morning swim...

Well, I actually got up and went for a swim this morning. It was nice, as no one was there, so I had full run of the pool, although it had yet to be cleaned after last night's rally of sorts. Anyhow, I was having a good time until I saw the grumpy pool lady coming over with her cleaning supplies. She seemed to not really enjoy my presence there, but I continued to swim anyway. I ended up swimming for only half an hour, but of actual swim time, that was quite a bit of back and forth across the pool. Finally, I relented to the glare and stare of Grumpy and left, just in time to get the bottom of the coffee pot in the lobby. Hmmm. I think I will vomit now.

The only other people up, or at least in any amount of number, were golfers. I was surprised at the contrast of people that I saw from last night into today. Last night there were several handball players descending the stairs, sweaty, fit young lads, all ready to cap the night with cold drinks and who knows what, but this morning came the overweight golfers, certainly not sweating, not even carrying their own clubs (caddies everywhere), but decked out in dry pastel polos and ready to frustrate themselves while walking through well manicured landscapes. It was a peculiar contrast to say the least, as I thought "is this what last night's boys turn into?" I am pretty sure that is how it works.

Question: Has anyone looked at "What is the What" by Dave Eggers yet? If not, you should. If you have any interest in a story that is tragic but very enlightening you should look it up. I have read so much in the last couple of days (mostly when the boys sleep) that Janine thought I was skipping ahead. I am not, it is just that gripping of a book, a tragic narrative, troubling, even, but well worth the time to spend in the 475 pages. If you are interested, let me know, and I can loan it out to whomever when I get back. If you are interested in helping the crisis in Sudan...the proceeds of the book go to help rebuild the protagonist's village and to build schools...100%. Just so you know.

The song for the day is "Beautiful Fool" by Matthew Ryan.

Now I begin the quest for good coffee.