Why does it appear many masters swimmers are taking USMS so seriously?
What's the difference between the typical "selfish train all day", "it's all about me" triathlete and a masters swimmer who seriously trains as hard as they can.... particularly to focus on setting masters records?
Seems like there is a growing parallel between triathletes and many masters swimmers these days.
Isn't it just "masters swimming" for health and fun in the end?
Does a masters record really mean that much?
Is this a good thing? ..... or a turn off for those who look on with amusement.
Just a little suspense builder for those of you who are following this thread. Inside sources say that a never-before-published photograph of Mr. Negative and Mr. White Buffalo could be posted as early as tonight on my popular vlog. forums.usms.org/blog.php (This has recently received the highest poll numbers ever recorded as an accurate and reliable source of competitive swimming-related news, based on a sample of my relatives. Results valid within + or - 93 percentage points.)
Since neither of the depicted parties ever visit my popular vlog forums.usms.org/blog.php there was much debate at this morning's staff meeting as to whether we even needed to vet the accuracy of this photo. The TV department said no; the print editors, a more cautious lot generally, urged caution; and the international syndication rights people were of mixed minds. Say what you want about the main stream media, but we do undertake quite a bit of ethical handwringing over our moral obligations. The vlog's ombudsman suggested a compromise: post the picture but make clear in the caption that there may be a one in a million chance that its accuracy is suspect. It seemed an excellent compromise.
But then the legal department got into it, and given the incendiary nature of the photo, we decided to make 100 percent sure of its accuracy. Which is, alas, taking a little while.
The last thing we want is to pull a Dan Rather here! That is to say, showing a forged document of what was nevertheless a true matter--i.e., our former president's AWOL status covered-over by wealthy paternal friends on the draft board.
In any event, please check back later to see the photo, that is, if it can clear legal and stave off any last minute stays by Scallia, Roberts, and other close personal ideaological cronies of "Negative Buffalo." (Sorry for the in-house slang here. The staff at forums.usms.org/blog.php has begun referring to Mr. Negative and White Buffalo simply as Negative Buffalo, kind of like "Brangelina" or "Bennifer"--a linguistic merging, if you will, of dewy-eyed sex partners whose mutual admiration of corporal superiority leads to a fusion of body and soul of which we little people simply cannot get enough vicarious news.)
Just a little suspense builder for those of you who are following this thread. Inside sources say that a never-before-published photograph of Mr. Negative and Mr. White Buffalo could be posted as early as tonight on my popular vlog. forums.usms.org/blog.php (This has recently received the highest poll numbers ever recorded as an accurate and reliable source of competitive swimming-related news, based on a sample of my relatives. Results valid within + or - 93 percentage points.)
Since neither of the depicted parties ever visit my popular vlog forums.usms.org/blog.php there was much debate at this morning's staff meeting as to whether we even needed to vet the accuracy of this photo. The TV department said no; the print editors, a more cautious lot generally, urged caution; and the international syndication rights people were of mixed minds. Say what you want about the main stream media, but we do undertake quite a bit of ethical handwringing over our moral obligations. The vlog's ombudsman suggested a compromise: post the picture but make clear in the caption that there may be a one in a million chance that its accuracy is suspect. It seemed an excellent compromise.
But then the legal department got into it, and given the incendiary nature of the photo, we decided to make 100 percent sure of its accuracy. Which is, alas, taking a little while.
The last thing we want is to pull a Dan Rather here! That is to say, showing a forged document of what was nevertheless a true matter--i.e., our former president's AWOL status covered-over by wealthy paternal friends on the draft board.
In any event, please check back later to see the photo, that is, if it can clear legal and stave off any last minute stays by Scallia, Roberts, and other close personal ideaological cronies of "Negative Buffalo." (Sorry for the in-house slang here. The staff at forums.usms.org/blog.php has begun referring to Mr. Negative and White Buffalo simply as Negative Buffalo, kind of like "Brangelina" or "Bennifer"--a linguistic merging, if you will, of dewy-eyed sex partners whose mutual admiration of corporal superiority leads to a fusion of body and soul of which we little people simply cannot get enough vicarious news.)
