After cruising technorati for some popular rowing blogs, I realize now how bo-ring the topic is for everyone except me. And even for some of the blogs I found, they were boring to me, too. I will try to refrain from being that boring, though there may be times where I can’t help it. Like today. But I’ll just keep it short.

This morning I intended to scull, but because the batteries in my lights were DOA, I jumped into a sweep boat at the last minute (thanks, MST, for letting me). Practice: warm-up/drills down the Fremont canal to the Ballard Bridge. Then back up the canal doing one-minute each six…with 5 strokes pausing at half-slide to begin the minute. Back down the canal, rowing by sixes for one minute, then all eight for one minute, etc. Then back up the canal, full pressure.

Conor’s goal (and my guess is Frank’s goal) was “perfect matching”. Considering the particular 8 I was in, the delicate words of the husband came to mind: “You’re living in a fool’s paradise.” I imagine Frank called upon all of us to focus on matching because of the bow four of my boat, but can’t be certain, since I rarely saw the launch close up today. But I digress.

In my aforementioned technorati research this week, I did discover a gem. In addition to covering all sorts of rowing in the US, Sculler’s Deck also provides spectacular video of ‘the greatest races’. And, in July of this year, he did a swell post about rowing in Seattle, specifically Lake Washington & Lake Union, my ‘hood. He also calls out two special coaches, Frank & Bill. Nice work.