I’m always amazed that no matter how tough or easy the practice is, I’m always wiped out at the end of the night. The next day I’m usually useless physically. You know they say swimming works every muscle in your body…I agree. I am thankful thought for these work outs though. With my travels coming [...]
Preparing for Europe with Michael W. Smith
This coming Wednesday, October 10, I will be leaving for 8 days in Europe. I’m pretty excited about this trip as I will get to see 3 cities I’ve never seen before. Glasgow, Milan and Naples. I’m going to meet up with the Michael W. Smith Tour as it has already started with their first [...]
New Super Recovery Drink: Chocolate Milk!
That’s right! I love chocolate milk!!! My favorite childhood drink has just been validated for my adult life!!! My swim coach, Ashley Whitney, emailed this article over in an effort to keep us educated on all the latest in multi-sport nutrition. New Super Recovery Drink: Chocolate Milk! by Coach Troy Chocolate lovers rejoice! You can [...]
The Long Tail Theory: Why B-list Blogs Can Make It, Too
I found this article on the New York Magazine website and thought it was interesting. In the Tuesday morning group I belong to, lead by Blogfather Elrod, we read the book ‘The Long Tail’ by Wired magazine editor-in-chief Chris Anderson. It’s a great read for those trying to wrap their minds around how the internet [...]
Swim Practice
Tonight’s swim practice was a tough one. Our coach, Dee Davis from Excel Aquatics in Brentwood, TN, put us through hundreds of yards of interval swimming which would be like tempo running for…well…runners. It was a great work out but tough. the bulk of the swimming was 1200 yards split into 3 sets of 4 [...]
A Few Days In Italy
Today I woke up thinking about my upcoming trip to Europe. I’m going to meet up with one of the artist I work with, Michael W. Smith. He will be doing several shows where Compassion is present so it will be a good time for me to interact and help our country offices for those [...]
Some Nights I Play A Drummer
One of the artists I work with for my job is Michael W. Smith. I get the the pleasure of traveling with he and his crew and band and they all have come to be great friends over the years. Occasionally I get to still play drums for artists, usually to fill in for their [...]
Patience in Swimming
Last night I went to swim practice triathlon training. I do this with a group from EXCEL AQUATICS. We have two coaches that work us over. Ashley Whitney, who I’ve mentioned before, and Dee Davis. For the past few months Dee has been coaching our group. She’s tough, but good. As we were doing these [...]
Funny Questions asked on an Alaskan Cruise
Ummm…so you would never believe some of the questions people ask concerning a cruise to Alaska. 1. How high up in altitude will we be?2. Is the TV in our stateroom Satellite or Cable?3. Does the ship generate it’s own power? Yes…It’s true…these questions were asked and seem to be common questions. That’s right…common. Here’s [...]
Whale Watching in Alaska
Hey friends. Sorry it has taken me so long to post a new blog. Internet access is so slow it’s not even worth the trouble or money. Today, I’m in Ketchikan, Alaska and have found an internet cafe. I want to show you some pictures I took the other day. I’m having trouble downloading all [...]
Training for a triathlon
Since January of this year I decided to take on the task of training for a triathlon. Not a specific one, just train so I could do one when I thought I would be ready for one. Well, now I’ve decided to do one in August down in Alabama. Back in January when this all [...]
I found Thomas Arvid in Vegas.
Who is Thomas Arvid? Well come to find out, he is a painter and wine lover from Georgia. I was walking in a shopping center in Vegas and some artwork caught my eye as I was walking into to this little gallery. What I saw on the wall BLEW me away. I thought I was [...]
