The Straits

Due to the injuries I sustained after doe v. auto, I have had to suspend my plans to swim the Straits this year.  The damage to my neck has caused intractable pain, and serious weakness in my arms.  I just cannot do it.  Not this year.  It has been a difficult and painful decision.  I made this decision when cranking out a mere 1000 meters became painful.  It wasn't easy.  I have had a lot of support, from a lot of great people.  

The up-side: After my neck issue is solved via physical therapy or possibly surgery, I will be able to begin again. So.  After I make a decision about the best way to proceed, after I consult with a neurosurgeon in February,  I can begin to train again.

So.  The Mackinac Straits swim will just be postponed until the summer of 2016.  And then...as Diana Nyad would say:  ONWARD!

2015

It's the year of the sheep.  I think that's a good thing.  I'm not sure why. Perhaps it's this nasty virus talking.  I haven't been this sick in years, so...whatever comes out next...consider that.  It's January.  Things are looking good for my swim.  I received a little free publicity, so I just received a spike in donations for Gleaners.  The piece also got me the speed boat I want for the Straits.  That should make the whole endeavor a lot safer for everyone involved.  Training is (was) going well...until this bug hit.  Not a problem.  It may take me more than a month or so to get me back to where I want to be.  But.  That's not a problem.  I'm a turtle.  

Stalkers

I know how to track your IP address...and you.  I have tracked down the IP address of one person who has been following me all over the net.  Sadly, it is a relative.  Stop it now.  You have been warned.  Shall I mention your name, home address, email address, phone number, and the name of your business? No? Then cease and desist.

Headaches

I have never been prone to headaches.

Really.

Life can be a headache.  My swim goggles give me a headache.  Every day.  Every swim.  Contact lenses? Yeah.  Headache.  All known, preventable, external headaches.  They are temporary.  They disappear with time.

Okay. The occasional tension headache.

But now.  Migraines that last for hours. Or days.  Complete with hallucinogenic lights, roaring in my ears.  The kind that make me bury my head under the covers, whining like a babe.  

Oh. And the neck pain.  Yeah. There's that.  My doc believes it is due to several TBIs I managed to suffer last winter.

And yeah.  The accident.  Hitting a hapless doe at 70mph on I-94.  

Well.  I am still here.  Sadly, the doe is not.

But the headaches?  

Just a blip in my radar.  The journey is just beginning.

Black Friday

Let's Feed Some People

Uh huh.