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Happy Halloween!
Quote for the Week of October 31, 2011
"There is something haunting in the light of the moon."
~Joseph Conrad
Quote for the Week of October 24, 2011
"Be prepared, and be honest."
~John Wooden
From Walden Pond to the Olympics, Swimmer Thrives in Open Water
~New York Times, Karen Crouse
CONCORD, Mass. -- Wading into Walden Pond, Alex Meyer did not exactly find an idyllic sanctuary, a spot where one's solitude is broken only by birdsong. Meyer was waist-deep in the 65-degree water and about to shove off on a two-hour training swim when a pot-bellied man in a pair of stretched-out trunks plodded in after him and challenged him to a sprint.
Read on at The New York Times
Article referred to us by Kate Scully, thanks!
Quote for the Week of October 17, 2011
"Fame is a vapor, popularity an accident, riches take wing, and only character endures."
~Horace Greeley
Quote for the Week of October 10, 2011
"Success is always temporary. When all is said and done, the only thing you'll have left is your character."
~Vince Gill
Quote for the Week of October 3, 2011
"Find comfort in those who agree with you. Find growth in those that don't."
~Unknown