Wise men speak because they have something to
say; fools because they have to say something.
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Plato
Friday, September 11, 2015
Saturday, September 05, 2015
Labor Day Weekend
Let's salute the workin' man/woman this weekend:
Here's a pic from May. Missed a turn in Pennsylvania and ended up lost for forty-five minutes out on Boulderfield Trail. That's probably where my foot pain started going from just horrible to nearly unbearable...
Journal entry for the stretch that included that "adventure" is here
The Richardson Family YMCA needs a program director
The JCC Piranhas Swim Team (Austin) needs a head coach
Northstar School (Arlington) needs a middle/high school swim coach. Contact Lisa Odom
TISCA clinic schedule is here. The Doubletree is sold out, so you'll need to either pitch a tent or find a different hotel. Let me know if you need a (very, very used) tent...
Edited 9/6/15, 9:30 p.m.:
While out on the trail, I heard the UIL was going to allow 24 qualifiers to state meet in each division. Thought it was a done deal and we'd be seeing that happen this year. Guess that may not be the case. We'll see...
Quote of the Day
My former wife made me a millionaire.
I used to have three million dollars.
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| via HockeyGods |
Robert Marvin "Bobby" Hull
Friday, August 28, 2015
Recent Fishin' Pics and More!
Bobby's blacktip shark and bull red:
Leon fighting and landing a ray:
A few jobs:
The YMCA of Abilene needs a swim team coach
Highland Village needs an assistant age group coach
TeamFINS needs an assistant head coach
We have room for
Quote of the Day
When everything is said and done
there is nothing left to do or say.
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| via The Times-Tribune |
Darryl Dawkins
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Quote of the Day
You measure the size of the accomplishment
by the obstacles you had to overcome
to reach your goals.
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| via biography |
Booker Taliaferro Washington
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Quote of the Day
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued,
is always beyond your grasp, but which, if you
will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Friday, August 14, 2015
Quote of the Day
Forget past mistakes. Forget failures.
Forget everything except what
you're going to do now and do it.
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| via Buick Factory History |
William Crapo "Billy" Durant
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Quote of the Day
I got hit in the head pretty hard. My
clock ran backwards for two years.
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| via NASCAR |
Elzie Wylie "Buddy" Baker, Jr.
Monday, August 10, 2015
We're Back!
We hit the summit on July 30. Got back to Texas on August 5.
Link to the blog (with plenty of pics from the thru-hike) is here.
Links to the journal:
Start (keep clicking on "Next" to read in order)
Finish (keep clicking on "Previous" to read in reverse order)
Links to the "bests" lists:
First Third
Middle Third
Final Third
Doctor visit this a.m. went well. Lost sixty pounds and blood pressure has dropped a bunch. Blood work and foot x-rays scheduled for tomorrow.
Quote of the Day
People remember Don being a country bumpkin,
which he wasn't, and Howard being a pain in
the ass, which he was. I was the law and order.
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Francis Newton "Frank" Gifford
Sunday, August 09, 2015
Quote of the Day
The most common way people give up their
power is by thinking they don't have any.
Alice Malsenior Walker
Monday, February 02, 2015
That's a Wrap!
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| (via Appalachian Trials) |
Quick reminder that Scott Scofield is handling this year's high school state meet call-up list. Look for that here. Contact Scott here.
If you'd like to keep up with the hike, here are the links:
Journal
Blog
Follow @texasswimblog
Time, energy, cell service, and internet connections will determine how often those are updated.
Planning to come out of retirement in the fall, so keep me in mind if y'all hear of something.
Good luck to all Texas swimmers and coaches in your championship meets!
Quote of the Day
A rainy day is the perfect time
for a walk in the woods.
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| (via Environment & Society Portal) |
Rachel Louise Carson
Sunday, February 01, 2015
Another from Imelda May
The City of Round Rock needs a pool manager.
Wayland Baptist/Henderson State/UALR
Bobby & Leon with the boat's Thursday catch:
Leon's
Leon not feeding the pelicans:
MAC Junior Elite/15+ Open
Arizona/SMU/Texas (M&W)
The City of Kyle needs an assistant pool manager and a swim coach.
January 29 CSCAA D-I Women's Poll
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| (via Palo Alto Online) |
#2 Stanford's Simone Manuel featured here.
At the Art Adamson Invitational at Texas A&M in November, she set Stanford records in the 50-yard freestyle (21.59), 100 free (46.62) and 200 free (1:42.03). Her 100 time was an American record, although it was quickly broken by Cal-bound high schooler Abbey Weitzeil.
Oklahoma Baptist tops both men's and women's NAIA poll. Drury did the same in the NCAA D-II poll.
Shamrock Invite (M&W)
Baylor Tom Landry Fitness Center needs a swim coach.
Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa needs an assistant coach.
Prestonwood Country Club needs an aquatics manager.
Houston/Rice/Tulane/LSU (W)
Thousand Oaks Family YMCA needs a swim coach.
The City of Houston needs a pool supervisor.
UNT/TCU (W)
Latest on Austin Aquatics & Sports Academy with Brendan Hansen is here.
Hansen loves to joke around, but I have a sneaky feeling that the hammer drops when you’ve been training with him a few weeks. It wasn’t until the hour-and-15-minute session was nearly over that Hansen doled out a nice lung-burning sprint set, reminding us that “sometimes I like to drive fast.” He’s coaching the masters program now, but says he’s looking for a world-class coach to take over that program while he focuses on the club program.
Quote of the Day
I much prefer the sharpest criticism
of a single intelligent man to the
thoughtless approval of the masses.
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| (via Einstein) |
Johannes Kepler
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Another Misc.
TAPPS region and state meet info (including psych sheets & results) will be here.
White Rock YMCA (Dallas) needs an aquatics coordinator.
Austin vs. Centenary (M&W)
TFA BB & Under
Cleveland 2015 ASCA World Clinic info here.
Alvin Classic
Shady Oaks Country Club (Ft. Worth) needs an aquatics director.
Jesse Coon Memorial (masters)
Who pooped in the pool? Probably a lesson kid, right?
Who pooped in the gym? CSI Gustine is on the case!
Quote of the Day
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not
in the multiplicity and confusion of things.
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| (via biography) |
Sir Isaac Newton
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