The 25th Hour ~karenjcardoza.com~

The 4th has come and gone and it seems like summer is flying by already. I’ve been extremely busy running errands and working around the yard but man… I LOVE MY SUMMER LIFE!!  It’s the simple things that really make me happy:

• Getting up early with my dogs and listening to the birds
• Walking every day
• Being with family
• Having a clean house
• Weeding a bit each day and staying on top of it
• Hanging a load or two on the line every morning
• Doing the daily crossword and sudoku puzzles
• Reading as much as I can
• Wearing my “summer uniform” (bike shorts, tee, sandals)
• Composting and living green
• Getting in bed early with my dogs, books, and laptop
• Rolling over and turning out the light any time I want

Of course, once Patriots Training Camp starts on July 24th, my life will change considerably as I’ll be “on duty” and my free time will be cut way back.  However,  I do hope to keep up with as much as I can.  For now, I’m planning on enjoying each and every moment of being home.

The Patriots have announced the initial dates for this year’s Training Camp at Gillette Stadium.  You can find me there with the rest of the Patriots Fanatics on:

THURSDAY, JULY 24
8:45 - 10:30 a.m. Morning practice
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Evening practice

FRIDAY, JULY 25
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Afternoon practice

SATURDAY, JULY 26
Training camp practices are closed to the public due to the New England Country Music Festival.

SUNDAY, JULY 27
8:45 - 10:30 a.m. Morning practice
5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Evening practice

MONDAY, JULY 28
2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Afternoon practice

More dates will be announced as time goes on and I’ll post them here. Be sure to also check out my podcast: Mrs. B’s Patriot World Podcast and my camp reports: Mrs. B’s Training Camp Reports for daily updates during training camp.

Here’s a link to an audio blog I did for Projo in 2005. A few things have change (like parking and the players mentioned)  but basically, the experience has remained the same.

We lost one of the good guys today… Dan Pires, of the Standard-Times passed away suddenly this morning. For those of us who knew him,  it’s a shock. My deepest condolences to his family.

Training camp will not be the same…

To bad the damage has already been done! All of these false allegations coming out during Superbowl week was a huge distraction and did the franchise a huge injustice.  I’m just glad to put the whole mess behind us now and move forward.

Read the article here.

Yesterday’s new shortened draft (10 minutes on the clock and just 2 rounds on the first day) garnered Linebacker Jerod Mayo out of Tennessee and Cornerback Terrence Wheatley out of Colorado. We’ve got quite a few picks today and round 3 starts at 10:00 eastern.

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The schedule is out and I finally have something to talk about (besides spilt milk!) so check out Show # 146.

Pre-season:

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Tedy hosted members Tedy’s Team at Gillette Stadium today. Check out the NECN video here.

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After speculation and various rumors of his departure and then “imminent” return to the Patriots, it was announced today that Randy Moss will in fact be back as a Patriot for the next three years. Great News!!