and Corsican side Ajaccio. Relegated to the French third division will be Vannes, Nimes and Grenoble. Promoted from the third division to Ligue 2 will be Bastia, Amiens and Gunigamp.
In Ligue 1, Lille has completed the historic double by capturing the league championship to go with their win in le Coupe de France. Relegated are this season promotees Arles-Avignon (last year's Ligue 2 champions) and Lens. Also relegated, for the first time in 34 years, AS Monaco.
Next year's Ligue 2 will include three teams with long and proud histories in Ligue 1 (and large stadia), Nantes, Monaco and LeMans. The road back to Ligue 1 for FC Nantes through next season's Ligue 2 schedule will be difficult with the presence in the league of these other two heavyweights.
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I just caught up with the the past few blogs and enjoyed them very much. Your comment in a previous post about stylistic considerations for blogs is well-received here.
In the pseudo-music business we have a phrase we've coined to articulate how this works, and I believe the phrase rightfully extends to all blogs, including any and all poetry, prose, journalism, or mindful or mindless expression contained therein.
It goes like this: "Artist retains total artistic control over the work product."
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