In 1513, Ponce de León landed on the coast of Florida near modern-day St. Augustine during his storied search for the Fountain of Youth. His quest was violent and exploitative, not unlike many early explorers' searches for wealth, power and immortality. Ponce de León never did find the Fountain of Youth in Florida--despite what the … Continue reading The Fountain of Youth
The Rio Blog
So it's finally time to stop sitting on this and publish. I wrote this post several months ago while I was still in Rio after the conclusion of competition. I haven't been ready to post it for a lot of reasons, but have been working up to it over the past week. The things I … Continue reading The Rio Blog
Stop Trying to Ruin the Olympics For Us
Today we are one week away from departure for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Competition starts in eighteen days; and in twenty-two days I will have completed the final race of my career. Rio will be my third Olympic Team after walking on to my college rowing team in 2002 with no knowledge or … Continue reading Stop Trying to Ruin the Olympics For Us
Summer is Coming
There are a lot of things I could write about today -- I've left a lot of time and space between entries, and a lot has gone on since we wrapped up pair selection in March. In my last post, I said farewell to Kerry and to the dream of racing the pair for the … Continue reading Summer is Coming
The Truth About My Bank Accounts v2.0
It's been some time since I first posted about the financial situation I found myself in as a returning veteran and Olympic medalist on the US Rowing Team. The post caused a lot of feelings for a lot of people, not all of which were positive or supportive. For every message of support I got, … Continue reading The Truth About My Bank Accounts v2.0
2015 Allen and Ginter
A few days ago, Topps Trading Cards released their 2015 Allen and Ginter deck. For those who aren't card collectors, the Allen and Ginter deck is different from your basic baseball card in a few different ways: first, A&G is a specialty collector's deck that features vintage-styled "painted" artwork on the cards meant to throw back … Continue reading 2015 Allen and Ginter
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