After breakfast I went and picked up Paola and we did some errands in town and then went to the market and I let her pick some fruit to take home for the family she was cute she picked out fruit I did not even know what is was…we finished up with a big bag for only 80 pesos…..she starts school in about two weeks and is moving to another school where she will go in the mornings instead of the afternoon like she did last term.
At 1pm I went to the Institute where I had signed up for a class each Monday for the month of August..the class is about living longer and the implications of this….it was an interesting lecture there are 10 of us in the class with me the only male!!!
I came home for a few minutes when my cell phone rang and it was the lady that has rented the main house here in the compound she was due to arrive on Wednesday and I offered to meet her outside of town and direct her here..well Pauline arrived two days early so I buzzed into town to meet her and have her follow me home.
Then it was off to pick up some of my frozen diners that I have mad for me and because my freezer is full I went to L & G’s house and stored them in their big freezer…..Guy did not have a good day on Saturday but today was better.
So I finally was home after 7pm..the days just fly by!!!
The only reason I have included this article is that for once it would be so refreshing if one of these so called super stars had the guts to face the cameras and so..”I am sorry I messed up I apologize to my teammates, owners family and friends and want a chance to redeem myself” He gets banned and within 20 minutes is on the field playing!!!!
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez in baseball doping ban
Alex Rodriguez has not played this season, while recovering from hip surgery
Baseball's highest paid star, Alex Rodriguez, has been suspended for 211 games, along with 12 other athletes, in the wake of a doping investigation.
Major League Baseball banned the 38-year-old New York Yankees slugger until the end of the 2014 season.
Rodriguez is one of a few players linked to a closed Florida clinic, Biogenesis, which allegedly supplied banned performing-enhancing drugs.
Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun was banned last month for the 2013 season.
The third baseman was accused of breaking drug rules and accepted a 65-game ban.
Other players suspended on Monday include the Texas Rangers' Nelson Cruz, Jhonny Peralta of the Detroit Tigers, and Everth Cabrera who plays with the San Diego Padres. They each received a 50-game ban.
'Cover up'
Rodriguez, who is popularly known as A-Rod, said he would appeal the suspensions. He can continue playing while his appeal is being heard.
On Monday night, he was expected to take to the field for the first time this season after hip surgery. The Yankees are to play the Chicago White Sox.
Rodriguez' current 647 home runs places him at fifth for the all-time record.
Major League Baseball, the organisation governing the sport, said Rodriguez had been suspended for "his use and possession of numerous forms of prohibited performance-enhancing substances, including testosterone and human growth hormone, over the course of multiple yea
Suspended players
- New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez
- Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz
- San Diego Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera
- Detroit Tigers shortstop Jhonny Peralta
- Philadelphia Phillies reliever Antonio Bastardo
- New York Mets outfielder Jordany Valdespin
- New York Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli
- Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero
- New York Mets outfielder prospect Cesar Puello
- San Diego Padres pitching prospect Fautino de los Santos
- Houston Astros pitching prospect Sergio Escalona
- New York Yankees outfield prospect Fernando Martinez
- Jordan Norberto, a Minor League pitcher
Source: Major League Baseball
The statement also accused the player of "attempting to cover up his violations" by obstructing the investigation.
Rodriguez was accused of interfering with the Major League Baseball investigation into Biogenesis, resulting in a harsher penalty, correspondents say.
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig said on Monday: "Those players who have violated the programme have created scrutiny for the vast majority of our players, who play the game the right way.
"Despite the challenges this situation has created during a great season on the field, we pursued this matter because it was not only the right thing to do, but the only thing to do," he continued.
"We continue to attack this issue on every front."
Rodriguez previously admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs while playing for a Texas team between 2001-03. He has denied using steroids since.
He was named Most Valuable Player in baseball's American League three times.
The divorced father of two's earnings this year total over $30m (£19.5m) according to Forbes. He stands to lose an estimated $36m if the suspension is upheld through the entire 2014 season.
He has previously been romantically linked to a string of celebrities, including pop singer Madonna and actresses Kate Hudson and Cameron Diaz.
The accusations against him emerged from a major investigation into a Florida drug clinic that is suspected of distributing performance-enhancing drugs to several professional baseball players.
After years of inflated batting statistics - and arm muscles - during what has become known as baseball's "steroids era", the extent of doping in the sport was laid bare in a 2007 report by former Senator George Mitchell.
Mr Selig subsequently strengthened the sport's drug testing policies and created an investigative branch to prosecute drug offences.
Many had hoped the changes would usher in a new, "clean" era for the sport.
Baseball legends such as Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were both accused of lying about alleged steroid use.
Bonds was convicted of obstruction of justice, but Clemens was cleared of perjury.
The allegations left a cloud of suspicion over both stars' legacies
Sorry no photos my camera has a little glitch that I hope to get fixed tomorrow.
Yashi Koshi!!!
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