Quote of the Day

 

Knowledge is one of the few things that can be

transferred to others without those from

whom it is transferred having any

less remaining for themselves.

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Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

Some things are believed because they are demonstrably

true.  But many other things are believed simply

because they have been asserted repeatedly -

and repetition has been accepted as

a substitute for evidence.

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Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

Why anyone would expect better decisions

to be made by third parties who pay

no price for being wrong is one

of the mysteries of our time.

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Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

There has never been a shortage of

people eager to draw up blueprints

for running other people's lives.

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Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

One of the painful signs of years of dumbed-down education

is how many people are unable to make a coherent

argument.  They can vent their emotions,

question other people's motives,

make assertions, repeat

slogans - anything 

except reason.

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Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

It is amazing how many of the intelligentsia

call it "greed" to want to keep what you

have earned, but not greed to want to

take away what somebody else has

earned, and let politicians

use it to buy votes.

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Thomas Sowell

Quote of the Day

 

The only way I'm going to win a Gold

Glove is with a can of spray paint.

 

Reginald Martinez "Reggie" Jackson

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

Ultimately, I'm about liberty and

I think you have to defend it.

 

David Hockney

Quote of the Day

 

To his dog, every man is Napoleon;

hence the constant popularity of dogs.

 

Aldous Leonard Huxley

Quote of the Day

We adore chaos because we love to produce order.

via Wikipedia

Maurits Cornelis "M.C." Escher

Quote of the Day

I don't know why I started writing.  I don't

know why anybody does it.  Maybe they're

bored, or failures at something else.

Cormac McCarthy

Quote of the Day

Very rarely do firearms restrictions affect criminals.

They really only affect law-abiding citizens.

Ronald Dion "Ron" DeSantis

Quote of the Day

 

Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve

the impossible.  I think it's in my basement...

let me go upstairs and check.

 

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Maurits Cornelis "M.C." Escher

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

If you can lie, you can act, and if you can lie to

crazy girlfriends, you can act under pressure.

Joseph James "Joe" Rogan

Quote of the Day

 

I take ethics seriously.

 

Jennifer Rene "Jen" Psaki

Learning the Hard Way

 

When I started working in commercial interior construction, I didn't know a Screw Gun from a Ramset.

Lucky for me, brother Mike helped me figure things out in a hurry.  Calling for him to cut me a piece of drywall "forty-eight and three eighths" inches wide got me this response:

"Run out to the truck and get the sheet rock stretcher!"

Okay, I get it...

So, here we are - decades later - and I'm still learning things the hard way.

 

We've been dealing with lane rope connection issues for years in BC.  Ropes that were purchased for our SCY pool would've been great if our anchors were in the end walls.

 

Unfortunately, they're in the gutters, about 8" away from the ends.  That means we've been buying - and bending - and losing - long extension hooks at $30+ a piece.

 

You can learn from our mistake(s):

It sure would make sense for anyone in the same situation to buy SCM ropes, then shorten them, right?

The cost for the longer ropes is just about the same as what you pay for adding extensions to the shorter ones.

"Going long" saves the headache of dealing with those pain-in-the butt extensions.

 

Saving the excess discs means you'll have extras when you need to replace broken ones.

Quote of the Day

 

We're not going to allow the briefing

room to be a platform for propaganda.

 

Jennifer Rene "Jen" Psaki

Quote of the Day

Avoid strange and unfamiliar words

as a sailor would a hidden reef.

Gaius Julius Caesar

Quote of the Day

 

We never really know what stupidity is until

we have experimented on ourselves.

Paul Gauguin

All for Under Two Hundred Bucks!

 

These five (5) purchases total less than $200.  I don't get anything for linking to Amazon, these are just so y'all can get an idear...in case you're interested.

 

1.  Plastic Mini-Trophies

In case you like to recognize a "Worker of the Day" (WOTD), "Swimmer of the Week" (SOTW), or "Descending, Negative-Splitting, Shooting-the-Moon D-Swimmer of the Main Set" (DNSSTMDSOTMS), y'all can have some fun when surprising those lucky winners.

While presenting these awards, take photos for social media posts.  Throw in reminders like "Sorry, I didn't have time to get it engraved" and "Better build a bigger trophy case."

You can get two dozen for $13!

 

2. Foam Mannequin Heads

Strap a pair of goggles on these babies and fire up them there swimmers.

 

Holler "We is fixin' ta learn y'all 'bout head position whilst swimmin' craaaaaawl stroke!"

Seriously, these are great for demonstrating one-goggle breathing, among other things.

Three for $18!

That means you can make one "male", another "female", and a third "non-binary" - keeping everyone happy!

 

3. Flexible Artist Drawing Mannequins

Great for giving those swimmers a visual of what their bodies should look like at different phases of their strokes.

Also useful for your championship finalists when they're announced.  Teach them to acknowledge their fans with a little "wave" to the crowd!

Buying a pair?  Thinking about going with a "guy" and "gal"?

 

Watch it, coach!  We don't want you standing on the corner w/a cardboard sign reading "Will coach for food" now, do we?

 

Play it safe!  Name these pals Chris and Pat.  Gotta keep 'em guessing...

These are $21 for the pair!

4. Book Tree

If that closet they converted into your "coach's office" doesn't have room for book shelves, consider a book tree for your desk.

 

Show off your autographed editions of TEAM, Swim Coaching Bible, SprintSalo, Science of Swimming, and Eddie Reese:  Coaching Swimming, Teaching Life on this four-shelf version.

 

You'll be able to find trees that feature more shelves and drawers, too.

Just $38 for this one!

5. The Chair

After you've been hollerin' and whistlin' at that 10 & under miler for a half hour or so, take a break!  If you're too winded to make it to hospitality, settle into this comfy creation.

This baby's got dual cup holders, side and back pockets, and a frame that can support most any coach that can fit through the gate*.

Plenty of colors to match your team's theme...or, go with clay in case you move around a lot.

Take this bad boy home for $80!

*Weight Capacity: 800 lbs.

 

 

Quote of the Day

 

A man is not idle because he is absorbed in

thought.  There is visible and invisible labor.

To contemplate is to toil.  To think is to do.

 

Victor-Marie Hugo

 

 

Podcast Returns!

 

This one hasn't gone up on YouTube yet, but listen to our chat with writer Mike Stott now on Spotify

Quote of the Day

 

How little do they see what really is, who frame

their hasty judgment upon that which seems.

 

Daniel Webster