Every time I go Home, my home of origin, I come back to California a little different and a little better than when I left. It’s been happening since my first visit back to New England after moving to San Diego in 1990. It just happened again this past week,…
If you have ever spent much time in the hospital then you are familiar with “hospital tattoos”. They can take the form of the perimeter of the items that have been stuck to your body for treatment or monitoring or perhaps it’s the black and blue from the IV or…
I was talking with a friend of mine this morning after a particularly painful and not so pretty swim. We got talking about how so many of us put off participating in all kinds of things until we feel “ready”. By ready it might mean more fit, more prepared, better…
I am often asked by new clients and old if I have any children. My answer is always the same, yes many and…no, not yet…Any of you who know me know exactly what I mean. As someone who has the blessed opportunity of spending a lot of time with young…
“In life and in racing, always finish like a champion,” these were the words from my sage cross country coach and spiritual guide David “Abu” Abusamra aka Mick Belker, over 3 decades ago and they still guide me in things athletic and beyond. The above slogan and its first cousin,…
Husband, father, grandfather, friend, coach, public servant, advocate, gentleman, critic when necessary (at least in his mind), counselor, exemplar and…the source of some umpires nightmares. Mr. Ken Cyr was a gift from god to this planet and his life was a gift back to god from one of his greatest…
It is with MONUMENTAL joy and honor that I announce my friend, teammate, brother, mentor, fellow coach and Salisbury Beach Lifeguard Frederick, Ricky The Kid, Batt Man, Battistini, has been inducted into the Bridgewater State University Athletic Hall Of Fame. His Accomplishments while at BWS in the pool setting records,…
As Dominick Wallace, aka Rusty, Dom, Dominant nation, the Dominator, was headed into the last wall of his last race as a collegiate swimmer in the 200 meter back stoke at the United States olympic trials he was sitting in fourth place in the prestigeous B finals heat. So flip…
Water warming, sun low n bright, wind down, smell of bacon cooking… friends and lovers lounging and drinking coffee on boats while I covered ground. It was all just right, all perfectly hushed…
In a land and in a life filled with so much opulence, abundance and opportunity sometimes I forget that life is not so easy or so plentiful for many. Some heavy challenges have landed on some people very dear me in the recent past and I have once again been…