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2012/03/25
by J. Randal Matheny
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Tag Archives: Sao Jose dos Campos
2011/09/20
by J. Randal
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Blaming the myth, etc.
A Journey entry from Brazil on folklore, exchange rates, exports, a quote, and faith. Continue reading
2010/12/21
by J. Randal
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Nice hair, bloody knee
On the way back from lunch, I misstepped on an uneven sidewalk (that’s a redundancy in Brazil) and took a spill headlong. My right knee took the worst of it, with bruises and bloody scrapes. My blessing was that my … Continue reading
2010/06/25
by J. Randal
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Ladies gone to SP for meet Sat.; just me and the dogs here
The ladies left on a bus for Sao Paulo this afternoon and I returned to an empty house. Unless you count two dogs and three fish, which I don’t. Unless someone can hold an intelligent conversation, the house is empty. … Continue reading
2009/11/21
by J. Randal
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One week at home
Odds and ends of life after one week at home. I didn’t start back swimming until Wednesday. First day back, I felt like an elephant in the water. Yesterday, I was back up to 1680 meters in the 50-minute class … Continue reading
2009/07/29
by J. Randal
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Brother loses garden to hail
Here are some items of interest from our city and region. SJCampos celebrated its 242nd birthday on Monday. The city goes back to a Jesuit settlement around 1590, but recent official proclamations making it a municipality or some such is … Continue reading
2009/06/27
by J. Randal
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Tidbits about SJCampos
Our city always has some interesting facts. Today, an almost link to Moses. About 20 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in our region, five in SJCampos.
2008/12/07
by J. Randal
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Easier to find
An American brother had difficulty finding the church in SJCampos. Here’s an attempt at fixing that. He works for one of the industries here, but lives in the U.S. He had a hard time finding us on the Internet.
2008/11/18
by J. Randal
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Hotel boom in SJC
And … guess how many new hotels have gone up in town in the last few years?
2008/11/17
by J. Randal
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Housing boom in SJCampos
Guess how many new housing units — houses and apartments — became available in the second trimester of 2008.