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i'm famous.

rowing? what is that?

any rowing going on this week? weekend? anyone?

pics

beth has some good pictures of us that someone took with her camera when we were racing.
thanks.
see you tonight... if it doesn't rain. if it threatens. i ain't comin.

post-racing rowing

I was thinking that from November until say February... or until we change our minds, we could have "casual" rowing. Three scheduled practices a week in which we can scull or sweep depending on the number of people who show up - practice is not mandatory. Personally, I'd like to get some sculling in at least once on a weekday, and I'd like us to try to get in the four on Saturdays.

I suggested Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 5:00 PM and Saturdays... sometime between 9 and 11 AM as a start time. Whenever the boat is available. We can aim for 10 AM.

Cassi, Ree, Jenny, Beth... Do these days times generally agree with you? Do you have another suggestion for days and or times?

Aimee and Sarah, do you want to row with us?

Once we nail down what days of the week we are going, I'm thinking we'll have a weekly post here on Mondays for everybody to say whether or not they will be there for each practice of the week. Again, if you have a better suggestions, please suggest it.

With all that said. I plan on rowing Tuesday, Wendesday and Saturday of this week. Do you? BTW - Saturday is the Henley-on-the-Hooch event. See the next post.

-Shelly

Henley-on-the-Hooch - November 19

Here’s an opportunity to watch, and row a couple of fun races, and to enjoy the company of your fellow rowers from the ARC and our neighboring clubs.

END-OF-SEASON
ROW-OFF AND GRILL-OUT
Saturday morning, November 19th
at the park below the ARC boathouse
from 10 AM to 2 PM

THE RACES
The local high schools, plus Augusta, will race each other in fours and eights;
from 10:00 to 2:00

A few races for doubles and fours and/or eights will be open to all ARC members for sign up on site;
at 11:00 and at 1:00
Crews will be assembled on site, boats are open to all members, and the emphasis will be on fun!

Just show up at 10:00 and we’ll form some boats.

THE FOOD
The St.Andrews parents will send their grilling experts, and hungry stomachs will be fed, with total disregard to dress codes;
at noon

THE COMPANY
Meet fellow rowers and “associated parties” from
St.Andrews, the Atlanta Juniors, the ARC and Augusta.
Please join us for a food- and fun-filled morning

don't mess with jenny

She's tough as nails.


The hooch photos are up...

saturday

ok folks. ok folks, I did some editing. rude I know. flog me later -shelly
i'm gonna drive. i'm assuming ree & shelly. so be at my place at 7am. i say 7am because weigh-ins close at 10am. sound ok? check

ree mentioned picnic on her blog and beth had handed out assignments... i think they were as follows:
Cassi: drinks & cups righto
Shelly: plates, forks & some dish beth really wants her to make exactly
Beth: buns plus dogs, grill and condiments
Ree: dessert? i think? nope, burgers and buns
Jenny: MEAT. bring the meat dude. if that doesn't work since you're driving up friday night, let us know. maybe beth & craig can bring meat & you bring buns. it's dessert actually
Aimee: you in? want to go? you can ride with me?! i have an itrip to go with my ipod so we'll be jamming. (shelly - stack yours up with good music too!) yes, please come Aimee! iPod so stacked

ok. ok
think shoo-ing thoughts about my looming head cold. send it away! AWAY! shoo!
see you at the river tomorrow at 5pm. push off dock at 5:15pm. i have to be at GT at 6:30pm to coach those darn varsity women.

Fight in the dog

No, this is not in reference to the GA Bulldogs.

Fight in the Dog is a blog dedicated to collegiate lightweight rowing. Though we are not collegiate, we have been mentioned. Check it out...
http://fightindog.blogspot.com/2005/11/alabama-lightweights-win-hooch.html

Also, there is some commentary on our Charles race, but no specific mention...
http://fightindog.blogspot.com/2005/10/first-shots-are-fired.html

Thanks, Sarah

see that medal over on the right?

to quote S. Schwegman, "That's right N.C. State. Eat-it."

Graciousness is overrated.

Open Items

Open Item #3 - Yeah. Practice on Sunday... didn't work out so well. Thanks for being there.

Open Item #5 - Practices this week:
->Wednesday 6:30 AM at Stone Mountain. Jenny, Cassi, Shelly, Sarah and Meg will cox
->Thursday 5:00 (5:15) PM at ARC. Shelly, Cassi, Aimee, Ree and Beth will cox

Open Item #6 - We will de-rig and load on Thursday after the row. ARC is not taking a trailer. I'm currently trying to get space on the GA State trailer.

I haven't had any coffee. I apologize for the lack of wit.

Items #3, #5, #6, #7 - a rebuttal

Item #3 - a recap:
We are having practice on Sunday at 3:00 PM. Everyone but Ree can make it (sorry). Aimee and Sarah can have a dance-off for stroke seat.

Item #5 - a revisiting:
Monday at 5 PM. That seems to work for everyone except Aimee and Ree.

New suggestion - Thursday morning at Emory, at 6:30 AM. Aimee and Beth will not be able to make it, but Ree will.
Alternate suggestion - Thursday evening at ARC at 5 PM. Jenny will not be able to make it, but Ree and Beth will.

Item #6 - a reconsideration:
If we go Thursday evening for practice (see Item #5), we can de-rig then. Otherwise we may have to make a seperate trip to the river either on Thursday or Sunday.

Item #7 - a renouncement:
red·neck n. Offensive Slang
1. Used as a disparaging term for a member of the white rural laboring class, especially in the southern United States.
2. A white person regarded as having a provincial, conservative, often bigoted attitude.
hick n. Informal
1. A person regarded as gullible or provincial: “New Yorkers had a horrid way of making people feel like hicks” (Louis Auchincloss). adj.
2. Provincial; unsophisticated: a hick town.

7 items, 7 days

Items for consideration:

Item #1 - We do not need to load the boat today. See you in Chattanooga.

Item #2 - When we get an idea of when Ree will arrive in Chattanooga (long story), we will call each other about weighing in together.

Item #3 - We need to unload the boat on Sunday. See Item #4.

Item #4 - Can we gather enough people to have practice on Sunday? I'm going to suggest 3:00 PM as a rig/practice time. Everybody comment whether or not you can be there or suggest an alternative practice time.

Item #5 - Practice next week. I'm going to suggest the same practice times next week as we had this week:
-> on-your-own erg/single/ddr/whatever
-> Tuesday, 4:15 PM at ARC
-> Wednesday, 5:00 PM at ARC
Ree is out. Sarah and/or Aimee, can you fill in for these practices? Beth, can you make these? Remember, this is our last week of practices.

Item #6 - we will need to load the trailer again. I will see if I can arrange for us to de-rig & load on Wednesday as we did this week and then have the other team re-rig on Sunday.

Item #7 - Please answer the following question so that I know you read the entire post: Is my heritage Redneck or Hick? Discuss.