Archive for August, 2008

Greetings From Florida

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

I hope this email finds you all safe. That 800 pound gorilla is gaining weight.  I try not to stay focused on what I can not control, but I do find myself checking more spaghetti models than I did two days ago. It's surreal watching everything transpire from here...I'm am sure ...

Thursdays with Rich?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

One of our initiatives for this season is an ongoing audio / video series of parent education sessions entitles, "Tuesdays with Rich". I wanted to launch it this week with a perspective on swimming as both a Collegiate and Club coach. Unfortunately, my equipment did not cooperate. ...

The 800 Pound Gorilla

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Tropical Storm Gustav is slowly moving toward the Yucatan channel and the Gulf of Mexico. The spaghetti models and forecasters had the storm heading toward the New Orleans area since it developed a couple of days ago. Needless to say, we had some anxious swimmers and parents at last ...

The Count Down Ends

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Welcome to Nu Wave. We are excited about the upcoming season. We have enjoyed unprecedented growth this year. This growth was the result of a lot of leg work, team work and, I am sure, to some guy named “Michael”. All of us involved in the organization are excited about ...

finding waldo (and also where practice is on fridays)

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

howdy tsunamis and tidal waves!before i offer some further clarification on where practices will be on fridays, let us first pass time searching for the elusive waldo.  discovering his location just might sharpen the skills necessary to, well, find waldo next time!tsunamis are at reily and tidal waves are at ...

i’m so excited, i just can’t hide it

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

tidal waves and tsunamis;y'all rock my world!  the start to this season has been nothing short of 'oh my gosh if you swam any better i would think you were fish'.  i know that it is only wednesday of the first week but i cannot help but wish i had ...

masters begins for fall 2008

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

greetings all;the masters group, after completing a fantastic summer season, now heads into the fall.  i know, the weather indicates otherwise, but before you know it pumpkins and candy corn will be gracing your countertops and mugs of hot chocolate will be waiting in the wings. ok, the hot cocoa ...

quick perspective of the cube

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

howdy all;i would be shocked to learn that any of you have not been engrossed in the past few days of the olympics.  while i will admit that much can and should be gained from the incredible accomplishments of phelps, we should not for a second forget or diminish the ...