I'm thrilled to be adding Shawn to our administrative team. He brings a lot to the table. ... Being a read more

I'm thrilled to be adding Shawn to our administrative team. He brings a lot to the table. ... Being a native of Wisconsin, he knows our state. We are getting a very well-rounded and bright person to join our staff.

Last year we didn't shave or fully taper until state and we went from being ranked in the low 20s read more

Last year we didn't shave or fully taper until state and we went from being ranked in the low 20s to finishing eighth in the 200 free relay. This year, who knows how much time we can drop. I don't know if Fenwick shaved and tapered for sectionals or not - I have no idea. But we're shooting for No. 1, and I think it's an attainable goal.

Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.

Boxing gave me the opportunities to grow into the person that I am today.

Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven read more

Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven to grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics.

I'm just happy that they're here with me and we get to play one more last game on the same read more

I'm just happy that they're here with me and we get to play one more last game on the same side of the ball before we part.

With the NBA scheduling, a lot of times it puts the onus on teams traveling. You play Utah one night read more

With the NBA scheduling, a lot of times it puts the onus on teams traveling. You play Utah one night and a team like Phoenix is resting and waiting for you the next night. That's tough. So you run into some circumstances like that more, it seems, on the road than you do at home.

When they scored first, as a coach I was rethinking what we were doing. We got a couple nice [goals] read more

When they scored first, as a coach I was rethinking what we were doing. We got a couple nice [goals] after that and found our offensive legs a bit more. I think the key was trying to play more forward, play a little more direct offensively.

The gas situation is a concern. But we'll meet our obligations. If the gas prices remain high, as I said, read more

The gas situation is a concern. But we'll meet our obligations. If the gas prices remain high, as I said, we may have to look at canceling a trip or cutting the schedule down by a couple of games for next season.

When we get a big rain, the water comes up and spreads over the orchard. Sometimes we can be 50-75 read more

When we get a big rain, the water comes up and spreads over the orchard. Sometimes we can be 50-75 percent under water. When this happens we can't get our work done, but we can put up with it until the end of February. Then we have to get back to work. When there are breaks in the storm, that allows the water to drain and we can work around that. But when it is just continuous, then we get in trouble.