Winter is fine to a point, and that breaking point is reached sooner and sooner every year. It’s at that time we search for warm water, sunshine, trade wind breezes, tropical drinks and sunsets. That is exactly what we did and headed too Maui for a couple weeks of rest and relaxation. In these times… Continue reading A Hui Hou
High, Low, High
It is only Tuesday and it has been a bit of of an emotional swimming rollercoaster. On Sunday I swam 4000 yards at the Tetherow Sport outdoor pool and I felt pretty good, not great or fast, but good and steady! While that yardage isn’t typically something to brag about it was the first time… Continue reading High, Low, High
Hindsight-A Year In Review
Well…let’s all just hope that “hindsight is really 2020”. 2020 a year to remember and to forget! I vividly recall standing in Copley Square ringing in the new year looking at the Prudential lit up with 2020 and thinking of grand dreams and swimming goals. By March 12th life as we knew it suddenly…changed. The… Continue reading Hindsight-A Year In Review
Freeze
While our arrival to Bend with new beginnings was exciting it may have been poorly timed from a swimming point of view. Yes, I know times are crazy with a global pandemic and all but I only swam twice in the local pool before the govenor closed all pools. C’mon on man~give me a break.… Continue reading Freeze
Where it all began…
Well…as our 20 year run on the East Coast ends… I guess it’s time to circle back to where it all began. No-I am not going to make this a sentimental journey of raising our children in the classic New England village of Weston, family summers on Nantucket or the life long friends we have… Continue reading Where it all began…
The River*
Can 2020 just be over? Global health pandemics, social justice unrest, upcoming elections (ugh) and now wildfires raging in Oregon. From my prior blogpost my readers likely surmised I was in Central Oregon to spend the month of September. With forest fires 50 miles away from Bend what is typically a nice time weather-wise to… Continue reading The River*
Go Jump In A Lake
I feel bad as it has been some time since I have blogged. Not sure if it is Covid malaise or what. I have been swimming though in lakes and pools. It may have been awhile since my last post it but not nearly as long as it took to form the body of water… Continue reading Go Jump In A Lake
#128.25~955 Pleasant Street
This pool and blogspot is a first. First in that this pool only counts as a 1/4 pool and that I merely plunged in it versus swimming in it. Yet I still think this pool, of sorts is blog-worthy due to the passion of its creators and their sybaritic followers. The young men of 955… Continue reading #128.25~955 Pleasant Street
The Spirit of 1776(0)
Pandemics and social distancing have a tendency to put a damper on parades and firework displays. Sooo…to liven up this 4th of July holiday we needed to create our own fireworks and assert our swimming Independence! Swimming in the “bayou” portion of the Pond early in the week of July 4th I came up with… Continue reading The Spirit of 1776(0)
On the road again…
My last blog highlighted my first re-entry into water after 67 days. Still hard to believe. Being cooped up in our apartment we needed a get-away from Boston for a bit to a place that felt more “open”. Someplace where it didn’t require wearing a mask just to take the recycling out or to get… Continue reading On the road again…
Goggle Reflections 