I swam 4000 metres today. You may recall that I was planning on 3500, but I decided to finish the whole distance....and then some. The official IM distance is 3860 metres.
And just when I thought there was nothing new I could learn about my swimming I was surprised. The realization?....I really didn't know I could swim that slow!!
But it is what it is, and so be it. I'm now convinced that it ain't ever gonna get any better.
And besides. I may not be able to swim, but I can do many other things I truly am the guy that epitomizes the expression, "Jack of all trades. Master of none!" I can't do anything exceptionally well, but I can do a lot of shit half-assed!
Today I did this.
And just when I thought there was nothing new I could learn about my swimming I was surprised. The realization?....I really didn't know I could swim that slow!!
But it is what it is, and so be it. I'm now convinced that it ain't ever gonna get any better.
And besides. I may not be able to swim, but I can do many other things I truly am the guy that epitomizes the expression, "Jack of all trades. Master of none!" I can't do anything exceptionally well, but I can do a lot of shit half-assed!
Today I did this.
You can look out the window!
You can open the door and come out!
And you can even go back in!
And if you do go in you would see this.
Yup! It's a fire pit on a concrete slab!
I did the pit and the slab four years ago when we built the shed, and than planted the cedars 3 years ago. Today I assembled the door and installed it. The stinking cedar posts cost me $27 each, but the beautiful door (also cedar), I scavenged from the side of the road. The guy obviously didn't know what he was giving away, cause he could easily have gotten a couple of hundred bucks for it.
The plan is to train the cedars to eventually close in over top, and make a completely enclosed apace. I know it's gonna take a few years, but I also know it's gonna work. Won't it be cool?
I know the door's a bit redundant at this point, but I needed to get the holes dug before the tree roots got too extensive. The only decision I have left is whether to strip the door and expose the cedar, or to paint it to match the house. Right now I'm leaning towards paint, if for no other reason than it's less work.
Big day tomorrow. I'm going to visit with my eldest son. I'm just a wee bit nervous.....
swim 400 metres, 1:35:
"You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward."---Conrad Hall
And when I read this next quote I was reminded of yesterdays assertion that I wouldn't master writing in this lifetime. According to Ernest, that doesn't matter.
"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."--Ernest Hemingway
Love
Peter
The fire pit is awesome! And so are you. Great swim!
ReplyDeleteLove, gail
FYI, I have never met anyone who masters more things and does them beyond professional standards! Except maybe Terry...and /or John...and/or Mary...and guess what? You're all cut from the same cloth!!
ReplyDeleteWhat's the transom for???
ReplyDeleteI know that I know nothing of the situation, but I can't help but wonder why you would be nervous to meet your son. I also have often wondered if your dreams about your work may actually have nothing to do with your past employment, but instead be somehow related to this same situation?
ReplyDeleteLove holj