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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Sunday, December 03, 2017
Thursday, November 30, 2017
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Friday, November 17, 2017
Quote of the Day
Liberals like me love America. We
just love America in a different way.
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| via The New Yorker |
Alan Stuart "Al" Franken
Sunday, November 12, 2017
Thursday, November 09, 2017
Tuesday, November 07, 2017
Quote of the Day
The people I distrust the most are those
who want to improve our lives but
have only one course of action.
Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr.
Monday, November 06, 2017
Quote of the Day
Without change, something sleeps inside us, and
seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.
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| via Medium |
Frank Patrick Herbert, Jr.
Sunday, November 05, 2017
Quote of the Day
There must be more to life than having everything.
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| via School Library Journal |
Maurice Bernard Sendak
Saturday, November 04, 2017
Quote of the Day
Childhood is a tricky business.
Usually, something goes wrong.
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| via The United Methodist Reporter |
Maurice Bernard Sendak
Friday, November 03, 2017
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Quote of the Day
A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A.,
M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately,
they don't have a J.O.B.
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| via Rolling Stone |
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr.
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Monday, October 23, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
Quote of the Day
I am grateful for what I am and have.
My thanksgiving is perpetual.
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| via Persuasion Blog |
Henry David Thoreau
Sunday, October 15, 2017
Quote of the Day
You don't concentrate on risks.
You concentrate on results.
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| via Jet Pilot Overseas |
Charles Elwood "Chuck" Yeager
Monday, October 09, 2017
Quote of the Day
All the world's a stage and most of
us are desperately unrehearsed.
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| via The Irish Times |
Sean O'Casey
Sunday, October 08, 2017
Quote of the Day
Keep your face always toward the sunshine -
and shadows will fall behind you.
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| via Uplift |
Walter "Walt" Whitman
Friday, October 06, 2017
Quote of the Day
Broadly speaking, the short words are
the best, and the old words best of all.
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| via Reddit |
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Tom Petty
I hope nobody took today's quote the wrong way. He was one of my favorites. Love his music, sense of humor, and candor. One of a kind:
Pretty good for:
a) a roadie named Bart, or
b) Elroy Kleinschmidt, a.k.a. Lucky
Sunday, October 01, 2017
Quote of the Day
Actually, I'm an overnight success,
but it took twenty years.
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| via Pinterest |
Monte Halparin, a.k.a. Monty Hall
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Quote of the Day
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than
sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
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| via billboard |
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday, September 22, 2017
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Quote of the Day
I fought Sugar Ray so often, I almost got diabetes.
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| via The Fight City |
Giacobbe "Jake" La Motta,
a.k.a. The Raging Bull
Sunday, September 17, 2017
News
Takes a while to load, but wait for it. Check out Abandoned States
Before/After pics of various resorts, including several pools. Sad stuff.
Nitro's Sean Grieshop finished atop USA Swimming's Scholastic All-America List
Thanks to all who responded to Harvey Help for DJA. DJA's home sustained tens of thousands of dollars in damage due to Harvey. Flood insurance? No, and I doubt anyone in his neighborhood had any, either. First time they've ever even come close to flooding. Efforts to help him start on the recovery effort are nearly halfway to their goal. Please help here
Dates/Sites for 2018 USA Swimming Championships:
Open Water (May 11-13)
Tempe, Arizona
Summer Nationals (July 25-29)
Irvine, California
Summer Junior Nationals (July 31-August 4)
Irvine, California
Futures (August 2-5)
Central - Rochester, Minnesota
South - Cary, North Carolina
West - Santa Clara, California
North - Richmond, Virginia
Winter Nationals (November 28-December 1)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Winter Junior Nationals (December 5-8)
East - Greensboro, North Carolina
West - Austin, Texas
Quote of the Day
In War: Resolution.
In Defeat: Defiance.
In Victory: Magnanimity.
In Peace: Good Will.
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| via getty images |
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Quote of the Day
I look back, and I have no regrets, truly. Everything
led me to the place where I am now.
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| via The New York Times |
Wendy Whelan
Tuesday, September 05, 2017
Harvey Help for DJA (Edited 9/6, 6:30 a.m.)
Adding street view video:
Via Go Fund Me:
Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area very hard in the last week of August 2017. Thousands of homes have been damaged by the flood waters caused by this storm when it dumped around 50 inches of rain in only a few days.
Coach Abbott's home was directly affected by this storm. Over the last few days, friends, families and SJ23 swim team members have been working hard to remove the wet and damaged items from Coach's home and clean up the mess that Hurricane Harvey left behind. However, removal of the debris is only half of the battle. The funds raised here will be given directly to Coach Abbott on the behalf of all of those who donated and the SJ23 swim team, so that he may rebuild and repair his home.
Thanks in advance for your generous contributions to DJA's fund.
His St. John XXIII swim team set this up, but I'm hoping all his former high school (Katy HS) and club (Western Horizon, KATY, Katy Tigers, etc.) swimmers/parents will join in the effort.
We'd also like to see TISCA & NISCA members (past & present) help out as well. Dana was an outstanding president of each organization.
Again, thanks in advance for your support!
Quote of the Day
It is in giving that I connect with others,
with the world, and with the divine.
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| via Zorro |
Isabel Allende
Sunday, September 03, 2017
Via USA Swimming
Link to this article was in last week's Volume 35:
Coddling kids is killing sports
There are three points to this column that I’m trying to get across.
1.) Be realistic about your child’s ability and adjust your expectations.
2.) Be firm with your child about their actions.
3.) Don’t blame the coach.
If you believe your child is the best, even when they aren’t, if you pamper your child when they don’t get their way, and/or you constantly place blame on coaches, you are only setting them up for failure.
1.) Be realistic about your child’s ability and adjust your expectations.
2.) Be firm with your child about their actions.
3.) Don’t blame the coach.
If you believe your child is the best, even when they aren’t, if you pamper your child when they don’t get their way, and/or you constantly place blame on coaches, you are only setting them up for failure.
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