…but I have to make it happen.
Today Gulfnews in UAE featured an article on my 40 year – 2011 personal challenge: naseba seven (November 29th – December 5th 2011) www.gulfnews.com
7 ironman across the 7 Emirates of the UAE in 7 days.
Every day …
beware of the parent who has a kid with an asshole haircut…
“Anytime you quit hearing “sir” and “ma’am”, the end is pretty much in sight.” …. from the book “No Country for Old Men” by Cormac McCarthy
Last season, a NBA coach who led his team to the playoff’s each year …
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.…
Euphoric Misery – english channel swim
During the last few hours battling the waves, I came up with the expression – “euphoric misery” to describe my swim. I am not sure if this expression is grammatically correct, but it states clearly how I felt — “euphoric” …
Thank You Pirate Ship of Fools
Two days ago, I swam the english channel.
My body is very tired and sore, esp. my right shoulder … so I have not yet sat down and written my swim report.
Ideally, I will do this tomorrow and post …
the water is very cold…
Over the past few months, (as I mentioned before) I have become buddies over the net with a few other people who were also training to swim the channel.
As of last week, 4 of the 5 failed in their …
english channel swim challenge
Dreaming and setting a goal is a complete waste of time if you don’t go after (at least) try to achieve your goal.
Maybe your goal has nothing to do with physical activity … but whatever it is — try …
swimming in the Amazon
Three years ago, I made a trip to Rio de janeiro and I got to stay in one of the most famous hotels in the world, the Copacabana Palace right on the beaches of Rio.
…my main interest in going …