Monthly Archives: October 2012

Two days

Posted on October 31, 2012 by camckenna

Today is our last practice before the Hooch!  It’s 5:31a.m. on Halloween and I’m all geared up with ear mitts and long-johns and thick, wooly socks.   Our practices have been stymied by high winds due to Hurricane Sandy.   … Continue reading →

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My crazy two weeks

Posted on October 21, 2012 by camckenna

Did you ever look at something and think “I can’t do this right now?”   That’s been my blog for the last two weeks.  There have been days where I looked at it thought–“I need to write about this–” but … Continue reading →

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Worst day so far

Posted on October 14, 2012 by camckenna

I discovered last night we were not registered at the Head of the Hooch.   Today, the last day, I went on to register us. The women’s 8+ is wait-listed.

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Management

Posted on October 7, 2012 by camckenna

I’ve always known that I never wanted to be a Principal or Assistant Principal.   Who wants to deal with that stress?  Unhappy parents, teachers, students, custodians, media!  All you do is make decisions where one party is pleased and … Continue reading →

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Backwards slide

Posted on October 3, 2012 by camckenna

Granted, we weren’t testing but working out in place of water time (poor weather,) but my 20 minute pieces sucked. Randy wanted us to work on jamming with the legs at the beginning so our power graphs looked more like … Continue reading →

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YIELD ORC!

Posted on October 2, 2012 by camckenna

Check it out:   What a crazy day.   First I arrived at 6:45 to a “full parking lot” although I still managed to find a place by the Casey Key Fish House.  However, there was absolutely no place for … Continue reading →

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