A Rising Tide Floats All Boats.

A rising tide floats all boats.

Men's 5000m final, Atlanta Olympics. Centennial Park, August 3 1996.

He broke 13 minutes for the 5000m at a time when only African born runners were doing it.

He also improved on his 12th place showing at the Barcelona Olympics, by finishing 6th at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in a highly competitive final that was won by Burundi's Vénuste Niyongabo.

And to think that this guy is only 54. August 18th is his birthday of course.

Suffice it to say that regarding America's mid to long-distance running aspirations, Bob Kennedy and the likes of 800m runner Johnny Gray are without doubt the modern day forerunners of Matthew Centrowitz, Grant Fisher, Clayton Murphy, et al.

Kennedy is also hailed as a pioneering class of intrepid foreigners who availed themselves the benefits of training alongside African runners, something that he accomplished by relocating to England under Kim McDonald’s group of elite athletes who included legends such as steeplechaser Moses Kiptanui from whom Kennedy gained insights into a more relaxed philosophy of distance running.

#athletes

#athletics history

Its profundity notwithstanding, a strange legacy indeed.

The way they dump their crazy on Veronica.

Cheapskate companies be like: Thanks Veronica for all those times you've filled in for Samantha the outgoing manager. Still, you're not qualified to be manager. But the good news is you're qualified to train the new manager. We hope that makes sense.

#The Real Veronika

Wednesday Special.

Busybodies. What they gon' do but gossip about strangers who owe them nothing?

#attention seekers

Meme Worthy.

If only the dewy-eyed tourists who flock to Buckingham Palace each year knew that a king's guard is literally allowed to shout at anybody getting in his way or messing with his horsey, then maybe such tourists wouldn't get so startled or take it personal whenever the household calvary bellow out warnings such as "Stand back, don’t touch the reins!'

#cultural differences

#Facebook posts

Corruption and underdevelopment go together like bread and butter.

Kickback is when you return a percentage of monies already received. Whether that forfeiture occurs as a result of pressure, coercion, or secret agreement is another matter. But let's just say that Crazy Kennar's comedic skit, highlights the impact of corruption on development better than any social or economics lecture ever could.

#government & governance