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.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi">Messi</a>.</p><figure id="aad2"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*ehMcetjATUBQemtlENS95g.jpeg"><figcaption>Image by <a href="undefined">Gauri Sirur</a></figcaption></figure><p id="dee0">We waved our flags each time <i>our</i> team scored. We also used the flags to annoy each other when the “enemy” messed up a goal or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_kick_(association_football)">penalty kick</a>.</p><h2 id="f158">FOOTWORK —</h2><p id="9b4f">After Argentina claimed the World Cup (by leading on the penalty shootout), some of the younger people in our group went into a celebratory dance.</p><figure id="06fa"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*dAluOl2V8Q4H2DjjrhNYPQ.jpeg"><figcaption>Image by <a href="undefined">Gauri Sirur</a></figcaption></figure><p id="16d4">No fancy <b><i>Footwork</i></b><i> </i>here<i>. </i>They just huddled together and shuffled round and round singing, “Ole, Ole…” Apparently, that’s a football thing.</p><h2 id="d16a">FANS —</h2><p id="9575">After the game, we decorated cookies.</p><figure id="2400"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*[email protected]"><figcaption>Image by <a href="undefined">Gauri Sirur</a></figcaption></figure><p id="6452">The winning team’s <b><i>Fans</i></b> got to pick the icing colors. Predictably, they chose the colors of the Argentinian flag (and uniforms) — blue and white.</p><p id="6edf">The weekend was about: Family, Football, Fun. FAMILY first.</p><p id="b79c"><b><i>Thanks for visiting! </i>🌻🌼</b></p><p id="2674">Here are some stories for your enjoyment. A C-story from Canada by <a href="undefined">Vanessa Brown</a>:</p><div id="bc50" class="link-block">
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<h2>Christmas Lights, Cats, Chipmunks, Coffee Cups, Canadian Geese, and Canada</h2>
<div><h3>The Great White North is my next stop on the A-Z challenge.</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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</div><p id="c608">Following up with a D-story by <a href="undefined">Anne Bonfert</a>:</p><div id="6861" class="link-block">
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<h2>Desert Dreams and Daily Dramas at Dawn</h2>
<div><h3>A photographic documentary of the letter “D”</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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</div><p id="3507">My A-story:</p><div id="47be" class="link-block">
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<h2>Of Antlers, Artifacts, and Attenuation</h2>
<div><h3>The A to Z challenge: Photo stories that start with A</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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</div><p id="945b">And this is a story about gratitude:</p><div id="492f" class="link-block">
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<h2>Old Words To Express a New Affirmation</h2>
<div><h3>“Gratitude opens the door to the power, the wisdom, the creativity of the universe.” — Deepak Chopra</h3></div>
<div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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</div><p id="fa89">Thank you, <a href="undefined">Allisonn Church</a>, for publishing my story. 🌷</p></article></body>
