Surprisingly even to myself, I’m getting back into Gymnastics Judging starting 2013. That means putting on the monkey suit again.
Slacks, dress shoes, jacket, shirt and tie.
The full corporate Monty.
At an Adidas Outlet Mall location I happened to find these ClimaLite pseudo dress slacks. Nice.
They are made primarily for Golfing. Light weight. Wrinkle resistant. Quick drying.
32in x 32in — same size as in High School. … That’s hard to believe. 🙂
Perhaps the most photographed structure in all of Yemen.
My pics …
Our van load of gymnasts and coaches made the trip on Friday, Dec. 21st.
OK … more than a van load. 🙂
… the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية al-Mamlakah al-‘Arabiyyah as-Su‘ūdiyyah Arabic pronunciation, is the largest Arab state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab world (after Algeria). …
I’m here as a volunteer leading a week long Gymnastics clinic.
We finish our week long Gymnastics Coaching course today. I’ll have one day as a “tourist” and will then be flying back to North America.
It’s been wonderful.
Coaches and gymnasts working hard at a 7 day course in the wonderful nation of Senegal.
Today I fly to Dakar in West Africa.
I’ll be volunteer Expert at a week long gymnastics clinic in the westernmost city on the African mainland. The International Gymnastics Federation is sending me and I plan to do them proud.
Senegal is a very stable nation, Dakar a popular tourist destination for Europeans. But I’ll be returning directly to North America after the clinic.
The Canadian Prime Minister was there recently. Coincidentally.
I’m not sure. 🙂
Farewell Regina. En route to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.
Evidence that Sandy Long got me “working” at the Gym.
I’m just finished a quick trip for meetings with Hardy Fink. We had a great group of gymnastics coaches from Colombia, Puerto Rico, Panama, Mexico and Canada.
Looks like at least $1.5 trillion mostly wasted, so far.
I HATE right wing politicians who trot out this dead horse as a diversion from bigger issues.
The War on Drugs (December 14, 1914 – present) is a campaign of prohibition and foreign military aid and military intervention undertaken by the United States government, with the assistance of participating countries, and the stated aim to define and reduce the illegal drug trade. …
… In 1971, President Richard Nixon declared that “drug abuse is public enemy number one” …
On May 13, 2009, Gil Kerlikowske, the current Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), signaled that although it did not plan to significantly alter drug enforcement policy, the Obama administration would not use the term “War on Drugs,” as he claims it is “counter-productive” …
In June 2011, the Global Commission on Drug Policy released a critical report on the War on Drugs, declaring “The global war on drugs has failed, with devastating consequences for individuals and societies around the world. …
Obviously, governments have to look at alternatives.
(via Boing Boing)
Rick McCharles 