Yanti & Salty Mad Manatees PART 3: FULL POD (Page 57)

kgore - 2012-07-20 12:01 PM Oh, almost forgot! I get to be on TV!  I guess a local station regularly does a little segment on animal stuff on Mondays. They got in touch with us, and after lots of chatting, they decided that exotic animal training was of interest. They are enamored with the idea of my training our White's Tree Frogs (the ones that try to eat my hands on a regular basis), so they are going to film me 'training' them, and also interview me as well. This is all happening on Monday--so afterwords, I will post a link once they release it. I'm going to have to SERIOUSLY CLEAN that exhibit, it has seen better days...oh well, task for the weekend! 

TriAya - 2012-07-19 10:53 PM

Sooo ... I'm back from my first swim session with the blond German piglet. It was really just to feel each other out, see where he's at with his swimming, get a workout in, including some breaststroke, some backstroke ... but I digress.

So of course I nearly made him puke ... from the SWIMMING! the SWIMMING!

I mighta been a bit direct with my first words to him: "Dude. What is all that sh&%+?! You're scaring me. Throw that away." He was doing his warmup with a snorkel and fins ... and just planing flat as a board across the water.

We did have a really nice breakfast after.

I think I'm going to post his stats and videos as progress here. He's an interesting case ... we need to get him from where he is right now to (triathlon swimming) world-class times in ... 9 months. He qualified for 70.3 Worlds on a laughable swim (for that level) and smokin' bike and run times and got very lucky with a roll-down that went 20 places deep. That's not going to happen when he tries to qualify for Kona ... to be certain of a spot, he's going to have train to win his age group (thus likely putting him in the top 3).

kgore - 2012-07-19 11:50 PM

I've taken a class from the one who teaches the Crusades class--its her specialty/passion--she is actually a REALLY good professor, her class on ancient civilizations was fascinating. As for the other two, they have it listed as "staff" teaching it, i.e. they don't have the professor nailed down yet. Mythology is an interest I have (I am crazy for reading myth-y stuff!), and I also have always been interested in Japanese culture (one of my classes last semester was an anthro based class on Japanese culture), so I am familiar with it too (I even have a Japanese breed of dog!)

Mika, my Shiba Inu

hm....I can't sign up for classes at the moment, so I have to wait til late August to try to get in the class... I have time to decide--so far, between here and Facebook, I have more votes for mythology. oooooh, decisions, decisions! At least it keeps my mind off of worrying about the appeal! Funny bit there: According to my adviser, mine was the first SAP appeal she'd seen--yet there are TONS of others who have one---this is the first year that the school is having to enforce the unit over limit rule! Mainly at the behest of the feds....well, hopefully, my needing ony 7 more classes will work in my favor!

bcraht - 2012-07-19 11:59 PM

I will not comment, I will not comment, I will not comment....

cdban66 - 2012-07-20 7:39 AM Yeah, that was my take away as well.

TriAya - 2012-07-19 11:29 PM

Au contraire. You'd have to go to Florida, though.

Manatee Rehab at Lowry Park Zoo

Jeebs. That sounds like my life.

Gosh, but there are some really cute pictures in that link! (Did you know it costs $30,000/yr to feed an adult Manatee? Yep, that sounds about right to me ... ha ha ha)

ebshot - 2012-07-20 7:42 AM

We need more pictures.  Here's Cole at mile 4 from last night.

Tripopo - 2012-07-20 9:03 PM What does Drill mean in the training plans for swimming? always wondered thought id ask

ebshot - 2012-07-20 7:42 PM We need more pictures.  Here's Cole at mile 4 from last night.

ebshot - 2012-07-20 6:42 AM We need more pictures.  Here's Cole at mile 4 from last night.

TriAya - 2012-07-20 9:37 AM

I know you've pulled your hair out, yelled and screamed, gone crazy trying to deal with various schools, agencies, etc. to get Cole everything he needs.

But it really shows. He is a fine young man and I sense much light in your posts in various places.

ebshot - 2012-07-20 9:54 AM


Thank you Yanti for your kind words.  I have had to change my attitude towards a lot of things when dealing with Cole's challenges.  That in itself has made a huge difference in how I feel and look at issues that arise.  We have had a few really hard days this past week but, we are doing what we can and I am choosing to focus on the positive moments that we have together instead of the negative.  It's amazing how a simple change can have such a large impact. 

cdban66 - 2012-07-20 10:01 PM This reminds me of another one of my wife's reminders. "In the face of difficulty, you can change the situation or you can change yourself." Sometimes one of those choices makes the most sense and sometimes the other. Continued prayers for you and yours.

TriAya - 2012-07-20 10:20 AM
And for you and yours.

How are you, and how is she doing?

cdban66 - 2012-07-20 3:40 PM Thanks, it will take a while. We'll know more this weekend, we go up tomorrow. It'd be easier if he were being an azz, but he's not. He is struggling. It sux all around. She is still in the apt with him, so we'll be moving her out of the apartment and into a friends house for a few weeks. Hopefully the healing can begin then. One of the interviews she has is with Disney Cruise Lines. I think it would be the best "get away, bury yourself in work, move on, discover yourself" option possible. The thought of her being on a ship for 4 months...

TriAya - 2012-07-20 6:35 AM

hee hee hee

breaststroking

backstroking

drilling

Okay, okay, I'll try not to act like a 13-year-old boy for a minute.

It means to do suggested (or find your own) swim drills, such as one-arm freestyle, fist drill (fisting! ha ha! somebody help me), catch-up, etc.

cdban66 - 2012-07-20 7:40 AM Thanks, it will take a while. We'll know more this weekend, we go up tomorrow. It'd be easier if he were being an azz, but he's not. He is struggling. It sux all around. She is still in the apt with him, so we'll be moving her out of the apartment and into a friends house for a few weeks. Hopefully the healing can begin then. One of the interviews she has is with Disney Cruise Lines. I think it would be the best "get away, bury yourself in work, move on, discover yourself" option possible. The thought of her being on a ship for 4 months...

ebshot - 2012-07-20 4:42 AM We need more pictures.  Here's Cole at mile 4 from last night.

ukweeble - 2012-07-20 12:23 PM

Kirk, nice to see you back. Your opinion was noted along with those of the other Manatees. Although there was some sense in selecting the sprint, I am muppet enough to ignore that and this very morning put my money where my mouth is. My first Oly is on 19th August -signed up and paid up.

So, that's me and Chris. Anyone seen any committment from the other one? (you know who you are).

Kate, was going to say mythology but i like the sound of the prof that you have previously had.

Yanti, you are incorrigable. Don't ever change.

Salty, I'm still getting over your marathon time. Wow.

Erica, Unlucky on the 'accident'. Live and learn. Glad no-one was injured.

Janyne, thanks for making me make my mind up........I think.

I am going to be watching the last of the TdF over the weekend, getting in a few rides of my own and also meeting my sons for fun and a BBQ Sunday afternoon. It's his 22nd B'day and his French  g/friend is over for 5 days.

Weather forecast is also gooood for a change, so all is fine with the world.

Hope your Fridays are winding up nicely as you prep for your weekends.