Sunday, December 31, 2017
Saturday, December 30, 2017
Quote of the Day
The older I get, the more I realize that arguing
on the basis of facts and logic only gets you
labeled as someone who is out of step with
the times, if not lacking in compassion.
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| via Fausto |
Thomas Sowell
Friday, December 29, 2017
Quote of the Day
We learn about life not from the pluses
alone, but from the minuses as well.
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| via the guardian |
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Thursday, December 28, 2017
Quote of the Day
People don't notice whether it's winter
or summer when they're happy.
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| via Russia Beyond |
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
Quote of the Day
Wherever socialism spread, misery
followed - and still follows.
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| via Pinterest |
Gregory John "Greg" Gutfeld
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Quote of the Day
I don't want to live in a nanny state where people
are telling me where I can go and what I can do.
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| via Politic365 |
Randal Howard "Rand" Paul
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Quote of the Day
Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win -
if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice
guys with a little talent finish fourth, and
nice guys with no talent finish last.
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| via Pinterest |
Sanford Braun, a.k.a. Sanford "Sandy" Koufax
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
Quote of the Day
If you can see the handwriting
on the wall...you're on the toilet.
John Elroy Sanford, a.k.a. Redd Foxx
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Quote of the Day
The thermometer of success is merely
the jealousy of the malcontents.
Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech,
Marquis de Púbol, a.k.a. Salvador Dali
Marquis de Púbol, a.k.a. Salvador Dali
Tuesday, December 05, 2017
Quote of the Day
Democracy is the art and science of running
the circus from the monkey cage.
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| via Encyclopaedia Britannica |
Henry Louis "H.L." Mencken
Monday, December 04, 2017
Miscellaneous
We used to remind kids to avoid getting in a vehicle with someone looking for a lost kitten/puppy or offering free candy.
Now we need to tell them to steer clear of politicians, media types, and entertainment folks?
Art Adamson Invite
Texas Invite
USA Swimming Winter Nationals
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| via Alabama Entertainment |
Congratulations to former FCST head coach Allison Beebe on being selected as head women's coach for Team USA's 2018 Junior Pan Pac squad. Read more here
In case you missed the 2017 Golden Goggles awards, here's a very short highlight video:
USA Swimming YouTube playlist is here
A few job openings:
The City of Corpus Christi needs a recreation coordinator
The YMCA of Metro Dallas needs an aquatics coordinator
The Waxahachie YMCA needs an assistant swim coach
The J.E.R. Chilton YMCA (Rockwall) needs a swim coach
The T. Boone Pickens YMCA (Dallas) needs a swim coach
Quote of the Day (Naughty Word Warning!)
Edited 12/7/17:
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