tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post1042418805750323246..comments2024-03-28T05:22:09.542-07:00Comments on Record of a Baffled Spirit: The Great Monmouth Raft RaceMike Keytonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-17138610556822006362018-09-18T09:42:14.837-07:002018-09-18T09:42:14.837-07:00Hi DRC, long time no see. Hope you're good. I&...Hi DRC, long time no see. Hope you're good. I'm with you on the roller skating/ice skating malarky. I have no sense of balance and fall where the wind takes me. I am though a natural floater, though as children we indulged in teh game of breathing all the air out of or body to see who could sit the longest under water, drinking imaginary cups of tea. Weird, I know. But then it was Liverpool, and we were fairly stupid :)Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-22961727299749821902018-09-18T08:59:49.219-07:002018-09-18T08:59:49.219-07:00What an excellent day this looks to be! Such fun! ...What an excellent day this looks to be! Such fun! And the irate Mexicans pursuing Mr President was hilarious. <br /><br />Maria, I'm completely the opposite when it comes to swimming. I float. So much so I failed my swimming test as a kid because I couldn't dive down to retrieve the rock. What a sight that must have been with my posterior bobbing up and down as I struggled to sink :D However, roller skating on the other hand is something I can never do. I even had professionals try and teach me when I was 18 but I still couldn't do it. People on wheels is as alien to me as buoyancy is to you. But never mind. Glad your hand is better (not sure what was wrong there) and Mike, thank you for the laugh...DRChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03352970077497112668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-56545820358419013992018-09-18T03:18:15.546-07:002018-09-18T03:18:15.546-07:00Excellent :)
Excellent :)<br />Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-75316981939256898532018-09-17T13:18:43.362-07:002018-09-17T13:18:43.362-07:00The hand is good. The drugs brought down the infla...The hand is good. The drugs brought down the inflammation the next day. Thanks for asking. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-29215265799524708572018-09-17T08:53:29.179-07:002018-09-17T08:53:29.179-07:00Well, we all have different strengths and weakness...Well, we all have different strengths and weaknesses. How's your hand by the way?Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-41527242244717536022018-09-17T04:07:10.476-07:002018-09-17T04:07:10.476-07:00Greg has tried to teach me to swim for decades. Wh...Greg has tried to teach me to swim for decades. When I was a kid I even went to the local YMCA to learn to swim. My brain refuses to believe a body can be buoyant even when everyone around me disproves my theory. I'm stupidly stubborn that way.<br /><br />I make an effort to stay away from water. Back when Greg used to go boating in the Gulf, I always wore a life vest. Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-41281668311024587132018-09-17T04:03:12.757-07:002018-09-17T04:03:12.757-07:00That's awful Maria - awful for you for missing...That's awful Maria - awful for you for missing out as opposed to awful as a criticism :) <br />I understand what you're saying but find it hard to imagine when just a languid movement of an arm or a leg keeps me afloat, and more importantly, my head above water :) Mind you, there's probably less need to swim deep in Texas. Are you well provided with leisure centres and swimming pools? Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-25646675034961042352018-09-17T03:55:26.861-07:002018-09-17T03:55:26.861-07:00I can't swim. I sink out of panic every time.I can't swim. I sink out of panic every time. Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-33942660133134490422018-09-16T11:48:39.038-07:002018-09-16T11:48:39.038-07:00Great fun, Maria. Ref floating as a rock, can you ...Great fun, Maria. Ref floating as a rock, can you swim or is it just something you're not particularly fond of?Mike Keytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15116528233058221536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644036152805047632.post-78175442056837472352018-09-16T04:45:44.783-07:002018-09-16T04:45:44.783-07:00People can come up with some weird contraptions. S...People can come up with some weird contraptions. Since I float like a rock, I prefer to watch from a safe distance. That looked like fun though.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com