Aussie On Main Street - http://www.aussieonmain.com Peter Beare is CEO of BeareWare, a Website Design & Development Company located just outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Peter enjoys watching sports, running and gardening and has recently retired from very active involvement in promoting Australia in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee area which he did over the last 10 years. Peter was the founding President of the Nashville Kangaroos, founding President of the Mid American Australian Football League, Founding and 10 Year Director of the Australian Festival, and was instrumental in the founding of the Vanderbilt Australian Rules Football Club. Peter is also a proud 30 year member of the Melbourne Cricket Club , which is Australia's largest sporting club. You can reach Peter at peter.beare@australianfestival.com |  |
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Written by Peter Beare
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Sunday, 25 January 2009 |
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Well – Happy Australia Day to all our family and friends in the United States, around the globe and of course at home in Australia. More on our grand day later in this blog – first my recent viewing of Australia the Movie… |
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Sunday, 21 December 2008 |
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An unusual cold spell has hit the United States the week before Christmas even as far as Tennessee. In the small unincorporated of Gladeville we are in the high 20's today - which is around 40 degrees cooler than Friday when it was 73 and I went running with just a light tee shirt. We had a delightful and unusual 2 inch snow last week which was a real treat as we rarely have great snow in Middle Tennessee. |
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Written by Peter Beare
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
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I have been living in the United States for over 20 years and for some bizaar reason in my 21st year of living the in the States (and living on Main Street) - I am really starting to follow the elections over here. Oh - not only the presidential elections - but I started just like the presidential candidates did - with the primaries - watching the process for both the Democratic and Republican parties with around 6 candidates in each primary. Why is it that I actually am drawn to these elections that somehow never interfered with my life before????? |
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Written by Peter Beare
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 |
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It seems like yesterday when I was talking with my friend Graeme Harris about Middle Tennessee State University. I was 17 and touring the United States with the Australian Secondary Schools Team. We had toured all over the USA with stops in Honalulu, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, New York, Boca Raton, San Francisco, (even Fresno, CA). Graeme and Coach Dick LaLance were talking by telephone about a tennis scholarship to Middle Tennessee. I only had one question... |
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