Quote of the Day

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world;

the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt

the world to himself. Therefore, all progress

depends on the unreasonable man.

George Bernard Shaw

Weakly Demotivator

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However beautiful the strategy, you

should occasionally look at the results.

Sir Winston Churchill

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A fellow who is always declaring he's

no fool usually has his suspicions.

Wilson "Bill" Mizner

Quantity (w/o quality)

I'm going for it! This post is going to be huge.

It'll probably take y'all days to wade through this random trash heap. Some of you should go ahead and call in right now. Tell 'em you won't be at school/practice/work Monday.

If you regular readers wanted quality, this site wouldn't be on your favorites list, would it? You want quantity, right?

Bikers' love this classic from Bob Seger:



Best bike trip I ever took was out of Austin back in '84. Grand Canyon and Yellowstone were just two of the many highlights. Young and irresponsible sure was fun. With retirement five years away, looking forward to old and irresponsible...

The other day, Swimming World posted a list of "legal" suits compiled by USA Swimming. Read that article here.

You know they won't come out perfectly, but it still looks like LEGO ice cubes would be pretty cool, right? Czech gout sum real Lee grate eye deers here.

This next video is about design. Paraphrasing here, but think about this gem: Design thinking begins with integrative thinking - the ability to exploit opposing ideas and opposing constraints to create new solutions.

Tim Brown's TED talk:


Special thanks to Kim and Jim for letting a couple of us sit in on a Saturday workout a while back. They've got a great group of young ladies there in Austin and I can't thank them enough for sharing their time with Patrick and I. The gals kick off their season with the Orange/White intrasquad next week. Check out the entire schedule here.

The UH women swam an intrasquad Wednesday. Recap is here. Their meet schedule is here.

Rice's new pool is ready! Seth Huston's gals will now be both fit and tan. They've got outdoor long course water. Visit their site and watch a short video on the construction here. Their meet schedule is here.

Apology accepted...

Did you watch the 2016 Olympic announcement live? Yes? You've got way too much time on your hands...

What? No snowmobile/tree design?

Trainers are stocking up on hand sanitizer to prevent the spread of hog flu. The CDC suggests that palms (high five) and knuckles (bump) be thoroughly cleansed after on-field celebrations. A simpler (and cheaper) solution would be to stay away from that part of the field they call the end zone. Texas school closings due to H1N1 are listed here.

Ready for more Seger?



Are you going to be in New Jersey October 17 & 18? Yes? It can't be that bad, can it? Quit yer danged cryin' and listen up!

The Eastern States clinic will feature Bob Bowman, Jack Bauerle, Sean Hutchison, Bob Steele, Charlene Boudreau, Brendan Hansen, Dara Torres, and Rebecca Soni. Makes the rest of you actually want to go to Jersey now, right? More info is here.

Leon's got more posted on our trip to Matagorda here.

Catch...



...and release!



Simon Percy's doing a great job with the Sun Devil Swimming Association. They've got a new look on their site. Visit it here. David Marsh and Bill Rose* will speak at their annual dinner/fund raiser. Read all about it here.

Here are some meet results:

Irving Sprint Invite

Round Rock Unclassified

SASA Fall Fling

Palo Alto Pentathlon

NISD Pentathlon

Block Pentathlon

“We have to do what Obama’s trying to do in health care reform,” Donna Shalala, the University of Miami president, said during a recent interview.

I'll bet that got your attention, didn't it? She's talking about the NCAA. Scary, ain't it? Read a New York Times article about the future of the NCAA here.

What's Ian Crocker been up to? Find out here.

“The pressure isn’t quite the same, so it’s a really nice, healthy change,” Crocker said. “I feel like I’m back to the innocent side of swimming — without agents, money, contracts, coach-athlete relationships that can be difficult at times.”

The 6th annual Lake Travis Relay will be Saturday, October 10. More info is here.

The best dam open water swimming relay race around!

*Were you one of Rose's buds? Or, were you a thorn?

Quote of the Day

A man thinks that by mouthing hard

words he understands hard things.

Herman Melville

Quote of the Day

Nobody got anywhere in the

world by simply being content.

Louis Dearborn L'Amour

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Motivation is simple. You eliminate

those who are not motivated.

Louis Leo "Lou" Holtz

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No coach has ever won a game by what he knows;

it's what his players have learned.

Amos Alonzo Stagg

Quote of the Day (thanks MS)

He that gives good advice builds with

one hand; he that gives good counsel

and example builds with both.

Sir Francis Bacon

Weakly Demotivator

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The inner fire is the most important

thing mankind possesses.

Edith Irene Södergran

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To find yourself, think for yourself.

Socrates

Quote of the Day

Rock journalism is people who can't write

interviewing people who can't talk

for people who can't read.

Frank Vincent Zappa

Sharkathon 2009

This weekend, Leon & pals are going to Padre Island for the annual shark fishing tournament called Sharkathon.

In addition to prizes for the top three (3) sharks caught in the tournament, there's a $10,000 prize for catching one 10 feet or longer.

Maybe that money can be used to pay the surgeon to re-attach hands and feet...

Quote of the Day

In view of the fact that God limited the

intelligence of man, it seems unfair that

He did not also limit his stupidity.

Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer

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A man's errors are his portals of discovery.

James Augustine Aloysius Joyce

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It is better to die on your feet

than live on your knees.

Emiliano Zapata

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Wine is a turncoat;

first a friend and then an enemy.

Henry Fielding

Catching Up

Be patient, my two dozen readers.

I've been busier'n a one-legged man in a butt-kickin' contest!

Now that my short break is over and I'm about to get caught up (hahaha), I should be able to get back to posting regularly.

High school buddy and his son came to Texas this weekend. We spent a couple of days/nights on the beach with Leon and caught a few sharks.

The first of the bunch was this 6-footer:

Quote of the Day

Put more trust in nobility

of character than in an oath.

Solon

Quote of the Day

We may be very busy, we may be very efficient,

but we will also be truly effective only when

we begin with the end in mind.

Dr. Stephen R. Covey

Weakly Demotivator

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The nice part about being a pessimist is

that you are constantly being either

proven right or pleasantly surprised.

George Frederick Will

Quote of the Day

If God had wanted us to vote,

he would have given us candidates.

James Douglas Muir "Jay" Leno

Quote of the Day

Friendship is born at that moment when

one person says to another, "What?

You too? I thought I was the only one."

Clive Staples "C.S." Lewis

Labor Day Weekend

It was a busy weekend at the beach. Several blacktips and bulls. Here are some of the pics:

Quote of the Day

Chaos is a friend of mine.



Robert Allen Zimmerman (a.k.a. Bob Dylan)

Weakly Demotivator

Quote of the Day

Prediction is very difficult,
especially about the future.



Niels Henrik David Bohr

Quote of the Day

I know I am getting better at golf because

I am hitting fewer spectators.

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr.

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The louder he talked of his honor,

the faster we counted our spoons.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Ordinarily he was insane, but he had lucid

moments when he was merely stupid.

Christian Johann Heinrich Heine

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If I were dropped out of a plane into the

ocean and told the nearest land was a

thousand miles away, I'd still swim.

And I'd despise the one who gave up.

Abraham Harold Maslow

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Force is the vital principle and

immediate parent of despotism.

Thomas Jefferson

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Beware when the great God lets

loose a thinker on this planet.

Ralph Waldo Emerson