Month: February 2009

Still More Fun at the Pool

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Longtime readers know that I’ve been teaching myself to swim. This continues, and is improving. I almost feel like I can swim, now. But that’s only part of the reason to go to the pool. There was a life saving class underway this past weekend while I swam. Twenty teenagers were there for the lesson, … Read more

What’s in a Name?

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Or better still, what’s behind a name? I have had a nickname that has been with me for quite a while. It’s not a bad one, but lingers as an acronym of the original, so when an old friend mentions it in front of a new friend, it has to be explained. It’s difficult to … Read more