Ask President Obama to Proclaim Darwin Day!

Workout notes swim: 11 x 500 on the 9, then 1 hour on the elliptical (7.1 miles): varied the incline on the 8, then on the 4. I also varied my direction.

Swim: First 500 was in 9:03, but I got rest after number 2, and then got 12-29 seconds on each of the rest. 5K total: 1:38:48.

At the start there was a group of women trying to do a swim practice; they’d do a 50-100 and well…it takes a while to learn that the idea is to move forward and not just to wiggle and kick.

Why this affected me: when I swim and the pool starts to get crowded, I move so as to take only half a lane so that a swimmer who shows up will feel welcome to share the line. But one of the, well, “wider” ladies didn’t exactly keep her legs on her side of the lane and I smacked them pretty hard on one lap (completely unintentionally).

Later I got a lane mate who I lapped repeatedly during the last 500, but it turns out that though he looked very fit body wise, he is, well, old. But given how healthy he is, this gentleman is doing something right.

Darwin day

If you’d like for President Obama to proclaim Darwin Day, you can do so here.

Mother Night: the Movie

Find the trailer here. I wrote about the book here. Watch it…highly recommended. My comments about the book apply to the film. Excellent; just excellent.