Today I swam.\u00a0 Or tried to.<\/p>\n
Since I was diagnosed, I think the most water I’d ever been in was a full bathtub, and, even then, it was only a couple of times.<\/p>\n
There is a pool where we are now.\u00a0 My wife was amped to actually swim.\u00a0 So we did.\u00a0 Well, she did a lot.\u00a0 I tried, and it um…didn’t go swimmingly.<\/p>\n
*groan*<\/p>\n
About the only thing I can kinda still do is the breaststroke.\u00a0 Making my legs work to propel anything else is either comedic, or sad, depending on your perspective.<\/p>\n
(And if you believe the communications school morans, both are true.\u00a0 There can’t be an objective reality of it.\u00a0 It only matters to the viewer.\u00a0 Also, if a tree falls in the woods, it can, in fact fail to make a sound….)<\/p>\n
Recycling from waaay back…<\/p>\n
1. Smoke? Like a freakin\u2019 chimney<\/em> 1. Smoke?\u00a0 It’s been nearly as long as I abstained from swimming. Today I swam.\u00a0 Or tried to. Since I was diagnosed, I think the most water I’d ever been in was a full bathtub, and, even then, it was only a couple of times. There is a pool where we are now.\u00a0 My wife was amped to actually swim.\u00a0 So we did.\u00a0 Well, she did a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[16],"class_list":["post-1079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-summer-writing","tag-hot-writing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1079"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1079\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/control-h.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2. Do drugs? legal ones, yes. stay away from the stuff that\u2019ll get me thrown in jail.<\/em>
\n3. Have sex? not by any definition.<\/em>
\n4. Sleep with stuffed animals? Inflatible doll<\/em>
\n5. Have a crush? Not telling.\u00a0?<\/em>
\n6. Have a boyfriend\/girlfriend? See question three.<\/em>
\n7. Have a dream that keeps coming back? Nope. But I do have some quite odd dreams.<\/em>
\n8. Play an instrument? not anymore.<\/em>
\n9. Believe there is life on other planets? I\u2019d like to think so.<\/em>
\n10. Remember your first love? Yes.<\/em>
\n11. Still love them? HER. I\u2019ll just say that I think of her fondly.<\/em>
\n12. Read the newspaper? more than I should<\/em>
\n13. Have any gay or lesbian friends? nobody really close\u2026several acquaintances.<\/em>
\n14. Believe in miracles? no.<\/em>
\n15. Believe it\u2019s possible to remain faithful forever? Yes, of course. It\u2019s a matter of self-control.<\/em>
\n16. Consider yourself tolerant of others? Hah! I\u2019m more tolerant than I should be, though.<\/em>
\n17. Consider police friend or foe? Depends upon the situation.<\/em>
\n18. Like the taste of alcohol? PURE alcohol? Yep. Mmmmm\u2026scotch.<\/em>
\n19. Have a favorite Stooge? Curly<\/em>
\n20. Believe in Astrology? Ehh. No. It\u2019s a curiousity, though<\/em>
\n21. In magic? Nope.<\/em>
\n22. In God? I don\u2019t think I ever have.<\/em>
\n23. Pray? Not in a long time.<\/em>
\n24. Go to church? Only for weddings and funerals.<\/em>
\n25. Have any secrets?\u00a0?\u00a0StillStarry asked me one night if I\u2019d answer everything she asked me. The answer is still \u201cno.\u201d\u00a0?<\/em>
\n26. Have any pets? Dogs.<\/em>
\n27. Do well in school? When I\u2019m not getting myself in trouble, yes.<\/em>
\n28. Go to or plan to go to college? I\u2019m there.<\/em>
\n29. Have a degree? Not yet.<\/em>
\n30. Talk to strangers who instant message you? If they\u2019re not at all interested in cyber.<\/em>
\n31. Wear hats? I wear caps. There *is* a difference.<\/em>
\n32. Have any piercings? I have enough holes in my body, thank you very much. I do like P.J. O\u2019Rourke\u2019s idea of getting a hoop through the left ass cheek.<\/em>
\n33. Have any tatoos? I fear needles.<\/em>
\n34. Hate yourself? Not at the moment.<\/em>
\n35. Have a horny spot? only a few people know about it.<\/em>
\n36. Get horny easy? Umm\u2026.<\/em>
\n37. Have a best friend? Yep.<\/em>
\n38. Wish on stars? Sometimes. It\u2019s silly.<\/em>
\n39. Like your handwriting? My handwriting is hideous.<\/em>
\n40. Have any bad habits? See the questions about alcohol, drugs, and cigarettes. Add to those nailbiting.<\/em>
\n41. Care about looks? More than I should.<\/em>
\n42. Believe in witches? See the entries on my ex-girlfriend.<\/em>
\n43. Believe in Satan? I\u2019m more certain there\u2019s no satan or hell than I\u2019m certain there\u2019s no god.<\/em>
\n44. Ghosts? I find them intriguing, but I\u2019ve never seen one.<\/em>
\n45. Santa Claus? Nope.<\/em>
\n46. The Easter Bunny? Nope.<\/em>
\n47. The Tooth Fairy? He was inconsistent. And, really, who wants teeth?<\/em>
\n48. Have a second family? Eek, no. One is enough.<\/em>
\n49. Trust others easily? Nope.<\/em>
\n50. Like sarcasm? It depends. I don\u2019t like that I\u2019m so sarcastic sometimes. But then\u2026.<\/em>
\n51. Feel understood most of the time? Hah!<\/em>
\n52. Like sappy love songs? Some are strangely appealing.<\/em>
\n53. This question, for some crazy reason, wasn\u2019t available. So I\u2019ll fill it in\u2026.Kirk or Picard? Kirk.<\/em>
\n54. Untie your shoes everytime you take them off? Depends upon which pair.<\/em>
\n55. Wear overalls? I gave up redman at the same time.<\/em>
\n56. Think you are strong? Emotionally? Physically? Yes, no.<\/em>
\n57. Like skittles? Uhh\u2026<\/em>
\n58. Like to shop? No.<\/em>
\n59. Look like anyone famous? Not anyone famous, really. I get really off-the-wall ones. Someone once told me I look like Neil Young. How sick.<\/em>
\n60. Think Brad Pitt looks good? I\u2019m having trouble restraining myself. Mmmmm\u2026.Brad Armpit<\/em>
\n61. Have your own phone line? Cellphone<\/em>
\n62. Enjoy filling out this kinda stuff? It keeps me from doing actual work. I\u2019ve already worked too much this week.<\/em>
\n63. Have a pool? Nope.<\/em>
\n64. Have a spa? does it count when you stick the shower massage down into the bathtub while taking a bath?<\/em>
\n65. Like jewelry? I wear a ring and a watch. I think that says everything.<\/em>
\n66. Have a web site? Yes.<\/em>
\n67. Like playstation? Nope.<\/em>
\n68. Nintendo 64? Never played around with one\u2026<\/em>
\n69. Sleep a lot? I wish.<\/em>
\n70. Get along with your parents? Disgustingly well.<\/em>
\n71. Have AOL? Yes. But it\u2019s not my primary ISP. it has its uses<\/em>
\n72. Wear a watch? See question 65.<\/em>
\n73. Have braces, or have you ever? Of my extensive dental work, braces haven\u2019t been a part\u2026<\/em>
\n74. Have any scars? What from? Too many to list.<\/em>
\n75. Write poetry? \u201cThere\u2019s a place for those who love their poetry\u2026\u201d<\/em>
\n76. If so, what is your favorite poem you have written? I\u2019d say \u201cOde to my Choad.\u201d But I didn\u2019t write that one.<\/em>
\n77. Make fun of people? Is a pig\u2019s ass pork?<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n2. Do drugs?\u00a0 Minus the cocktail I take every day to sort keep me functioning, no.
\n3. Have sex?\u00a0 *nod*
\n4. Sleep with stuffed animals?\u00a0 Not unless they’re already in the bed with me.
\n5. Have a crush?\u00a0 I married her several years ago.
\n6. Have a boyfriend\/girlfriend?\u00a0 She and I go back and forth on this.\u00a0 To me, she is my final girlfriend forever.\u00a0 Yes, she was my fianc\u00e9e, and now is my wife, but she’s still my girlfriend.\u00a0 I can’t imagine ever having another.
\n7. Have a dream that keeps coming back?\u00a0 I’ve never really had a ton of strange dreams, and certainly none that really recurred.
\n8. Play an instrument?\u00a0 Not anymore.\u00a0 I wonder if I even could, honestly.
\n9. Believe there is life on other planets?\u00a0 I think it’s possible.
\n10. Remember your first love?\u00a0 You know, this one is tougher the longer I’ve been with my wife.\u00a0 I do remember some with whom I’ve had relationships.\u00a0 A couple of those I was more than a little bummed out about when they ended.\u00a0 That said, I’ve never felt the way I feel about my wife about anyone else.\u00a0 So, maybe, I never really loved anybody else?\u00a0 Possible.
\n11. Still love them?\u00a0 Yes.
\n12. Read the newspaper?\u00a0 Those still exist?\u00a0 O.o\u00a0 No, I don’t read much of anything that’s not on the Intertubes anymore.\u00a0 A big part of that is how bad my eyesight is;\u00a0 reading is work.
\n13. Have any gay or lesbian friends?\u00a0 Sure?\u00a0 I don’t know, though.\u00a0 As I’ve aged, I’ve really stopped caring what others do;\u00a0 it doesn’t affect me.
\n14. Believe in miracles?\u00a0 Well, there is a Lombardi Trophy in New Orleans…\u00a0 Glibness aside, yes, there are occasionally things that happen that are beyond easy explanation.\u00a0 Does that make them miracles?\u00a0 Probably not.\u00a0 Did that actually just happen?\u00a0 Uh, yeah.\u00a0 The Cubs won a World Series.\u00a0 The Eagles won the Super Bowl.\u00a0 Donald Trump was elected President.\u00a0 Unexpected things actually sometimes do happen.
\n15. Believe it\u2019s possible to remain faithful forever?\u00a0 Yes.
\n16. Consider yourself tolerant of others?\u00a0 More than ever, if their behaviors don’t affect me, directly.\u00a0 This is even more true when there’s things I have to pay for courtesy government force.
\n17. Consider police friend or foe?\u00a0 I don’t know.\u00a0 I don’t like the binary choice, really.\u00a0 Most are there to help.\u00a0 Some are on power trips.\u00a0 Some are completely worthless.\u00a0 Others, still, are too stupid to really consider.\u00a0 Four alternatives;\u00a0 I’ sure there’s more.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I thin this sheds light on how fucking simple politics are, now.\u00a0 It’s not a this or that choice.\u00a0 In the state where I live, majorities voted against both of the two major parties’ candidates.
\n18.\u00a0Like the taste of alcohol?\u00a0 Alcohol is actually tasteless.\u00a0 See:\u00a0 perfect vodka that has “no taste.”\u00a0 Or it’s gin that they were too lazy to finish.\u00a0 Take your pick.\u00a0 There’s alcoholic beverages I like, others I don’t.\u00a0 Just keeping to the past few weeks, though, I’ve drank beer, dry vermouth, bourbon, and gin.
\n19. Have a favorite Stooge?\u00a0 Most important was brother Moe\/He was the one who made it so\/He got a Joe and another Joe\/He would not quit;\u00a0 he would not quit<\/em>
\n20. Believe in Astrology?\u00a0 No, not really.\u00a0 Purportedly, under either the old or new calendars, I’m a Leo.\u00a0 Excuse me?
\n21. In magic?\u00a0 No.
\n22. In God?\u00a0 I was a pretty committed Atheist when I took this last.\u00a0 Since my late twenties, I’ve come around to accept faith.\u00a0 The people who are telling me the things they believe might be completely wrong.\u00a0 But they also might not be, and adhering to their constraints probably isn’t a bad thing for a variety of reasons.\u00a0 I might get to Heaven;\u00a0 it might take a while because of things I’ve done while I’ve been alive.\u00a0 All that said, I’m still very skeptical about Hell, which makes me very out of place among many fundamentalist Christians.
\n23. Pray?\u00a0 That’s for me and God to know.
\n24. Go to church?\u00a0 Still very infrequently.
\n25. Have any secrets?\u00a0\u00a0 I can neither conform or deny.
\n26. Have any pets?\u00a0 Nope.
\n27. Do well in school?\u00a0 I graduated the year after I answered this the first time.\u00a0 I’ve not been back.
\n28. Go to or plan to go to college?\u00a0 Did.
\n29. Have a degree?\u00a0 Yes.\u00a0 It was, and always will be, BS.
\n30. Talk to strangers who instant message you?\u00a0 AIM’s dead, bro.
\n31. Wear hats? Not often.
\n32. Have any piercings?\u00a0 No.
\n33. Have any tatoos?\u00a0 No.
\n34. Hate yourself?\u00a0 No.
\n35. Have a horny spot?\u00a0 Not telling.
\n36. Get horny easy?\u00a0\u00a0 Not as easy as I did when I was young.
\n37. Have a best friend?\u00a0 Yes.
\n38. Wish on stars?\u00a0 No.
\n39. Like your handwriting?\u00a0 No, and it’s gotten far worse as my\u00a0condition has progressed.
\n40. Have any bad habits?\u00a0 Sure, but I’m pretty sure I’m in the second half of my life;\u00a0 why break them, really?
\n41. Care about looks?\u00a0 Never really have.
\n42. Believe in witches?\u00a0 There are some out there, sure.,
\n43. Believe in Satan?\u00a0 No.
\n44. Ghosts?\u00a0 Very skeptical.
\n45. Santa Claus?\u00a0 Very skeptical.
\n46. The Easter Bunny? Very skeptical.
\n47. The Tooth Fairy?\u00a0 No.
\n48. Have a second family?\u00a0 Again, I don’t know that this is really a binary choice.
\n49. Trust others easily\u00a0 In my condition, I kinda have to.
\n50. Like sarcasm?\u00a0 Tastefully done, yes.
\n51. Feel understood most of the time?\u00a0 No, not at all.
\n52. Like sappy love songs?\u00a0 Yes.
\n53. Kirk or Picard?\u00a0 Again with the binary choices.\u00a0 Between the two, Kirk, but I think I’d most like to serve for Sisko<\/a>.
\n54. Untie your shoes everytime you take them off?\u00a0 Most of my shoes don’t have laces these days.\u00a0 I have neither the dexterity or patience for it.\u00a0 I remember losing one getting on a train at Union Station in DC one time;\u00a0 it’d come untied, and I didn’t notice.\u00a0 So snugly-fitting slip-on stuff mostly.\u00a0 On the rare occasion I do wear something with laces, yes, I’ll untie them before I take them off.
\n55. Wear overalls?\u00a0 No.
\n56. Think you are strong?\u00a0 No.
\n57. Like skittles?\u00a0 Sure?
\n58. Like to shop?\u00a0 No.
\n59. Look like anyone famous?\u00a0 No.
\n60. Think Brad Pitt looks good?\u00a0 I don’t know?
\n61. Have your own phone line?\u00a0 This is really a question from\u00a0years gone by.\u00a0 I’ve not had a real PSTN line since probably 2009.\u00a0 I have the two VoIP DIDs I bought around 2008.\u00a0 I have a cell phone.\u00a0 I have a VoIP DID from work.\u00a0 So four numbers that are attached to me, and none that uses the legacy switched network.
\n62. Enjoy filling out this kinda stuff?\u00a0 I’m getting pretty bored, honestly.
\n63. Have a pool?\u00a0 There is one where I live that I can use, so, yes?
\n64. Have a spa?\u00a0 No.
\n65. Like jewelry?\u00a0 The only “jewelry” I’m wearing is my wedding ring.\u00a0 That’s normally the case.\u00a0 I’m also wearing a FitBit if you wanna count that.
\n66. Have a web site?\u00a0 Several.
\n67. Like playstation?\u00a0 I don’t see very well, and have very little money.\u00a0 I don’t have one.\u00a0 I had a PS2 that I let go to my wife’s cousins after theirs ruit working.\u00a0 I think I may have had a grand total of two games for it.\u00a0 But a drunken night with one, GTA2, and, well, I was excited to part ways with that money.
\n68. Nintendo 64?\u00a0 No, but if I did, I’d probably see what it’d take to get NetBSD running on it.
\n69. Sleep a lot?\u00a0 Length, no, frequency, yes.70. Get along with your parents?
\n71. Have AOL?\u00a0 I’ve continued paying them for the basic stuff so my mother can keep her email address.\u00a0 I think I still occasionally get alumni email, too.\u00a0 But it’s, what, five bucks a month to do that?
\n72. Wear a watch?\u00a0 FitBit.
\n73. Have braces, or have you ever?\u00a0 Nope.\u00a0 But there is so much that’s been done to my teeth, it’s not even really worth discussing.
\n74. Have any scars?\u00a0 Several.\u00a0 One is noticeable pretty much all the time at the edge of my right eye.\u00a0 I have another on my right elbow.
\n75. Write poetry?\u00a0 Nope.
\n76. If so, what is your favorite poem you have written?\u00a0 This one doesn’t even account for the preceding binary question.\u00a0 I answered, “no,” so this question is completely irrelevant to me.
\n77. Make fun of people?\u00a0 Not often.\u00a0 Well, Failcons’ fans, but that’s kinda tough to pass up when they blew a 25-point lead in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"