I am again reminded that some things are out of our controll. Our family, our height, our home town. But it seems to me, no matter how aligned or not they seem to be, we come into the world in precisely the right place and at exactly the right time…
When I was 18 years old and trying to survive high school, looking for inspiration anywhere I could find it, the Chaplin for the Boston Celtics came to my school and gave a motivational talk. Being a die hard Celtics fan, I reached to that man and we sharer lunch.…
I just watched the The Fighter, with Mark Walberg and a fantastic crew. As the movie ended in victory, tears washed down my face. Tears of triumph, tears of accomplishment, tears of loss, tears of days gone by…. I literally have been down some of the streets in that film.…
I had the privilege of celebrating another fantastic season with the brave and mighty women’s soccer team at Francis Parker High School on Wednesday evening. Although we were the defending CIF Champions, our thin number of returners and our youthfulness made early season predictions a bit weak. Someone forgot to…
One of my beautiful nieces asked me tonight if I would be part of a science experiment she was doing. “Of course” I said, any time with my niece is some of the best time I spend. At the age of 11 she conducted herself like a polished researcher. She…
Hi All, I’m doing a fund raiser at the Mission Valley Ymca in San Diego this saturday 2/26 @ 2:30. There are 2 goals 1) Empower aging hoopsters to continue playing the game they love longer and better 2) Raise money for an organization I deeply believe in. All proceeds…
I watched the sun have it’s way with the darkness this morning. The clouds and the dark were no no match for the red ball of fire this morning. The blistering reds and the pinks were especially gorgeous because of the interplay and contrast of the dark storm clouds that…
Short answer, NOTHING is really Impossible. Yes, there can be huge odds to over come and yes there can be volumes of evidence to suggest the likely outcome, but impossible, Nothing is impossible. History, literature, medical journals, sports highlights all filled with examples of things that “couldn’t happen” and definitely…
The good good news is, Yes, “the sun will rise tomorrow.” This was the sage wisdom of the jacuzzi today. 3,000 yards later, we all had reasons to get out of our workout early, to hold back or not show up at all. But we each chose otherwise. We did…
As I walked away from the San Diego Canoe and Kayak Center today, where I conducted a workout for the brave young lads n lassies of our team, an old folk song by Bob Frankie ran thru my mind, The song tells about a day the artist spent with his…