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Skip to comments.Union Fail: Walmart Reports Record Sales
Posted on 11/23/2012 10:41:43 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
Despite union efforts to target retailers like Walmart, businesses are reporting record Black Friday traffic the biggest sign yet that the unions are out of touch with the American people. Starting at 8 p.m. on Thanksgiving, Walmart put its products on Black Friday sale, sparking a run to the stores and earning the stores record sales.
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I was mainly looking for very good ammo deals...saw none. The only other deal I thought was good was a Sharp 70" Aquos for $1798....my wife would have killed me was the only thing that stopped me, for sure.
Our local Walmart was a madhouse last night. I doubt if they have anything left over for their "Black Friday" sales. Unreal.
Confidential to Walmart: technology is your friend. Next time, at the stores targeted by the union with picketers, try a flash-mob sale on Air Jordans, etc., and see if the picketers can deal with the resulting feeding frenzy. I'll bet even the meanest union thug would wet his pants.
In that case, the union thug would drop his sign and rush into Wal-mart and buy those Air-Jordans!
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The only other deal I thought was good was a Sharp 70 Aquos for $1798....my wife would have killed me was the only thing that stopped me, for sure.
I was disturbed to see a series of stories about Emerson flat-panel TVs purchased on Black Friday a year ago from Wal*Mart that not only died, but were covered by a warranty that required the customer to pay $70-100 to have the TV "diagnosed". The last story of the series noted that some manufacturers allegedly had short production runs of downgraded versions of their products specifically for the Black Friday crowd: these are not the same products they ship year round.
So, that makes two reasons not to shop on Black Friday: being trampled by the herd, and finding that the "screaming bargains" could well be a come-on.
I've never participated in Black Friday, but last night I was out driving past my local Target at 11:30. It was overflow in the parking lot with cars lined up on the street to get in. Crazy.
You couldn't pay me enough to do that. It's just not worth it.
You may be right....there was a sign on it that said "Ask associate for details"...
Proof that PT Barnum was right!
I was hoping to read stories of "picketers" being trampled by mobs of shoppers.
How ironic: Your wife going to kill you after you went looking for . . . Never mind. Run hale, me hearty friend.
Like many union protests, the union thugs had to bus in protestors here in the DFW area. Typical. Just for reference, I am referring to the protest at the Walmart off Wheatland Road in Dallas.
Actually Nov. 6th proved P.T. Barnum correct.
The unions have no relevence in today's world.
I went shopping at Wal-mart for groceries today and the place was DEAD! The parking lot was all but empty! I asked a clerk about it and she told me that they had such huge crowds in the wee small hours of the morning that it was bedlam then and she figures that everyone in the world showed up so early there wasn't much need to get there later! I loved it. Both the empty store (for my own benefit!) and the fact that the so-called strike failed.
The rest of us have had our livelihoods affected negatively, in some cases dramatically so, by this ideology and vengeance driven administration. Our savings, our home values, our retirement accounts, etc., all affected negatively by this administration. So I'm supposed to care about the grievances of a group of people who voted this jerk in, for a second term, because they thought it would help them? Yes, they have families. So do we. The divisions in the country now run very deep, thanks to the divide and conquer crowd that make up the bulk of the Democrat party these days.
Good news indeed.
Walmart often hires the unhireable and pays them what they are worth. Walmart gives their workers a chance to achieve some sense of self-worth and responsibility. The unions want to take that away because if Walmart paid union wages and benefits, the union members would take those jobs away from the lesser qualified Walmart workers.
The retail workers at Walmart are not the real target of the union organizers. It's the truck drivers and warehouse worker jobs that the unions want. The retail end is just the most visible, so that's where they make their play and their whine about buying American. The warehouse workers don't care where Walmart buys their products, they just want their cut of the profits.
So by FR criteria, it is better to buy Chinese mfg shoes than USA mfg shoes from a unionized facility?
My wife went last night at 8PM just to check things out, and she could barely find a parking place(I believe it took her a half hour). The place was jam PACKED. This, being in a 'two stoplight' town out nearly in the middle of nowhere.
No doubt to be declared by nadin and crew as a resounding success.
Yea, but the unions won reelection for Obama.
Just got back from Placerville Walmart, spent 30 minutes argueing with Union thugs, I said " we don't want you In Placerville" I was reinforced by the people going into the store shopping. 100 protester mostly Seiu and some other Sacramento thug unions. They are idiots. One woman said 'YOU MIGHT AS WELL RAPE THE PEOPLE". I was speechless. I hate unions nothing but thugs.
The only problem I see with this is now that they see how much money they made by opening at 8 o'clock. Next year they may say well dang 8 o'clock made this much so why not 6 o'clock and on and on until they are opened all day long.
The unions have no relevance in todays world.
As of this week, they are 18,500 short.
Thinning the heard.
3:32 pm central time.......never left the house, still in our pj ~ s
The SEIU was protesting? This protest was suppose to be by WalMart employees who want to join the UFCW.
At 11:30 PM I was preparing to sleep off a wonderful Thanksgiving meal, having spent the day with some close family friends. Rushing out to a store to buy a flat-screen TV was the last thing on my mind.
I didn't go to WalMart. However I did go to Best Buy, Target and a few others. By 11:30 the Best Buy line went form the store at one end of the strip mall to the other end and around the building. I came back after a few lesser advertise store and waited.
In line multiple people mention they had been at the East Windsor, CT WalMart earlier. The palace was packed. The WalMart lot was full and the adjacent supermarket lot was full. I took a quick look on Google Maps and it appears WM has 650+ spaces and the supermarket 150-175.(http://goo.gl/maps/6EZAT)
In addition next door is a closed movie theater(the rectangular building next door with the half circle on the front) anywhere from 50-75% of the spaces on the side of the building closest to WM were taken.
No reports of protesters.
Should have came on over to Jackson, no Union goons here. I think they know Amador county would pretty much get physical over their thug presence.
forget the union thug stuff. This is about billionaires and corporations continuing to chip away at our real family values that have been decimated and at the cost of the USA.
Instead of supporting the family being together with Walmart and Target support selling the Chinese Communist crap that destroyed America.
I have no sympathy for Walmart or Target and if the employees wish to oppose it, I have no problem with it. We need to regain the USA values back and remake families and for Christ, instead of for these billionaires who think missing out on having more Americans going further into debt for their profits, is wrong for America.
Christmas needs turned into a time when Americans help others instead of helping Walmart.
The unions couldn't even get a Democratic Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act (a.k.a., "card check"), so what hope do they have against Walmart. Hey unions, your time has passed.
Money that goes right to the PLA. Just like it makes no sense for me to buy energy products from countries that help train people to drive airplanes into our buildings.
As Vladimir Ilyich Lenin said (roughly): "The Capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them."
Yes, they have families. So do we."""
Let's cut to the chase here:
IF you are working at WalMart & you have a 'family', you need either a permanent time out from having kids or you need some serious education in order to make more income.
WAL MART is NOT a CAREER, people!!!
It is a place for young people to learn how to work with people, show up on time, problem solve without a 24/7/365 nanny on your heels, and how to keep your personal hygiene & demeanor up to standards which are acceptable for your employer. It is aplace for such young people to learn how having a gppd work ethic & initiative will lead to better things.
It is a place for a retired person to supplement their Social Security benefits up to, but not to exceed, the amount that would trigger them losing some of their SS benefits. For a retired widow or widower, this also gives them a reason to get up every day, keep up their grooming, and have pleasant interaction with others—some the same age & some lots younger in a safe atmosphere. No seedy bars & dangerous locations & bar fights.
Some of the '20 somethings' we see at Wal-Mart are literally doing their internship' for a career in marketing. They will not be in that store for the rest of their lives.
But—stocking shelves with diapers & Pine-Sol & baked beans is not a CAREER for a person who wishs to have or already has a family.
IF you MUST do this job for now—spend every waking moment you can finding a vocation you would like to do instead & get the education that will allow you to do that. Keep your spending to a minimum so that you can keep getting more education.
You really don't 'need' those $100 tickets to a concert or to the Oakland Raiders game. You need to focus and get yourself a leg up from where you are. You don't 'need' a new car every 3 years with a 100 watt stereo system & $5000 worth of 20" wheels. A car is TRANSPORTAION!!! Nothing else. I have put over 405,000 miles myself on the 2 vehicles I own, which I bought used. They still run just fine.
If your entire personality is demonstrated by your car, your stereo, your 3000 CD's, your tattoos & your newest Cell phone—you are a poor candidate for a good job, anyway.
It is NOT the responsibility of ANY EMPLOYER to keep handing you more and more hourly pay just because you don't think you are 'being paid enough'. There is no such thing as 'enough'. A 'Living Wage' for Donald Trump or a 'living wage' for a 22 year old who already has 4 kids because of her bad choices are 2 entirely different things.
I don't care one little bit about your 4 kids & your prior poor choices. I will hire a person for the opening I have, based upon the competition in my area for that same job. I won't pay 2 or 3 or 6 or 8 dollars an hour more just because YOU think YOU need a 'living wage'.
Wages or Salaries are paid based upon the skills involved, the energy the employee puts into the job & the value the employer gets out of each individual employee. I can keep explaining this——but I CANNOT UNDERSTAND IT FOR YOU. You have to step up and understand how the world works for yourself. If you have been handed everything by over-indulgent parents or a government that thinks you need to be kept in financial slavery—then you are about to have some really harsh lessons. Those lessons you will try to escape, but they will attach themselves to you & someday- perhaps at age 55 or so, you might just get a clue.
If this week had been Social Security day for me, I would have gone to Wal Mart today, just to argue with the fools who are trying to raise havoc at the door of the only job they now have & what is most likely, the only job they are qualified to have. You would think that watching a union shut down Hostess bakeries would give some of them a clue—but they seem to have doubled-down with their demands. Their behavior will not set well with those who shop happily at Wal-Mart.
I am just one of many people my age who didn't like the dead end jobs I was qualified to do with a very good high school education. ( I didn't skip classes & was on the honor roll—contrary to most students today.) I went back to college with night classes at age 29, while I was working at least 40 hours a week, and some weeks, 48 hours. I took accounting classes—5 hours in the classroom a week with a ratio of 5 to 1, homework to classroom hours facing me. I went to my job, went to school, went home & did homework for 4 years. I didn't have a social life. I ended up with a grade point average of 4.0. For those of you in Rio Linda (thanks, Rush), that means I had the best grades available. No One can ever take that away from me. When I am asked about my qualifications to do the work I do now, I can tell them what classes I took and what grades I got. That is permanent. Not even Obama can take that away from me!!!!
It is their right to be open 24/7/365. You don't have to shop there in some of those hours, but it is the right of the company to do as it pleases.
The gas stations are open-—the hospitals are open—the casinos are open....why stomp on Wal-Mart???
The Unions are not stronger than Christmas.
PS: In the 70's I worked as a grocery cashier in So Calif for a major chain near Hollywood & Vine.
That store NEVER closed-—they didn't even have a key for the front door!!!!
My first week there, I went to my dinner break & I locked up my cash register, as I had done at the other stores I had worked in for this chain. I got back from dinner & got yelled at!!! Who told me to lock the register? I said—all my prior managers!!!
They didn't even have a key to open up my register!!!
Slight misquote-should be "...not being talked about at all"! (from his play "A Good Woman")
Obama has promised Richard Trumpka Card Check in his 2nd term. Another Executive, order, probably.
The Dept of Labor is already turning the NLRB loose with orders to every single employer in the country to hand over all the data on every single employee to the unions.
That seems like a violation of the 4th Amendment to me. What say you?
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Obito is Tobirama's great grandson. The proof is in the pudding.
Lol does anyone else think Sasuke was gunna say . To crush the leaf, or to crush the ninja world!! Or is it just me?
Sasuke can not turn around now. It's Naruto's job to fix him
For the moment, just this:
Way too short for so much epicness. Love how the 1st showed his younger brother how its done. But don't really like how the 2nd seems to be just a more powerful version of danzo like someone mentioned last week. Surely he has some traits that warranted him being hokage beyond just being powerful?
I like how this chapter kicked things up a notch after the introductory nature of last weeks chapter. The contrast between Hashirama and Tobirama is startling, it's like Sarutobi and Danzou. Tobirama is such a hard ass while Hashirama is more laid back but more willing to meet the Uchiha halfway (much like Naruto).
This chapter confirmed that yet another thing Hashirama's cells are useful for is Edo Tensei whether it's for strengthening the binding power or resisting it as Hashirama did. It's no wonder Madara and Orochimaru love the shit out of his cells, they're useful for so many things it seems.
Anyway Minato has yet to be asked any questions by Sasuke. I guess the logical thing to speculate is that he'll be asked what really went down when the Kyuubi attacked, after Hashirama has had his say on what is a shinobi and what is a village.
And wouldn't it be just like Sasuke to get heartfelt, honest answers to his questions only to turn around and be all like "cha, ya know what. I'm still gonna destroy the leaf. Bye bye." Although Kishi has an opportunity to add an unexpected layer to the build up to the penultimate round of Naruto Vs Sasuke. In fact now that Kishi has explicitly stated that Sasuke is on the verge of becoming the new Madara I would really like this Kage chat to lead Sasuke to find a new path rather than follow in Madara and Tobi's footsteps. I guess for a possible new path to work with where the story seems to be headed then Sasuke would still have to have a reason to fight Naruto.
Interesting that Orochimaru can not fully restrain the 1st Hokage.
- Pretty much what I was assuming Orochimaru will let the 4 Hokage face Madara as he doesn't want Madara to succeed
- The 4th should be able to warp the other Hokages to his seal near the battlefield
- Tobirama said we where brought back to this world with "almost our full power" LoL WUT????
- This chapter was more of tease as nothing was really explained
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What chakra type are you?
Last week's chapter was more of an intro to the Kages, now we're actually delving into things... I expect we'll be getting 5-6 chapters out of them at least before the scene switches to a battlefield. But at least now it's confirmed the Hokages will be taking part in the battle.
It's insane that Hashirama can practically bring down a building merely by flexing his chakra... he surpasses even what we've heard. He really is the real deal. It was still a little sad to see him put Tobirama down like that... just seems a little unfair the brothers are so different in power. Tobirama's chakra is probably still fairly powerful, but he's being controlled by Zetsuchimaru while Hashirama can free himself from Edo Tensei purely through the strength of his chakra.
I wonder if Naruto is physically capable of matching that level of power (without the Kyuubi). Maybe there's a secret to it (explaining the difference between Hashirama/Tobirama), or maybe it's just a matter of growing up. Hashirama's base strength is beyond Sage Mode, practically on the level of Bijuu Mode.
And the epicness of the Hashirama vs. Madara battle is highly entertaining. True, it's techniques we've seen before (aside from Hashirama's Mokuton Susano'o-equivalent), but still. The scale of the battle truly does justice to Madara's claim that the maps would have to be redrawn if they fought. I wonder where all those roots go after the battle is over?
Minato noticed that Naruto is now friends with his Bijuu, but didn't think to release any sealed Yin chakra to Naruto... I guess for now we might have to set aside the hope that Minato can grant Naruto a clutch power-up? Perhaps when they arrive on the battlefield we can see for certain; there's no point in returning the scene to Naruto before then anyway.
Orochimaru is definitely on the "soon-to-be-redeemed" list, even more so than Obito.
Like that Minato could immediately sense that it was a combination of both Naruto and Kurama's chakra. Still wonder what Sasuke is going to ask him tho. and if he lets it slip out to Sasuke that hes Naruto's dad (wonder if Oro has figured it out yet??)
Riln, when we next go back to the fight, we might possibly see an instant powerup of Kurama when the part of his chakra that got sealed returns. I don't think Minato has any control over the release of the yin chakra when his soul was pulled from the death god's belly (as I'm assuming that anything sealed away would have to be released together). and if Obito/Edo-Madara see/feel it, they're likely to realize what that probably means as well. you might end up seeing that Minato won't have to use FTG to 'port the Kages/Sasuke and Co. to the fight. the fight might come to THEM.
Edit: why did Sasuke only use MS when he could have gone EMS and really showed them the lengths he had gone to get revenge (even further showing how close he was to becoming another madara) but wants the real truth before deciding what to do next
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Tobirama and Hashirama were revived in their prime. Naruto and Sasuke are still in their teens, which means they are still growing and gaining stronger techniques. The first and second and Madara can mop the floor with them.
I think it was both Tobirama and Hashirama flexing their chakra. But the wood in the room was reacting to the first.


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When Obama began his presidency, the nation had just dipped deep into a serious recession. And Bush had structured the tax code so that budget balance was impossible. Tax breaks were going to the richest and best connected. The middle class was sinking. The poor had been left out in the cold. Bush had allowed the perpetrator of 9/11, Osama bin Laden, to escape. The U.S. had lost its reputation and credibility in the world. The European nations were so elated to have Bush finally out of office that they supported the Nobel Peace Award for the new President of the U.S., Barack Obama. Shouts were heard all over the world, and in the U.S. as well, that Bush and Cheney should be forced to stand trial for their lies, deception, torture, secret prisons, and irresponsible and despicable behavior while in office. The war in Iraq was slipping out of control. The war in Afghanistan was slogging along, carrying the burden of Bush's horrid mismanagement.
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To add to the dilemma, the right-wing began broadcasting lies about Obama, questioning his birth locale, and other aspects of his early life. The slop, mess, and favors of the Bush years were distracted by the lying charges about Obama's personal life. America was distracted from the multitude of mistakes and favors of George W. Bush. But we are still recovering from that mess, and will be for years to come.
Meanwhile, a man of integrity was now in the White House. The right-wing, which had led the disaster of the Bush years, began clamoring for Obama to fix things immediately. How we avoided an economic depression is amazing.
And health care reform, fought for by Demoratic and Republican presidents since Theodore Roosevelt, was finally accomplished under the new President from Chicago.
A U.S. Senator from Kentucky --Republican-- had the gall to openly state that his party had a duty to simply prevent Obama from accomplishing anything. That was the Republican LEADER in the U.S. Senate!
The sad, sad story of Republican surrender to its extreme right-wing goes on and on. Miraculously, the citizens of the U.S. voted Obama back into office. Now we stand on the doorstep of a marvelous return to concern and support of the majority of Americans, young and old, in the poor and middle classes. The right-wing of the Republican Party wants none of this democracy; they want favors for the rich, and favors for the bigoted, and favors for the war corporations, and favors for those on the far right.
Can the citizens of the United States do the right thing? The task in front of us is difficult but do-able. We have a leader in the White House who stands ready to serve the majority of Americans. How fortunate we are. First, though, we must see it.


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2009-10 Oilers Goats and Stars
September 30 2009 12:30PM
It's become a tradition: every year at OilersNation (and at our sister sites FlamesNation and CanucksArmy), our writers and commenters pick their stars — that one player who they will praise without end no matter what — and their goats — their yearly whipping-boy; he who can do no good for the season.
And this season is no exception.
Your stalwart writers running the ship this year, Robin Brownlee, Jason Gregor, Jonathan Willis, Amber McCormick, bingofuel, and Wanye Gretz (who has already picked his star and his goat), have submitted their goats and stars for the 2009-10 Oilers hockey season. Who will you pick?
Jonathan Willis' Star and Goat
Star: Lubomir Visnovsky.
Visnovsky was Edmonton's best defenseman last year whn healthy, and he's the kind of player Pat Quinn loves. If the powerplay turns around, Visnovsky will be a big part of it; if the team manages to score more goals five-on-five, Visnovsky will be a part of that too. He was a star last season, and with good health should be more than that.
Goat: Nikolai Khabibulin.
I hope this prediction doesn't come true. I really, really do. There's just too many danger signs to pick someone else, though. He's 36 years old. He's been consistently injured pretty much every season since the lockout. Last time he signed a four-year contract, he stunk up the joint for the first two years, was mediocre in the third year, and came on strong in the fourth year - after management had gone out and spent money on a replacement.
Maybe things will be different this time. For the team to have success, they'll need to be.
Jason Gregor's Star and Goat
Star: JF Jacques
Sure, I could have picked one of the smurf-like forwards, who will undoubtedly outscore Jacques, but they are supposed to do that. Jacques will play in 71 games this year, and that will guarantee the Oilers will dress four forwards who are six feet or taller every game. Regardless of what system they play, they aren't big enough upfront and having Jacques contribute every night will make a difference. He will be one of the few Oiler forwards to set career highs in goals, assists and points this year. I can't see many guys matching that, so how can Jacques not be a star.
Goat: Marc Pouliot
If he is on the team, then I can't see the Oilers improving. He doesn't hit, he doesn't check, he doesn't score and I don't think he thinks the game well enough to help the Oilers. Sure, he might go to another organization and score nine goals, which will have some Poulioholics whining that the Oilers gave up on another young prospect, but I will say good riddance if it happens. If Pouliot is on this team, they aren't good enough.
Robin Brownlee's Star and Goat
Star: Mike Comrie
While it's a toss-up for me between Comrie and Patrick O'Sullivan, I'm going with MC because he's got a way of shoving it up the backsides of people who doubt him.
With all the bittnerness that accompanied Comrie's departure in 2003, he's got something to prove this time around. While I'm guessing he'll face a smattering of boos when he returns, fans being what they are, it won't be long until they're saluting him again -- with more than one finger.
Goat: Nikolai Khabibulin
Just a hunch, but The Bulin Wall had more bad seasons than good during his last contract before signing on with the Oilers for the next 17 years. Khabibulin, 36, is on the downside of his career and if he slips and a breaks a hip, it could get ugly in a hurry. With JDD as the back-up plan, what could possibly go wrong?
Amber McCormick's Star and Goat
Star: Ales Hemsky
Ales Hemsky. Over the past couple seasons he has surprised me. In 2006-07 I was always worried he was going to vomit going in circles around the net. Every season he takes more chances. Some work and some don't but the hunger is there. I really think this is the season that will make him a star.
Goat: Dustin Penner
Without a doubt, Dustin Penner will reside in my dog house (and no, that's no a euphemism for anything). There was a time when I forgave him for everything due to his purdy eyes but those days are far behind me. It will take a miracle and him giving up donairs cold-turkey to make me care about him again.
*Sidebar* I hate to admit this but I have a feeling Mike Comrie is hell-bent on making Edmonton eat its words. A lot of time has passed since he left in his huff and now he's back with the Duff. Hometown pride is a powerful thing no matter how much you're booed.
bingofuel's Star and Goat
Star: Nikolai Khabibulin
Knowing what little I do about hockey, and the scant few things I know about the Oilers, I'm going with the Bulin Wall for my star. The Oilers are well known for relying on very little other than their goaltender to scrape through games. I don't expect this year will be any different. Also, I just want to see how many boos and hisses I get for this one.
Goat: Steve Staios
I like Steve Staios. I have nothing against the man personally. He has lots of heart. But old, old balls. Staios will be inconsistent at best this year. At worst, the poor man will bust a hip. Hopefully he'll take a few opposing players out in the process.
The competition
You can also read about the competition's goats and stars:
September 30 2009, 12:32PM
[...] OilersNation Writers' Stars and Goats [...]
Goat: Comrie (forgiveness don't come easy) Star: Sully
~Who is this Amber McCormick? She still has writer credentials? ;)~
Totally agree with Willis' take on Khabi - although I picked Staios to be MY goat. BAHHHHHHH!
September 30 2009, 12:40PM
STAR - O'Sullivan (honorable mentions: Comrie & Penner) GOAT - Staios (honorable mention: Pouliot)
September 30 2009, 12:41PM
I agree 100% with Gregor's goat. MAP is a bum and needs to be dispatched immediately to the doldrums of the AHL,ECHL, KHL or whatever league will take the useless piece of s#*t. Maybe he can go carry Crosby's equipment bag in Pittsburgh.
RossCreek wrote:
GOAT – Staios (honorable mention: Pouliot)
or is that dishonorable mention ? LOL
September 30 2009, 12:44PM
Please please please please please let Khabi not be our goat this year. Please.
I will stick to my former picks as changing is for weaklings, that and it's easy to look up.
Star: Sully Goat: Staios
September 30 2009, 12:44PM
As I predicted long ago in Wanye's blogs:
Star - Jacques Goat - Khabibulin
September 30 2009, 12:46PM
Star: Dany Heat- I mean.. ahem.. Ales Hemsky Goat: Khabibulin
2nd Star: Toni Rajala and his 1,000 pt season in Brandon.
September 30 2009, 12:48PM
STAR: JDD, The wall will fall and JDD will save us.
GOAT: Staios, too old, too slow, too much MONEY.
September 30 2009, 12:50PM
@ OILER84: Cheeky pick, me likey!
September 30 2009, 12:52PM
RossCreek wrote:
STAR – O'Sullivan (honorable mentions: Comrie & Penner) GOAT – Staios (honorable mention: Pouliot)
You read my mind before I could post.
September 30 2009, 12:53PM
Star: Penner Goat: Khabibulin...this frightens me but I'm more concerned about the Bulin wall than the size of our forwards.
September 30 2009, 12:54PM
ninjafoot wrote:
MAP is a bum and needs to be dispatched immediately to the doldrums of the AHL,ECHL, KHL or whatever league will take the useless piece of s#*t.
Turns out there isn't a professional league in the world that won't take him.
September 30 2009, 12:55PM
Did Amber say that Penner sleeps in her dog house?
September 30 2009, 12:55PM
I picked these a couple of weeks ago, and I'm not changing my mind:
HERO: Horcoff
GOAT: Gagner
September 30 2009, 12:56PM
Star: Gagner (Quinn has lit the fire and Samwise is smoldering) Goat: Nilsson (This extends to which ever team he ends up playing with)
September 30 2009, 12:57PM
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Star - Dustin Penner - After two years of disappointing play, if he can go hard for all 82 I think he wins the hearts of Oiler fans back. (HM: JFJ, and Comrie)
Goat - JDD - If the wall falls, JDD falls harder, faster, and it will be a much more miserable experience.
September 30 2009, 01:00PM
Repeat from Wanye's Goat post:
Star: Penner – he will use his size this year. He was also a runner up for my goat but I'm going to be optimistic.
Goat: Moreau – old, slow and selfish. He will expose himself and will hopefully be gone before the end of the season.
September 30 2009, 01:02PM
Alon wrote:
Star – Dustin Penner – After two years of disappointing play, if he can go hard for all 82 I think he wins the hearts of Oiler fans back. (HM: JFJ, and Comrie) Goat – JDD – If the wall falls, JDD falls harder, faster, and it will be a much more miserable experience.
Wouldn't that make Khabibulin, the veteran starter with the 4 year, $16 million contact, the goat?
September 30 2009, 01:03PM
Star: Gagner
Goat: Pisani
I have to stick to my guns on this one.
September 30 2009, 01:04PM
Star = Comrie (has something to prove to the other teams in the NHL and to Edmonton Fans)
Goat = Penner just because i think he is over paid for what he brings
September 30 2009, 01:05PM
freeze wrote:
He will expose himself
On the ice?
September 30 2009, 01:05PM
"Old, old balls"
September 30 2009, 01:08PM
Star: Comrie (never thought I'd say that but it gives me warm fuzzies now)
Goat: Khabibulin
September 30 2009, 01:10PM
My goat from the beginning has been Bulin. Never liked that signing. 2 years, ok. 4 years, barf. I pray every night that he doesn't get hurt and the season hasn't even started yet.
Gagner was my star on Wanye's article. Right now it's not looking good, but you will all see....you will see......
September 30 2009, 01:10PM
Star: O'Sullivan - the kid is young and had some struggles after the trade last year, but I think this season he will shine. Honourable mention to Comrie, but mostly cause the POS+Comrie chemistry looks promising.
Goat: Moreau - dude drives me increasingly more nuts with every game. The terrible penalties, the lack of back-check and hussle, the inability to keep up with everything else that's going on, and the fact that he's still got that damn C on his jersey. I'm hoping the Quinn regime means no more free rides for thecaptainethanmoreau.
And I also choose to cling in blind hope to bingofuel's choice of the Bulin Wall for a star. Oh please, please, please, please, please let this come true.....
STAR: O'Sullivan -Irish boss for the guy with the most Irishey name ever. Can't miss! Will break team record for shots/season with 7,459.
GOAT: Thecaptainethanmoreau -Will try to make up for declining skills with increasingly wild/erratic defensive play. If he has the puck in the opposition end, it never goes anywhere but the goalie's chest. Skate down wing, shoot. Skate down wing, shoot. Good luck making the third line, Gagner.
Jason Gregor wrote:
Jacques contribute every night will make a difference. He will be one of the few Oiler forwards to set career highs in goals, assists and points this year. I can't see many guys matching that, so how can Jacques not be a star.
For this to happen all Jacques needs is 2 goals and 1 assist. I hope he breaks this record in the first five games of this year.
September 30 2009, 01:11PM
Jason: "He will be one of the few Oiler forwards to set career highs in goals, assists and points this year. I can't see many guys matching that, so how can Jacques not be a star."
Wow! Career highs for Jacques? That's setting the bar high.
@ Morghasm:
Haha, nice picks Morghasm. I should have hit "post" five seconds earlier. Or not at all.
September 30 2009, 01:15PM
socaldave wrote:
I picked these a couple of weeks ago, and I'm not changing my mind: HERO: Horcoff GOAT: Gagner
September 30 2009, 01:16PM
Star: Brule! (I like to say it like "Olé!", with a flourish). No expectations. Long dormant hands ready to ignite and it looks like someone kicked his dog. Love it.
Goat: JDD - Le BAAAAAA!!!! Au secours! C'est trés terriblé! Pourquoi mon visage a-t-il l'air d'une chèvre?
(I copy and pasted the "é", so I figured what the hell, get some mileage while it's queued up tin the Ctrl-v chamber)
September 30 2009, 01:17PM
MattL wrote:
STAR: O'Sullivan -Irish boss for the guy with the most Irishey name ever. Can't miss! Will break team record for shots/season with 7,459. GOAT: Thecaptainethanmoreau -Will try to make up for declining skills with increasingly wild/erratic defensive play. If he has the puck in the opposition end, it never goes anywhere but the goalie's chest. Skate down wing, shoot. Skate down wing, shoot. Good luck making the third line, Gagner.
That poor kid. Yeesh!
Star: Toss up between Patty O and MC.
Goat: So many to choose from (I'm lookin at you Bobby, Moreau, Staio), but I'm gonna stick with Poo. That guy has GOT to go.
September 30 2009, 01:18PM
ronaldo wrote:
On the ice?
Maybe Morreau's a big fan of Ned Braden
September 30 2009, 01:18PM
Wasn't Wanye saying something about a month ago about revamping the site?? When does that happen or was it just for the playoffs if the oilers ever make it??
Star:Comrie - He has something to prove and is playing for a new contract. He should end up with the best point per dollar on the team.
Goat:Pisani - More for games missed than his play. Pisani is a hard worker and good 2 way player. The problem is his injuries and the time it takes to come back from them. If he stays wih the team i could see him missing 30 - 40 games this season.
September 30 2009, 01:19PM
@ MattL: Au contraire - clearly we've just proven how brilliant we both are. Either that or you cheated off me, in which case I take all the credit.
Star - Jacques - I think he's going to score 25 goals and add another 30 assists.
Goat- Moreau, He's done. Looked pretty much abysmal in the preseason. The worst forward I saw for sure and that includes some guys who were cut.
September 30 2009, 01:20PM
@ scorecoff hemmercules:
I would imagine it would roll out sometime when the season starts - like last year.
@ Morghasm:
Clearly, both brilliant.
September 30 2009, 01:22PM
ronaldo wrote:
On the ice?
Hmmmm, I hope I was only referring to his crappy play.... but you never know...
September 30 2009, 01:22PM
My star = Sheldon Souray.
For goat = Nikolai Khabibulin and for my daily prayers I have added to be wrong on this one. However, the season has not even started and already he lost game time due to dehydration. That is one baaaaaaaaaaaaad sign. I wonder how they deal with the situation if both JDD and DD have respectable seasons this year. Is there another three headed monster in goal on the horizon for the Oilers???????
September 30 2009, 01:22PM
Poo Czar wrote:
Star: Brule! (I like to say it like "Olé!", with a flourish). No expectations. Long dormant hands ready to ignite and it looks like someone kicked his dog. Love it. Goat: JDD – Le BAAAAAA!!!! Au secours! C'est trés terriblé! Pourquoi mon visage a-t-il l'air d'une chèvre? (I copy and pasted the "é", so I figured what the hell, get some mileage while it's queued up tin the Ctrl-v chamber)
Le gasp! LOL, poor horse face, er....JDD!
September 30 2009, 01:23PM
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We've actually been working closely with our development team since the beginning of September, and you should see a new and improved OilersNation.com very soon.
Wanye will be making a more concrete announcement closer to the launch date (which is still a moving target). Suffice to say, it's going to be better than anything we've ever done.
September 30 2009, 01:24PM
Star - Comrie. a sad choice when hes your star. but seems to compete hard every night and it pays off.
Goat - Gagner. youre not strong enough to be a star, kid. even if the title of Prince was handed to you by all of Edmonton.
Star: Much as I hate the man, Comrie.
Goat: Moreau, Nilsson, Stortini ...
Really surprised at only one person mentioning Nilsson for goat, actually.
Looking for good seasons from Hemsky, Penner and Horc too.
Actually, screw Comrie. Souray will be the star.
September 30 2009, 01:30PM
Star - Comrie, expect career numbers flying under the radar of the other teams shut down lines. Goat - Comrie, July 1, 2010(wait till he leaves this time, when the Hamilton Berries sign him for 4.5 Mil for 5yrs, what no home town discount for the team that saved his career????)


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Hashim Amla top scored with 64 as South Africa ran up 282 for nine declared on the second and final day of the tour match with Somerset at Taunton.
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There was also useful batting practice for JP Duminy (53), Morne Morkel (38), Robin Petersen (33 not out) and AB de Villiers (23) on a day dominated by news of Mark Boucher's retirement from international cricket.
Somerset had added 50 for one to their first innings score of 312 for eight declared by the end as the game, which will always be remembered for Boucher's horrific eye injury, drifted to an inevitable draw.
Wicketkeeper Boucher was struck by a bail when standing up to the stumps on Monday, and has ended his international career after returning home not yet knowing if he would recover the sight in his eye.
After the start of day two had been delayed an hour by rain, Jacques Kallis, affected by the traumas of close friend Boucher, retired not out on his overnight score of 45.
From 96 for two at the start, the tourists progressed sedately to 134 before de Villers, who had replaced Kallis, was bowled off a thin inside edge by medium-pacer Peter Trego for 23, having faced 39 balls and hit five fours.
Amla dropped anchor and reached a solid half-century off 105 balls, with five fours, taking more than an hour to add 16 to his overnight score of 34.
Duminy briefly livened up proceedings, smashing a big six over mid-wicket off 21-year-old left-arm spinner Jack Leach, making his Somerset debut.
But after all the first day drama it was almost as if the South Africans had set their stall out for a quiet morning. Amla had made 64 when bowled by Leach with what proved the last ball before lunch to make it 187 for four.
The afternoon session will be long remembered by Somerset's teenaged seamer Craig Overton, who was on a hat-trick when he bowled Vernon Philander for six and then had Dale Steyn caught behind by replacement wicketkeeper James Regan, an Academy player.
Peterson survived the next delivery, but in his next over Overton had Duminy lbw playing down the wrong line and the England Under-19 player had then taken three wickets for one run in the space of seven balls.
Duminy hit four fours and three sixes in facing 100 balls. On his departure, Morkel produced some extravagant blows, striking five fours and a six before being caught at deep square by Craig Overton off the bowling of twin brother Jamie.
With Kallis electing not to continue his innings, the South Africans declared when Imran Tahir fell leg before to Dockrell for a duck, Petersen ending unbeaten on 33 off 60 balls.
When Somerset batted again Arul Suppiah bagged a pair, pinned leg before by Philander, whose new ball partnership with Steyn again looked impressive. Alex Barrow was unbeaten on 31 when the teams shook hands at just before 5pm.


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Wisconsin's reputation as a physical team was a major part of today's news conference with Northern Illinois coach Jerry Kill, quarterback Chandler Harnish, defensive tackle D.J. Pirkle, wide receiver Landon Cox and linebacker Cory Hanson. We'll have plenty on that in Wednesday's Daily Chronicle.
Unlike 2008, this season's non-conference schedule is finished for the Huskies before the Mid-American Conference slate begins, so I wanted to know what Kill and his players hope to learn about the team before the MAC season begins.
Here was Kill's response: "I think the big thing is we'll find out how disciplined we are. We'll find out how our young players handle going to play in front of 70,000 people, which I think they'll do fine, but we'll see. You get to find out are you a stronger football team than you were a year ago? Are you a faster football team? Have you found some guys that have made some plays? Are we playing team defense or are do we have a couple of guys not playing defense?"
"I think you just get those questions answered. There will be a lot of things that I won't expect on Saturday that we'll be good and there will be other things where I'll go 'Boy, I'll tell you what. We worked on that and I don't understand why we're not better at it.' That's the way it is. That's why we play those games."
And here was Harnish's response: "I want to learn if we can execute on a consistent basis and if we can go out and have a good first drive of the game, that will tell us a whole lot about what we're made of. Obviously we're playing some young guys and I want to see what they can do. I think we'll be just fine."
I'll have more on the youth of this team later this week.
Seeing good things: Pirkle essentially played next to an audition for the first two weeks of camp as the Huskies tried to find a replacement at nose guard for Mike Krause, who is out for the season with a heart ailment.
Redshirt freshman Brian Lawson won the job, and Pirkle said Lawson was impressive in camp.
"Brian stepped up," Pirkle said. "He's real fast and real strong. He just stepped up and made plays when he had to make plays."
Little changes: Cox was asked about what fans can expect from the offense this season.
"I feel like this offense has improved from spring ball and from camp," he said. "We've thrown in new things, taken out old stuff, put in new things that we think are going to work better. Some parts are easier to understand."
Harnish said that he feels he has more and input and responsibility with the offense this year, but isn't calling the plays just yet.
"I think we're not to that point yet," he said. "That comes in time, with maturity, especially me. I'm able to suggest what plays we like. That's one thing we're trying to do this year."
Ready to return: The depth chart was released on Sunday with redshirt freshman cornerback Tommy Davis on top at punt and kick returner (he'll return kickoffs with safety David Bryant) after a long battle in camp with running back Me'co Brown, who is listed with Davis at punt returner, wide receivers Perez Ashford and Martel Moore and linebacker John Tranchitella.
"He made plays, now we've got to see it on Saturdays," Kill said. "Tommy's a confident kid. He's worked his tail end off. I wasn't going to redshirt him last year but decided to do it and that was a smart move now. He can go now."
Quotable: "The Wildcat package, which was being run 20 years ago and they put a new name on it and it's nothing new, but somebody acts like they invented football." – Kill on the Wildcat package that's become popular in college football and the NFL.
Don't forget to send your questions for Thursday's Q&A to me at email@example.com. We've got some good questions so far. The deadline is Wednesday night.
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Rosalind's siblings to feel like they are less important in any way.
As for pronouncing the name; that's what cute adorable nicknames are for!My darling Marian Illyria Aphrodite, March 2013 & Little Bunny (a girl!) due 9th of February 2014
April 24th, 2013 06:12 AM #13
Forgot to add, a friend's nephew suggested the name Speed Boy for her baby, so maybe don't give them total free reign!~ Violet Elizabeth Rose ~
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My niece chose my daughter's name. But it helps that we have similar taste. Which may be worrying, given that she's still in preschool..!
April 24th, 2013 06:33 AM #17
I "helped" my parents, to name my brother Phillip, when I was three! But only because I watched sleeping Beauty.. Atleast that was the name they wanted anyway, so.. I also helped my sister, Maja, naming her daughter Silke. I gave them some choices and they stood between Sally and Silke, until she was born.WTTC 2017
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I would probably allow my daughter some input if she were older, but it would still be the decision of myself and my DH. While I would allow her weigh in and take her opinion into consideration, it would ultimately be our choice.
She has zero input for this sibling, but when told a hypothetical sister *might* be named Rosaline she said "Cool, I'm going to call her rosiecheeks for short!" which I think is cute, and I'm happy to go along with that
Amelie Clara (2008) & Daisy Madeline (2013).
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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bury like this:
Bury.-- parl. and mun. bor., par., and township, SE. Lancashire, 11 miles NW. of Manchester and 195 NW. of London by rail -- par., 25,916 ac. (265 water), pop. 90,494; township, 2330 ac., pop. 39,283; parliamentary bor., pop. 53,240; mun. bor., 3390 ac., pop. 52,213; 4 Banks, 3 newspapers. Market-day, Saturday. B. is situated on an eminence between the Irwell and the Roche, and is a clean, well-built town. The staple industry is the cotton mfr.; but there are also extensive works for bleaching, calico-printing, dyeing, engine-making, and the making of machinery; there is still some woollen mfr.; and in the district are coal pits and stone quarries. Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850) was born at the adjoining seat of Chamber Hall. B. is connected by canal with Manchester and Bolton. The bor. returns 1 member to Parliamen.
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Air Force Airman Jamilla A. Reid has graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Reid is the daughter of Deborah Reid of Ponderosa Drive, Bolingbrook, Ill., and Jaime Reid of North Clinton Street, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She is a 2011 graduate of Bolingbrook High School, Ill.


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Kids Visit Mom's Co-Workers: Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl
As a U.S. Forest Service employee, I was very excited recently to take my two preschool age daughters to visit my co-workers: Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl.
The visit, however, took us to the Betty Brinn Museum's Home Sweet Home Exhibit located in Milwaukee, Wis.
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(We're counting down to the first Saturday of college football, now 37 days away)
We talk a lot about coaches on the hot seat, but which coaches are on the coolest seats – that is, who doesn't have anything to worry about, regardless of what happens on the field this fall?
Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports does "Hot Seat Ratings" every preseason and it's no surprise that the coolest seats in the SEC belong to Alabama's Nick Saban, Missouri's Gary Pinkel and a new coach, Hugh Freeze of Ole Miss. Vandy's James Franklin, South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and new Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin are on very cool seats as well.
See Dodd's whole list here.
Man, a seat can get hot in a hurry. LSU's Les Miles is in no danger after making it to the national championship game, but his seat could get hot if his Tigers underachieve this fall. Georgia Mark Richt is in much better position after a 10-win campaign in 2011.
The league's hottest seats? Joker Phillips at Kentucky and Derek Dooley are familiar names for such a list, but Dodd also includes Arkansas rent-a-coach John L. Smith. In fact, Smith and Dooley are the only coaches with hot seat ratings of the maximum, 5.0 – "Win or be fired."


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I have just noticed that the big three series, One Piece, Bleach and Naruto disappeared suddenly.
Including everything older than three months (disappeared from the updates).
The series pages of the big three give a 404 error.
I'm I the only one?
Can an admin give some info?
Or is this some serious new bug (it happens regularly on mangashare)?
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forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. — The Aeneid, Book 1
Last year I undertook an ambitious program of marathon swims:
- in April, the 24-mile Tampa Bay Marathon Swim;
- in June, the 28.5-mile Manhattan Island Marathon Swim;
- in August, a 20.1-mile solo crossing of the Catalina Channel;
- in October, the 17.5-mile Ederle Swim from Sandy Hook, New Jersey to Manhattan.
While I usually keep my personal life out of this space, in this case it's essential to understanding my experiences this year. I undertook this schedule of swims while going through a divorce (a process that began 4 days before MIMS), and while moving 2,100 miles from Chicago to California.
Yep – it was an interesting year.
Some thoughts, to those who might be considering a big season of their own:
- Four ultra-marathon swims in one season is generally a bad idea, with the possible exceptions of early retirees and professional swimmers.
- Beware the temptation that follows from entering just one of these events. As long as I'm training for X, I might as well do Y. Don't want to let the hard work go to waste. It's a rabbit-hole that leads in short order to Barra-esque levels of silliness (DB knows I mean that with respect.)
- If you are so unwise as to try something like this, I don't recommend doing it on as paltry and inconsistent training as I did.
- And make for damned sure your life is in order. Married with dependent children? Probably a deal-breaker. Non-flexible work schedule? Also a deal-breaker.
Remember: there's always next year. What's the rush?
Another issue bears particular emphasis: It may be harder than you think to recover from a big swim. The channel swimmer/physician Peter Attia has compared the physical effects of a 20-mile swim to a traumatic injury. Personally, I budget at least 7-10 days for physical recovery.
In my experience, the greater challenge is mental recovery. A 20-mile swim is profoundly emotionally draining. In the weeks following a big swim, I've experienced symptoms not unlike depression: lethargy, listlessness, lack of motivation. With 4 swims in 6 months, though, you have no choice but to buck up and keep training.
The story of my 2011 season actually begins in September of 2010 – when I had the silly idea to enter the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim. On September 10, my buddy Mark won a thrilling match race against Petar Stoychev. I thought to myself, That sounds fun.
On September 28, in what turned out to be the second-to-last day before Lake Michigan turned over, I swam 13.1K in 4 hours at Promontory Point in 61-degree (F) water. This qualified me for MIMS and (more important) gave me confidence that I could swim in Channel-temperature water for…well, pretty much indefinitely. I was joined that day by my new friend Amanda – with whom I would share many memorable sessions at the Point in the coming months. Amanda is a two-time MIMS veteran and was a helpful mentor as I acclimated to the idea of a 28.5-mile swim.
On November 1, after a last-minute flurry of essay-writing, I clicked "Submit" on my MIMS application and, by the end of the day, found the coveted green check mark next to my name at NYC Swim. In perusing the names of my fellow competitors, I figured I was out-classed by Erica Rose and John Van Wisse, and that I'd probably have a good race with Ollie Wilkinson – which is exactly how it turned out.
By December I had submitted my Tampa entry and my boat deposit for Catalina. The die had been cast.
In January, I started my training ramp-up in earnest. By late February, I was ready for what would be my only major training swim before Tampa: an epic 25K pyramid set on a constant 1:30/100m interval (long course). It was a brutal day at the pool, but great preparation for the upcoming swims. On April 9 I escaped to South Florida for a final tune-up: the Swim Miami 10K. My time didn't reflect it (course mismeasurement), but I was first overall in the Masters division.
Two other items of interest from this time period: my review of the Swimsense watch, and my April Fools joke.
In late April, it was off to Tampa, where my Season of Big Swims would finally begin. At this juncture, instead of recapping what I've already written about extensively, I'll do more of a compare/contrast exercise. My full reports are linked in the parentheses.
- the longest, both in time (8:59) and effective distance;
- the most intimidating (as "first times" tend to be);
- my best performance, objectively (I won by 41 minutes);
- the event that produced the most traffic on this site.
MIMS (Part 1, Jump Shots, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Splits: Harlem & East Rivers, Splits by river, Photo Album)
- the one I'm most likely to do again;
- the most exciting (lining up at the start with John, Erica, Ollie, and so many great marathoners; my big comeback in the Hudson);
- the most emotional (due primarily to outside circumstances);
- the performance of which I am proudest.
Catalina (Part 1/video, Part 2/GPS tracks, Part 3/deep water, Part 4/final report)
- the most painful;
- the most beautiful;
- the most objectively difficult (due to the conditions I encountered in the first 10 miles).
Ederle (report)
- the most laid-back and non-intimidating;
- my worst performance (objectively and subjectively);
- the one with the sketchiest water quality (a temporary issue due to Hurricane Irene);
- the least objectively difficult.
There was another small issue simmering beneath the surface during the latter part of the summer. I haven't mentioned this before, but perhaps now is an appropriate time. By virtue of my 3rd-place finish at MIMS, I was offered a spot in the subsequent Manhattan match race and record attempt, when Erica Rose withdrew. The race was to be held September 28 – three days before the Ederle Swim. I had to choose between the two.
Truth be told, by the time I finished Catalina I was ready to call it a year. I was so spent – physically, emotionally, motivationally – that I didn't think I had another swim in me. Maybe I should just forget Ederle, and use my Southwest Airlines points for another day. In the end, I kept my flight and I kept my spot on the Ederle roster. I declined the MIMS record attempt because (among others reasons) I figured there was no chance I or anyone else could take down Shelley Taylor-Smith's legendary record.
In an ironic twist of fate, Shelley's record did fall on September 28 – to my friend Rondi Davies; and then, less than 10 minutes later, to my great MIMS competitor Ollie Wilkinson. I was thrilled for them both – but at the same time had to suppress any thoughts of "What if?"
In any case, I came home from New York with a record anyway.
After Ederle I took 10 days off – my longest break in almost 3 years. No pool, no ocean, no drylands…nothing. And I felt no guilt whatsoever.
In mid-October I joined the board of directors for the Santa Barbara Channel Swimming Association – an organization I believe has a very bright future. On November 5 I attended my first board meeting, the same day as the dual SBCSA and Catalina Channel Swimming Federation banquets in San Pedro. I saw some old friends, met some new ones; celebrated past achievements and pondered future ones.
It was a difficult year, but one that I'll remember fondly for many reasons. Four big swims were two too many – but I wouldn't subtract any of them after the fact. I had, basically, four goals going into this season:
- Finish Tampa. (Secondary goal: As soon as possible. Tertiary goal: Ahead of others.)
- Peak for MIMS, and finish as high as possible. (Satisfied with 5th, happy with 4th, ecstatic with 3rd. I did not consider the possibility that I could beat either Erica or John – or finish less than a minute out of 2nd.)
- Finish Catalina and, if conditions allowed, in fewer than 9 hours. (Best-case scenario: 8:15.)
- Discover what I'm capable of.
So, three for three. As for the fourth — I take heart from the fact that it's still an unanswered question.
And that… is a year in the life of a marathon swimmer.
As the sun rises on 2012, I wish all my readers a happy new year. May you stay happy, healthy, fit, and motivated – to tackle whatever channel, lake, bay, or river captures your imagination.


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