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Buen dia a todos, 

LCP is back again. Since the debut, your blogger has been busy pirating his way down the Lower Owyhee with some spectacularly cool river people from Bend and Southern Oregon (specifically, the State of Jefferson). After 4 days and somewhere close to 50 miles of river, now I'm back in Central Oregon and working to get my personal life back in order. Everything is in limbo at the moment because I'm on both the job and housing hunt. But I won't bore you with the details of either. Suffice it to say, jobs are few and far between in this mountain/resort town, and housing is a veritable crap shoot. 

I've got a few links to stuff I've been reading on the interweb for you, mostly soccer related. 

First, and most sensationally, VW Venlo (a Dutch Club) has shocked the transfer world with a ten-year deal for a precious talent named Baerke Van der Meij, who is 1 and a half years old. Nope, that was not a typo; he is indeed 18 months old. Apparently Venlo knew he was the right toddler from them after getting a glimpse of this miniature Flying Dutchman's skills on youtube. He's clearly talented and at least as skilled as Eboue. I can't help but feel that Arsene dropped the ball on this one. Maybe, just maybe, Arsenal can swoop this highly rated youngster out from under Venlo's nose before he signs his first professional contract in 2027. 

Less tongue-in-cheek, this article on Jorge Perlaza interviews the new Colombian addition, one of the Timbers' main offensive threats. He's already netted twice this season, which means he is in a four-way tie for the team's leading scorer. Anyway, he's one to keep your eye on -- pacey and technical and hungry for success. 

Well, it seems my daily internet time at the library is about to expire. In the meantime, party on.

Song of the day, an German Schlager classic: Opus: Live is Life 

LCP's maiden voyage

Today Left Coast Prost (LCP) launches into the internet ether as yet another private and aimless (at least for now) blog. Since graduating from the University of Oregon last June, it has steadily dawned on me how little literature I produce in my post-college existence. Yes, I consume lots of information -- but 98% of that I internalize and never directly share with others. Being principally a consumer of information, LFP really stems from my personal desire to produce some content through sharing links, ideas, and experiences. 

I have certain hopes and expectations for LCP. From a personal standpoint, heeding the advice Jack Black gave me (not the rock-star, instead a good buddy - think Tazmanian Devil, but with much more intellect and energy), this blog should help me "Repeat to Remember, Remember to Repeat." Let's face it, even as a young 20-something, my memory is imprecise and incomplete.  Time distorts memory, and filed away memories, just like skills you don't use, are surprisingly easy to blur or lose.

But rest assured, LCP won't be just a personal time-capsule of anecdotes. I don't want to try to predict its form yet. To paraphrase that scene from the Social Network: "Why try to define it [facebook] when we don't even know what it is or where it's going?" Without promising too much, this blog pledges to be heavy on the subjects of soccer, beer, books, global news, the German and Spanish languages, and local culture. 

Well, with that introduction aside, that more or less wraps up the maiden voyage post. 

Last, I'll leave you with a song of the day. A naturally catchy song, this song especially resonates with me because I'm currently fun-employed and on the job hunt. Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR6oYX1D-0w

He'll be at Sasquatch! Music Festival over Memorial Day Weekend, as will LCP. More on that later.