Author: Paul Tomblin

My situation in a nutshell

http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/107267/pay-cut-cities.html

“Higher-wage people are likely being laid off to a greater degree than lower-wage people, or moderately high-wage workers are being replaced by temps or contractors who are paid less,” says Wial.

The picture is even worse in upstate New York, where average wages fell 2.3% in Rochester and 2.2% in Syracuse.

Shit, I’m never going to get a job that pays what I’m worth, am I?

Rochester Open Water Challenge 2009 on Epic Kayaks web site

The race write-up is on Epic’s web site and newsletter:
Rochester Open Water Challenge 2009 – News & Events – News | Epic Kayaks.

Ohhhh, fame and fortune. Well, limited fame and no fortune, but still…

A battle between Paul Dorscheid and Paul Tomblin both of the BayCreek Racing Team continued the full length of the course.

Dorscheid and Tomblin battled to the finish with Dorscheid edging Tomblin by a nose.

Rochester Open Water Challenge – it was a challenge, all right

Ken Altfather and the Baycreek team and wives put on the most awesome kayak race ever (in my vast experience of three races). We had a good crowd and perfect weather – sunny, not too hot, and a good breeze providing lots of waves. I raced the short course and did really well. First things first, though.
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Today I Am A Man!

Baycreek Racing logo on my boatToday I got my official BayCreek Racing Team logo decals for my boat. Most of the other guys have these really large ones, like you can see in this picture of the team at Long Lake, but I don’t have the uncluttered space like they do because I’ve got all deck hardware. Ken ordered some smaller ones, and they fit my boat just right.

Tomorrow is the Rochester Open Water Challenge. I’m doing the short course, and I understand Dan’s son Tommy has been practicing so he can ride my wake. As long as he doesn’t try to out sprint me at the end, he’s welcome to it. I’m not going to try to shake him off, but I’m also not going to make it any easier for him. He’s been gunning for me ever since I beat him at Long Lake last year. I’m going to be concentrating on trying to stay with Paul D if he does the short course.