It should be a good meet. It will be a lot of fun. It's an exciting atmosphere with all those teams there.

A lot of people didn't think we were good enough this year to reach eighth place. We only missed sixth place by a couple of points.

He is one of the top sprinters in the state.

Deedee swam her best time ever and reset her own school record by about a second. I want her to place as high as possible at state. I'd like to see her go under 2:10, which is a major milestone for a female high school swimmer.

I will have glasses again one day, but it's kind of fun being without them. I know I'm really happy about it, since I've worn them since I was 4.

It's fun, I suppose. It may be that the story of Hanukkah has appeal, that's it's about not assimilating, about fighting oppression. But it's probably because they grew up with it.