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The mind wanders as I wait on football
Random thoughts during the final boring week of the summer before football season officially arrives next week with the gathering of coaches and players for the Southeastern Conference Football Media Days.
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The Champions for Life Sports Center is offering recreational day camps for boys and girls ages six and up. Weekly camps will be held Monday through Friday from 9 a.m to 3 p.m now through August 26.
FEATURES Shark Contest Draws Monster Crowd
On Friday and Saturday the Oak Bluffs harbor was a sea of people as hundreds of spectators jostled for a view of sharks being weighed in at the 19th annual Monster Shark fishing tournament. Sponsored by the Boston Big Game Fishing Club, the event drew more than 230 boats and weighed in 46 sharks.
Today's news...7/20/05
According to comScore Media Metrix's monthly analysis of consumer activity at the top online properties and categories, summer leisure and sports interest helped make Retail -- Sports /Outdoors the second-highest gaining category in June, rising 9% to 20.2 million visitors (In June, General Motors' new financing option and other highly publicized promotions helped automotive manufacturers drive
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The residents of the city are, for the most part, friendly, courteous and helpful, the city is clean and thanks to a well enforced anti graffiti department, virtually free of graffiti. Crime rates are low and the police are courteous and willing to assist you in whatever you need. Whether you are a single traveler, traveling with a friend or spouse or taking the whole family, Santa Barbara is a great destination.
There is something for everyone in or near Santa Barbara. Relax on the beaches, enjoy the night life on State Street or in next door Isla Vista, drive past multi million dollar homes in Montecito or Hope Ranch, take in a symphony at the Arlington Theater, visit the Museum of Art, tour the Mission, go to the Zoo or enjoy the Botanic Gardens or the Natural History Museum, fish off Stearns Wharf, go sport fishing or whale watching, dine at one of the numerous excellant restaurants (many with outside patio dining), visit the outdoor Farmer's Market and buy organically grown fruits, vegetables, flowers and plants, buy arts and crafts at the sidewalk art show which is right along the beach, rent a bicycle or a bicycle built for two and ride on the bike paths along the ocean, dine at one of the seafood restaurants or at the open air fish market on Stearn's Wharf or shop at the Paseo Nuevo Shopping Mall.
There are accomidations in every price range, from inexpensive motels to bed and breakfasts to luxury hotels like the Four Seasons Biltmore and the Bacara Resort and Spa.
If the foregoing is not enough, take a wine tasting tour of the botique wineries in the Santa Barbara wine region, go boating and fishing at Lake Cachuma, visit and play poker, blackjack, bingo, keno or slot machines at the Chumash Resort And Casino, visit Solvang "the Danish Capital of America", go skydiving or take flying lessons at the Santa Inez Airport, see the historic old west town of Santa Ynez, visit Pea Soup Andersen's in Buellton or just take a long relaxing drive up the coast and enjoy the fantastic weather while viewing the beautiful scenery.
For more information about the city of Santa Barbara, California see .com , a directory of links to city of Santa Barbara, California guides and directories listing hotels, attorneys, information, resources, services, things to do, places to go and more.
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