Jp Racks 2 against Germany

USA defeats Germany 13-9.

http://usawaterpolo.org/SingleNews/10-02-20/USA_Men_s_National_Team_Tops_Germany_13-9.aspx?ReturnURL=%2fHome.aspx

Hurricanes: 3-1-1

We had a good win this weekend against Cronulla at home to set us up for our road trip to Melbourne and Adelaid. We leave for Melbourne on Thursday and go on a four game road trip through Sunday. I am excited to see Melbourne and experience a bit of Aus outside of Sydney and Newcastle.
My little baby brother Jp has departed for Germany with team USA for training and eventually to compete in the Volvo Cup in Hungary. He is blogging his adventures at jpmacdonell.posterous.com Check him out.

The surf has been on for the past couple of days...Finally.

National League Record

Hurricanes

2-1-1

An even score at the end of 4 quarters of play in the National League ends the game in a draw. No overtime! Our game Saturday evening was tied up at the end of the 4th quarter and as I prepared to bludge my cramping legs into 10 more minutes of polo, the rest of the players were getting out of the pool. The realization of the draw was bitter sweet; no overtime but also no winner.

A solid week of training coming up after a hilarious time out on the creep last night.

Vancouver 2010: Top Shelf Campaign

The 2010 Winter Olympics Vancouver Campaign has been amazing to watch and the story behind the scenes is even more intense.

The Design Director, Leo Obstbaum, died of natural causes in late 2009 right as his campaign was coming to fruition.

file:///Users/sambishop/Desktop/A%20Gold%20Medal%20Win-%20the%20Vancouver%202010%20Campaign.webloc

Fergus, Anne, Matt, and Alex Bennie had Tyler and I over for a massive dinner the other night. The dinner came at a perfect timing as the stock in our fridge at Granny's house has been dwindling at a rapid pace. We have been hitting the Oatmeal pretty hard for the last week or so. Not only did they have us over for dinner but they also sent us home with a full lasagna for the freezer and other essentials. At the end of the meal and much to my surprise out came the cake, candles, and beautiful rendition of 'Happy Birthday' by the dinner crew.

I was also afforded the opportunity to feed an East Coast Water Dragon that was perched behind the Bennies house after dinner. Largest lizard I have ever seen, by far.

Unfortunately there is no recent news regarding any barrels because of the very disappointing lull in swells hitting the east coast. It has been especially irritating as the lack of swell has coincided with my reading of 'Breathe' by Tim Winton. An autobiographical account of the experiences and upbringing of an inland kid who finds an addiction to attacking fear through riding waves. Awesome book suggested to me by the legend, Terry Kachel.

We have a our 3rd and 4th games coming up this weekend in Newcastle. Saturday Evening and Sunday Morning the Hurricanes will face off against the 'Kentucky Fried Chicken' team. We are 2-0 at the moment so hopefully we will be able to continue our streak to 4-0 after the weekend. --WorldWideExpress has committed to a Cap Sponsorship in support of the Hunter Hurricanes. We are very happy to add WWEX to our sponsorship family for the 2010 season.

Logo Elements

Great logos also have a great story behind how and why it was developed. I like this one for the City of Brotherly Love

http://www.logodesignlove.com/philadelphia-history-museum

Lake Macquarie solidified it's rank as the number 1 team in Australia's Country Club Water Polo League.

The Hunter Hurricanes are 2-0 in National League play.

Our home opener was Tuesday night against the University of Western Australia.

I awoke from my pleasant slumber Tuesday morning with the morning thrill of "gameday." The air was rich with a hint of salt and sulfur, I predicted rain in the near future. As the coffee was brewed and Tyler still snoring, I prepared for a day in which I vowed not to sit inside and watch "Underbelly" for 7 hours again. After a cup of my favorite home brew, my backpack was filled with the days essentials and I was cruising down the hill, by way of skate.

Fast-forwarding through hours of sipping down picolo lates and skyping various legends as Edward tedward Smith and Matthew matthew Wise I started the pre-game warm-up at Lambton Pool. Guess who walks in next... (Emilio Esteves) Thomas Jasper. A former member of the Pepperdine Waves and Western Australian Native. It was great catching up with Jasper as when he graduated I was pretty sure I was never going to see him again. I owe him so much from my college career, specifically for teaching me a game called ZOOM, SHWARTZ, PAFIGLIANO.

We won our games and Tyler and I both got some ink in the score card, a successful season opener.