Kari & Leon

Still Catchin' 'Em

Long Weekend

Taking a little break from the ... break.

In case you're bored and have absolutely nothing better to do, below are a few links that might keep you busy for at least a little while.

Yellerstone has links to their webcams here.  Old Faithful is the first one on the page (ignore the out-of-date prediction).  Scroll down for several others.

Into architecture?  Hey, who's not?!?!  Virtual tours of Frank Lloyd Wright works are posted here.  Scroll down to find them.  If they're keeping up with the schedule, a third video should be posted sometime today.

Interested in what a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail is like?  My journal starts here.  Just click on the "next" button to go from post to post.  Plenty of others if you click the Appalachian Trail link toward the top left.  Then, just chose a year and explore!

Did you miss old posts with excuses for missing practices?  Start reading here and use links within that post to view more.  They were entered each as they were posted, so don't give me a hard time about the grammar and spelling.

Back in the day, this blog was frequented by a real turd.  He used to post idiotic & nasty comments.  Eventually, I'd had enough and posted the troll's IP Address (above).  In chronological order, here are those links:

Wrap yer minds 'round this one:

Gone Underground?

Guess who's back!

Fishin' pictures were pretty popular back in the day.  Above shot is from this post.  It's easy to find more.  Just click on the tag that says Fishin'

That's going to have to do it for this week.

Kari Wins Sharkathon!

Leon & Kari spent the weekend at Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) for Sharkathon:

It's been a while...

...since I've used the Fishin' tag!

Bobby reeled in (then released) a 5'6" bull shark in Matagorda a couple of weekends ago:

This caught my eye in Leon's room.  He missed out on first place by a half inch:

Easter Weekend

Some pictures (click on picture for enlargificationizing) from last weekend with Leon & Kari and Bobby & Marley:

The Warm-up (5'9" sandbar shark)

The Fight

The Prize (7'9" sandbar shark)

The Release

Last Weekend

Kari's 6'10":

Leon's 7'7":

Bull & More Bull

Get the hook out.

Get a picture.

Then release!  Easy as 1, 2, 4!*

Yes, Leon's a big Donald Trump supporter.  What gets me about conservatives who are anti-Trump is this:

Y'all have complained - for 7+ years - that Obama is the worst president ever.  Now y'all act like the world will come to an end if Donnie ends up in the White House.  Where's the logic in that?  Ask yourselves how he can possibly be worse than what you've had.

Y'all ain't here fer poly-ticks now, is ya?  Yer here fer jobs, right?!?!  Here's what's new since the last jobs post a couple of weeks ago:

JCC of Austin needs a head coach and an assistant coach

Eisenhower HS needs a swim coach

The City of Mesquite needs a swim coach

Nitro is looking for assistant coaches

Texas City HS needs a swim coach.  Contact Leland Surovik at 409-916-0146

Fulshear HS needs a swim coach.  Contact Oschlor Flemming at 832-223-0151

Clear Brook HS needs a swim coach.  Contact Michael Allison at 281-284-2160

McKinney HS needs a swim coach.  Contact Jeffrey Smith at 469-302-5959

Tyler needs a high school/club coach

The City of San Angelo needs an assistant pool manager

The South Montgomery Family YMCA needs a youth development senior director - aquatics

BTA needs assistant coaches

ESA needs a head age group coach

The YMCA of Highland Lakes needs a pool manager

The City of Austin needs an aquatic recreation program coordinator

Liberty Christian School (Argyle) needs a swim coach

Heat/Psych sheets for USMS Short Course Nationals are here

YMCA Masters Nationals results are here

Belton's Savannah Henry (daughter of Patrick & Wendy) recently signed with Southern Illinois University.  Read more here and here.

“It means I get four more years of doing what I’m really passionate about doing and what I spend so much time doing,” Henry said of signing with the Salukis. “I have some family ties there but also it’s a great school with a great team that’s on the rise and working hard and it’s something I wanted to be a part of.”




*That's what I tell kids learning relay starts.  Swing, step, and go - it's as easy as 1, 2, 4!  One or two get it...

Mxide Rstlseu & More

Leon's hoping to land a big one down at Sharkathon this weekend.  Event was nearly cancelled due to Red Tide.  More here

Coppell YMCA needs a swim coach

Duncan YMCA needs a youth development director - aquatics

via Rock Star Triathlete

Wonder about our top athletes and their post-race recovery routines?  Read more at USA Swimming here

After a race, hopping in for a good cool down and grabbing a snack and a recovery drink are nearly universal practices. Massage is more common at the elite level for older athletes, and cold water immersion is growing in popularity. There is a hierarchy of recovery practices, and it is probably never a good idea to sacrifice something at the top of the list for something on the bottom.

LAC Intrasquad

DADS Open

MAC Open

SSN Open

Aledo vs. Granbury

Grapevine-Colleyville Sprint Invite

Tiger Relays

Georgetown Sprint Invite

Georgetown Cup

MAC (NT) head age group coach Justin Doherty is moving on.  They'll certainly miss him!  The guy has an incredibly high "actively coaching to looking at phone" ratio.  Count him as one more guy who wouldn't play foller the "leader"...

Summit/Granbury/Timberview/Cedar Hill

Spring vs. Conroe

Caney Creek vs. Conroe Park (JV)

The Woodlands Intrasquad

Florida/Indiana/Texas (M&W, LCM)*

Today's meet (SCY) starts at 10:00 a.m.  Real time results here

Katy ISD Sprint Invite

Klein vs. Collins (JV)

LCAT Pecan Classic

Del Norte #1

SWATOberfest

CFSC IMX

Texas Terrapins Quad

Gulf Open Water

LAC BB+

Spin Beck's chat with UT women's coach Carol Capitani is here

MAC L2 D1

A&M vs. Kentucky (M&W)

McMurry vs. Austin (M&W)

UH Intrasquad (W)

TCU/Incarnate Word/Liberty (M&W)

UNT/Liberty/Incarnate Word (W)

Dual-a-Palooza 1 (W)

SMU Classic (W, Real Time)

Weslaco RGVSCA

AAHSSL "C" Dual 1

AAHSSL "D" Dual 1

Northside Pentathlon (N)

Northside Pentathlon (S)

Legacy/Mansfield/Keller/Martin

Kingwood Intrasquad (DC vs. Marvel)

Cinco Ranch vs. Kingwood (JV)

Seven Lakes/Taylor/Klein



*Wait!  No Michigan?!?!

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 four (4) two (2) one (1) more teams in our Fantasy Foosball league.  It's FREE and champion will get a trophy.  Info here

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 Wilton Wahoo:

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

(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.

It's been a while...

...since I posted fishin' pics.  These are the first since May.

They're from Saturday out on the Gulf of Mexico.

To the rig:

One of Bobby's snappers:

Headed home:

The day's catch:

(l to r):  John Doe I, John Doe II, Blake D., Leon B., Clayton A., Bobby B.

Catch-n-Release

Leon, Bobby, & Pat caught some big ones.  Reds were too big to keep (sorry, Eddie) and shark went back in after a few pics.

Huntin' Tuna

Last month Leon went on a hunting trip...looking for tuna...in a kayak.

First pic was taken while being towed for miles.  Second is shot of buddy helping him with the 150# beast.

Bobby & Leon

From last week.  About to clean some fish:

No, you can't keep him...

Hey!  Aren't those my shorts?!?!

Sharkin'

Leon and his buddy Dalton reeled in a couple of sandbar sharks the other night.

Pic is of the 7'2"-er.

In case you're new here, don't worry about the shark.

They catch-n-release.

That way, you'll have the thrill of swimming alongside one next time you're at the beach...

New Toy

Leon bought a speargun.  Looks like there will be less catch & release.

 

Fifty pound ling speared off Corpus Christi.

-athon Wrap-Ups

Kayaking multiple lines/baits hundreds of yards out paid off for Leon and Steven.  Of the four sharks they landed, the 6'10" bull shark was the second largest in the 2012 Sharkathon tourney.

Bobby was one of many swimmers taking part in the annual Marathon Kids event at UT.