The Long And Short Of It

When I was swimming while I was in Idaho, I thought maybe the pool might be a little longer than the pool at my gym, since it was taking me a solid six minutes longer to finish 100 lengths than it had been at my gym. The folks at the pool in Idaho swore up ...

Is It Just Me? 3

I’m not normally a germophobe, but this morning at the gym, someone did something that icked me out something awful. When you swim, you’re supposed to rinse off in the communal shower by the pool before and after. This both helps prevent dirt from getting in the pool (before) and helps get rid of some ...

People Are Dicks, Vol. 2

People are dicks when they commit two key, related fouls in the lap pool at the gym: 1. Taking up over 2/3 of the very large lane, leaving me a sliver in which to swim. For the most part, I was okay, but this dick was… 2. Still managing to flail so wildly as to ...