“And now, the 8 and under 1600 IM.”

The Girls now have two swim meets under their belts this year, and they seem to be doing fine. The first was on Saturday, and it was a purely intramural affair, just to get everyone back into the swing of things. In a great case of “right place, right time,” I got to volunteer to [...]

You’ve got to be carefully taught

It’s hellish to have a chest cold, one of those colds during which you can’t catch your breath when you cough. But this was totally worth it. A month or so ago I gave Daughter #1 one of my cotton handkerchiefs, so that she wouldn’t fill the back of my car with biodegradable waste as she went through [...]

Yes, I’m still here

Having some more time on my hands, I’ve been spending the mornings biking the kids to swimming practice. Even though, collectively, they weigh more than 100 lbs, the trailer has been nice in not detaching from my mountain bike in the midst of the ride. On the one hand, I do appreciate the exercise of [...]