Yet again I sit at another coffee shop (Thump Northwest Crossing) trying to reflect and encapsulate the year of 2023 in print and pictures and to think about the year ahead-2024. It may seem weird to have the cover photo of signage from our local grocery store however it seemed particularly apt. I normally struggle… Continue reading A Year In Review-2023 🤷🏼‍♂️
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Topless
For those of you with R rated minds don’t go there with there with the title as this is a swimming blog. Across the country especially in places where winter can or seems to reign supreme May is an important month. Pools that have bubbles (covers/tops) tend to go “topless” meaning the bubbles come off… Continue reading Topless
60-Growing Bolder
Happy Birthday to me and…to my blog Goggle Reflections! Birthdays and milestones moments are meant to be recognized and celebrated. Often times we don’t recognize them as we should and for what they are. This blog will attempt to fix that as this month was my 60th birthday (March 10th) and marks the 10th Anniversary… Continue reading 60-Growing Bolder
A Year In Review 2022
Wow-another year in the books. Time flies. Sitting in one of my favorite coffee shops reflecting on the year 2022 and importantly the year ahead 2023 I am reminded of David Bowie’s classic song Changes. In particular the line in the chorus, “time may change me but I can’t trace time” seems to play on… Continue reading A Year In Review 2022
Fish Out Of Water
Well…all good things seem to come to an end, at least temporarily. After a fantastic summer of swimming outdoors at the Juniper Park Pool it was time for the annual maintenance and the bubble to go up. Every few years they drain the Olympic pool for extended maintenance and repair. This was the year and… Continue reading Fish Out Of Water
Pool2Peaks
Inspired by the great outdoors and all the activities at ones fingertips in Bend and some free time I embarked on a new challenge. I called it Pool2Peaks! As its name implies is pool sesh immediately followed by a ski sesh. I am not sure its ever been done before and if it has-was it… Continue reading Pool2Peaks
đź‘‘ Catalina Channel đź‘‘
Well…I have a lot of L.A. stories however this story I will remember for a long time to come! In fact, it will be hard not to think about this story every time I fly in and out of LAX as I will be looking down at the Catalina Channel knowing I swam across it… Continue reading đź‘‘ Catalina Channel đź‘‘
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