Advice

This morning I got up at 7 and went for a run to loosen my legs. Standard stuff for me... jog...rest...stretch... I did some plyos... nothing too hard.

Then I found myself at an elementary school playground. No one was there as it was before school so I sat on a bench to think and stretch a bit. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a small piece of sidewalk chalk. What a great thing it would be for me to write something really interesting, to write some piece of advice for the kids to ponder during recess! But what to write?

I couldn't think of anything that I was sure would be good advice. I could talk about doing well in school, or respecting one's elders, or eating healthy, or enjoying one's youth but nothing sounded right in my head.

And then it hit me. The thing that I can recommend without reservation, the single piece of advice I wish I had had when I was younger, the one thing I would like to say to today's children:

PLAY ULTIMATE.

Ultimate has been one of the best things to ever happen to my life. Most of my friends and most of my fun comes from Ultimate. Most of my perspectives on the world are shaped in some way by the things I have learned from Ultimate and the people that play it. I love Ultimate.

Many times over the last 5 years, Ultimate has been THE most important thing in my life - that has been the case these last few weeks before Regionals. And I am happy with that fact. May you all want something in your life as badly as I want to win this weekend.


Clip of the Day: The Next Generation and The Best Endzone Celebration Ever

Joke of the Day: If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the precipitate.

Excited.

For this Weekend.

Nothing else to think about.

Game of the Day: UCSD vs Georgia Nationals 2009

Just Chill.

Prechill your glasses in the freezer, heat your dinner plates in the oven. Everyone likes a warm plate when eating a hot meal, everyone loves a frosted glass when drinking water/milk/beer ect.

Its not really much extra work but people notice and appreciate it.



Joke of the Day: What did the leper say to the prostitute? Keep the tip.

Game of the Day: An Oldy But a Goody. Sockeye vs Buzz Bullets 2005

No-Look of the Day

You Make the Call of the Day: In or Out?

Big Weekend In Colorado

"The great secret of success in life is for a man to be ready when his opportunity comes."
- Benjamin Disraeli

I like to think about the first point, of the first game, of a tournament. The whole week, if not the whole month prior to a big tourney like this upcoming one, I rehearse in my head. I actually don't really think past the pull - I just visualize standing on the line, putting my hand up and watching the disc sail toward me. I don't know anything else about the weekend besides who I am going to be standing on the line with and that I am going to catch that pull.

Over and over again in my head. Over and over again because those will be the most important moments of my Ultimate career up until that point. Let bids to nationals be distributed later, that first pull must be caught right now.

See you all in Fort Collins.


You Make the Call of the Day: Cornell v Pitt at 09 Nationals 12:05 Travel or No Travel? I agree with Observer Jason.

Copycat Musical Accompaniment to a Highlight Video of the Day

Joke of the Day: What do you call a cow with no feet? Ground beef.

Kiwi

It turns out that you can eat the skin of the kiwi. Instead of pealing it before eating the flesh, just dig right in. This seemed really weird to me at first, but now it is normal... a testiment to how our brains adapt to new information.

Recently I bought 10 kiwis and have been taking one on the bus each morning. Halfway into the ride I pull out my kiwi, twirl it around a bit to ensure that everyone sees it and is paying attention, and then I take a huge bite out of it like it's nothing special. Knowing that this was REALLY weird the first time I saw it, I am sure that I am blowing strangers' minds every morning. I'd like to think that I single handedly make their day more interesting and inspire them to try something out of the ordinary.

Changing lives 1 kiwi at a time.



Jock of the day: 25 Pullups, pushups, situps, and squats before a shower make me feel really good.

Point of the Day: Dropped Pull in on the last point of the '07 Club Finals

SW Regionals 2010

Fire in your eyes...


Game of the Day: Wisco vs Cut 2006 Central Regional Final. 1 bid to nationals. Both teams ranked in the top 10. 30 mph winds.

LGBT

Lets Get Beyond Titles.




Joke of the Day: Knock Knock... Who's there? "I Eat Mop". I Eat Mop Who? HAHAHAHAHA

Game of the Day: 2008 Regional Final Arizona v Colorado.
By the way, there were only 2 bids to natties that year and Zona could have taken their foot off the gas when they realized Colorado was gonna win. They could have rested their studs. But they didn't; they went hard the whole time, lost, and then beat Santa Barbara in the back-door game to go. That's ballsy. That's respect for the opponent. That's confidence in yourself. That 08 Arizona team had more class than any I have ever seen.

P.S. - Even if you don't watch the whole clip, at least watch 13:20 for a perfectly run trick D.