Enough. I’m tired of swimming individual lengths, and want to string them together into laps. On the other hand, at least I’m covering the minimum distance I’ll need to swim...
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And You, Sir, are No Pinkberry
I was walking up Westwood Boulevard today and spotted Mr. Snowberry, on Weyburn. It’s on the north side of the street, just east of Westwood Blvd. And the verdict? Pass...
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Australian Crawl
Okay, seriously. What is it with me and freestyle? Last night I couldn’t finish my first lap of that stroke. I wound up having to break laps into lengths, with...
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Your Sister’s Drown’d, Laertes
Okay, I’m no Ophelia. And I definitely didn’t drown. But the swimming portion of my training isn’t going well, and that’s frustrating. We went to the pool on Sunday, and...
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Hey, Diddle Diddle
Looking for an English pub? Stop by The Cat and Fiddle, in Hollywood. The shepherd’s pie is quite nice (although it may be a cross between shepherd’s pie and cottage...
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Biking in Place
5.91 miles in 30 minutes. I am such an athlete! Well, except for the part where that’s not very far at all. And the part where it was a stationary...
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Now That’s More Like It
Yesterday I went for a walk of 1.45 miles, and today we went swimming at UCLA’s Park Pool–I managed 500 meters, which is much more typical for me. Now I...
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Swimming to Cambodia
…is something I’d better not try any time soon, because I barely made it through 200 meters of breaststroke. And by “200 meters,” I mean “four stretches of 50 meters...
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James’ Beach
On Monday nights, James’ Beach in Venice has bottles of wine for 50% off. And they have a very extensive wine list. I wasn’t drinking that night (DayQuil and NyQuil...
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Swimming in Circles
So a month and a half later, or something like that, we still haven’t gotten back to the pool. Tonight, that changes. Here’s hoping I remember how to swim. Good...