First of all, my Olympic hockey predictions have been accurate so far.

However, I anticipated that Team USA would trounce Switzerland . . . but it turned into a “nail-biter”.  Finally, after playing two with no goals, the USA scored in the third period.  They managed to hang on to the lead (and add a second open-net goal against desperate Switzerland in the last seconds of the game).  If the United States have to struggle to beat Switzerland, how will they fare against the powerful Czechs (whom I predict will beat Finland)?

More importantly, Canada dominated Russia in the second game of the day.  In what was billed as the match-up of the day, Canada made it look easy, beating the Russians by a one-sided 7 to 3 score.  (This is the first time that the Canadians have beat the Russians in Olympic play since 1960!)

Still to come, tonight, is Finland vs. Czech Republic and Sweden vs. Slovakia.  I stand by my earlier predictions . . . however, I now feel more confident that Canada will eventually take the gold medal.

Okay, enough hockey for now.

As many of you know, I am employed by EGF Costa Rica Group, a subsidiary of EGF International Group.  My company has (had) a travel reservation Web site called EGF Reservations.

Well, a couple of weeks ago, a young lady named Kitty Malone (originally from the UK, but now calling Italy her home) came to Costa Rica and met with Bert Fegg (my boss), me and a couple of other people from our company.  We had a delightful dinner at Marco Polo, at Villagio Flor de Pacífico in Potrero (and were serenaded by Don Carlos).

This little Kitty Malone girl is a spunky thing, and she laid out an offer to purchase EGF Reservations that Bert was tempted to take.  (Apparently, a very close friend of hers – whose initials are L.V. –  is her financial backer).

After some more vino, an agreement was reached to merge the two travel services.  It was agreed that the new merged company would do business under the name “Kitty Malone Travel”.

The handshakes were done, the paperwork was prepared and, as of today, EGF Reservations and Kitty Malone Travel have merged and are now doing business as Kitty Malone Travel.

If you are looking for great deals on hotel reservations, flights, car rentals, cruises, road trips, vacation rentals, etc., please visit Kitty Malone Travel.