ode to the old school…
Omaha, Nebraska in late 1970’s….
I started to swim competitively, when I was 7 years old.
When I was 8 years old until I was around 12, I was one of the top swimmers in America for my age group.…
ode to Anna, Candy, Claire, Oxy, Jules and the Pirate Ship of Fools…
something to think about….
(this is a blog I did in July, but I want to repost it today)
Sophie and I were in Amsterdam for two days in the beginning of last week …. (easy 90 minute direct flight from Nice)
Our last …
focusing on the positive in life
Sophie and I were in Amsterdam for two days in the beginning of last week …. (easy 90 minute direct flight from Nice)
Our last night there, we had dinner with a close friend of ours who wanted to (as …
ode to the greatness in man: thank you Jessica Watson and Jordan Romero
Within the next couple of days, if everything goes to plan, a 13 year old American boy will summit Mt. Everest.
http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2010/05/jordan-romero-13-begins-push-for-summit-of-everest.html
Take a couple of minutes to read the article … and reflect back to when you were 13; …
why are so many people focused on the dead cat?
Only a few friends of the few friends I have on facebook, read this blog … I don’t link/nor promote each blog entry on my FB, thus the only way a “friend” on facebook could read today’s blog is by …
ode to the greatness in man: www.EPIC5.com
“It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; …
ode to the pirate ship of fools…
To the people who left comments asking why I don’t blog as much as before — I normally, write my blog in the early morning when I am having my coffee and reading the news… but for the past 2 …
ode to positive thinking
Today’s blog is motivated by a comment left by the Voice of Reason:
“you have written about setting goals, not rushing and sticking with your focus. How about writing about how to keep yourself motivated and the importance of positive …
ode to confucius
Some of you have noticed and asked why i took off a bit of an angry ramble about my discovery of an old chinese friend of mine lying and stealing from me …. unpon reflection, not only was that part …