tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528232355633181259.post4600806421554632611..comments2023-07-11T00:01:39.160-05:00Comments on Gordon W. Fredrickson: Temperatures on July 4thGordon Fredricksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02182955480081047647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528232355633181259.post-30707414895615282912012-07-14T16:02:47.724-05:002012-07-14T16:02:47.724-05:00I think a lot of their determination has to do wit...I think a lot of their determination has to do with bragging rights for winning the tournament, getting the trophy and cash, and having their names put on the plague, which goes back to 1987. <br />An astounding development was that because we only had eight teams (we usually have twenty teams or so), everyone agreed that no one would advance unless they beat their opponents two games instead of just one, forcing everyone to play twice as many games.Gordon Fredricksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02182955480081047647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1528232355633181259.post-88756183202098365722012-07-12T07:26:01.303-05:002012-07-12T07:26:01.303-05:00My sister, daughter, niece and I played one game o...My sister, daughter, niece and I played one game of bean bags at our annual family gathering on July 1 and that was it. Too much hot. Your family is certainly more determined than ours because I think the Fourth was hotter than the First. Sounds like a wonderful event, other than the weather.Minnesota Prairie Rootshttp://mnprairieroots.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com