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Just keep swimming
I’ve had trouble writing lately. Not with the writing, but with the focus. I’ve been scattered, disorganized, distracted, flitting from one thing to another, suddenly forced to stomp out the flames of...
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There goes the castle.
It’s a grey cold windy day with flakes of snow blowing sideways past my window. None of it is sticking, although we woke to enough to lightly blanket the grass and the deck was white. I have Italian...
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It’s all fun and games until the clowns show up.
If you are an athletic type – and I mean any type of activity, walking, running, swimming, cycling, exercise classes – you know how hard you had to work to achieve whatever level of fitness you desire...
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I haven’t been right here. Where were you?
I was abducted by Aliens! I was sucked into a Black Hole! I was transported to an alternate universe! I fell deeply asleep for forty years! Ok, maybe I just got busy and then went out-of-town. Sorry,...
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Happy freeking Monday.
As you two might already know, I have a couple of Monday issues happening here. First, I’m supposed to be having an “off” day. Obviously most of my days are “off” so I expect you’re both wondering...
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No. Try not. Do…or do not. There is no try.
All due credit to any triathlete out there. This is a bunch of hard work – not that I doubted that, having watched hubs do every distance from sprint to Full Ironman over the years. I’m doing, to my...
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Well, that went swimmingly.
7:42am *boink* B: Swimming today? *boink* T: Sigh. Guess so. Just checked, water temp is still 70 *boink* B: I am not worried about the temp of the water really…wet suit–I must wear it, swim in it, and...
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Good luck with that.
I’m sure it’s the same for you two faithful followers of my world-famous, mind-numbingly fascinating blog in which I constantly whine about butts falling off, snakes, crappy weather, and tigers in...
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Confidence? Reality? A spoonful of sugar?
“To do your best, you’ve gotta believe in yourself. There is a functional link between physiology and psychology. If you have the confidence to do something, your body will respond. With confidence you...
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If I ever did that again, not that I will, but if I did…
As someone once said, “I know worrying works because 99% of everything I worry about never happens.” Saturday, 2:45am, dark, warm, muggy. I’d been awake for a while, trying to sleep but failing. My...
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I didn’t see that one coming.
Well, over here in wonderland it’s been a merry-go-round of crazy people registering for races and memberships and emailing me to find out if they can contract for services. I’m kinda shaking my head....
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Get yer head outta yer …
It took considerable effort and most of the day – and a sunny day at that, which would normally help more than it did – but I think I have finally successfully completed the most recently needed...
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This IS my Happy Face.
Here follows a riveting, step-by-step recap of last weekend’s rain-athlon. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll be forever changed. You’ll never get this four minutes back. After taking most of...
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