mcc sale time in fresno

as usual, it's another busy weekend in fresno. there's tons of live music, there's roller derby, and there is the mcc sale over @ fresno pacific.

i've blogged about the mcc sale in the past, but it's always good to throw things out there. the sale, which is actually called the west coast mennonite relief sale and auction is put on by the mcc, or mennonite central committee. the sale & auction are used to fund the work of mcc worldwide. the sale takes place every year over @ fresno pacific.

i jokingly refer to the event as the big mennonite yard sale, but i really do like the idea of people trying to raise money and change the world. since it's a yearly event, it also takes on a family reunion type feel as well. i know that if i head over there on saturday i will see a ton of classmates, people i met before or after college, and even some actual relatives.

my favorite part of the sale is the used books. you can find all sorts of strange books, outdated ideas, and funny titles. and, you can find some really good books. some of my best art books were purchased at the sale for cheap.

others consider the food to be the best thing about the sale. i dig it, but since my wife's mennonite, i occasionally get to eat the best mennonite foods at home.

so, if you have some free time on saturday, why not head over to fresno pacific, eat some good grub, maybe bid on a quilt or something, check out the world crafts in the ten thousand villages tent, and support good works worldwide.

btw, my buddy travis oberg will be playing music @ the sale from 11:45-12:45 in the cafeteria.

david beats goliath at basketball

UPDATE: here's the story from the perspective of the l.a. times.

call it what you want, i'll call it a victory. when i heard that fresno pacific university, with it's undergrad student population of about 1000, would be playing usc in basketball, i figured it would be a massacre. i didn't think the sunbirds had a snowballs chance in, well, hell. i mean, this is the university of southern california. the trojans. the trojans whose head coach used to be in charge of the chicago bulls. the trojans who have a guy who may be the next big thing, o.j. mayo. usc! fresno pacific has got to lose to them, right?

i was wrong. tonight, the sunbirds pulled off a minor (major?) shocker by defeating the trojans 65-44. now, it should be noted that usc, realizing that they were playing a naia school in an exhibition game did not play their starters. but you know what, it's not like the other athletes on usc's roster are a bunch of losers. they play division one college basketball, the top tier for the men's college game. and they were playing against a little naia school that doesn't even have full ride scholarships for all it's team.

david beat goliath. i bet that was a fun bus ride back to fresno.

recognize fresno. there's some basketball being played in a small gym in southeast fresno. it's worth checking out. the tickets cost less, the crowd can be just as into it, and hopefully you'll have a good time.

(oh yeah, congrats to the sunbirds volleyball team. national champs. national champs.)

(and the men's soccer team finished in the quarterfinals of the national tournament, which is dang good, too.)