
To stick with our recent blog topics of [chess](/2006/12/26/chess-nuts-roasting/) and [tasty livestock](/2006/12/28/the-best-christmas-gift/), I thought I'd post a few pictures to Flickr. <a href="https://d1js6qm6cshi0v.cloudfront.net/oldblog/2006-12-29-topical-flickr-post/337178741_cfcb90d2d5_o_d.jpg" target="_blank" class="flickr-image" title="Spanish Country Life">
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**Spanish Country Life** - My fiancé's uncle, íngel, on his farm in Extremadura, Spain in August 2003.

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**Sacrificial Lamb** - Betsy slaughters a poor innocent lamb cake in January 2005.

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**How To Beat Your Dad At Chess** - A friendly game of chess against my father and his two canine helpers in May, 2004.

See? This is the kind of chess match I'm used to playing. A couple of beers, some quadrupeds scampering around, rooks with doggy toothmarks, a confused old man... No clocks, no hurry. Not like [the other day](/2006/12/26/chess-nuts-roasting/).

How cool is his shirt from [Rasmussen University](http://www.rasmussen.edu/)?


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