Message to the TNT folks:

Hey!

Being the grand spirit poobah for the week was completely unexpected - sorry for that lame speech! I can usually do OK if I'm teaching something to folks or if I have a script. But the off the lycra-polyester-tri-short cuff impromptu stuff? Not so good at that. What I should have said was - y'all ROCK! Training with you all has been quite inspiring - not only to help me stretch to try to go a bit faster in the pool or do a couple of extra laps on the track, but it's also inspiring that there are folks out there who are committed to making a difference and having a great time while doing so. At least in my experience, it's not too often in life that you find yourself in the company of such quality people. [start geezer voice] Reminds me of my time in the corps! [stop geezer voice].

Ahem.

Also, huge thanks to all of the coaches, mentors, captains, and especially honorees for making the TNT summer season so memorable, fun, and meaningful. AND ... boatloads of thanks to Natalie for keeping it all together!

Take care, and see you all at the finish line!



And now, after a day full of poking poor little zebrafish babies in the head with tetrodotoxin, it's time for a healthy dinner of banana pancakes with peanut butter. Yes, I'm over thirty years old.