Swim Sneeze Sniff

After a diabolical nights sleep I still managed to crawl out of bed when the alarm went off. It was tough though because I had read 10% of my new book in the middle of the night since sleep was not an option because I had a bad case of the wide awakes.

The night before I had finished the last couple of chapters of The Fear Index by Thomas Harris that even though it had lots and lots of high finance gobble-de-gook, was such a good story that I coped with that aspect that was indeed vital to the plot. The new book is Sister Sister by Sue Fortin that is a psychological thriller but after 10% it has only just started to get interesting and I am still waiting for the thrilling bit.

The swim set today for me was:

Warm up

15 x 100 at 2.40

Steve was kind to me because I had such a lousy night that he thought I did not need a hard session. I finished the 15 x 100 and added another four of them to make a 1900 swim since Steve’s lane had not finished and I was feeling fine, I did just 100 back stroke as a swim down.

We went to Costa Coffee for a cortado then came home to do a bit of office work since I was sneezing fit to blow the top of my head off. This quite often happens on a Monday though at the pool swear that they don’t do anything different to cause it. At the weekend they have lots of kids in and I understand the chemicals are balanced automatically!!!!!?????

I tried my best to calm my poor nose down because we had a lunch date with client friends Ben and Ross from Raleigh NC USA. I was still sniffling and sneezing and they had to poke up with me looking like Rudolph over a light lunch at the George in Burpham that we all enjoyed very much, nice and relaxing.

This afternoon the violent sneezing starts again every time I move around and calms a little if I sit still.

The lane 1 schedule was the same as last Monday.

Lane 1
Dist.	Clock	Swim Rest
100	60	1.55
100	55	1.55
100	50	1.55
100	45	1.55
100	40	1.55
100	35	1.55
100	30	1.55
100	25	1.55
100	20	1.55
100	15	1.55
100	10	1.55
100	05	1.55
100	60	1.55
100	55	1.55
100	50	1.55
100	45	1.55
100	40	1.55
100	35	1.55
100	30	1.55
100	25	1.55
100	20	1.55
2100

 

Waltz King

What have you done Johann?

What have you done?

Setting the ballroom on fire

Filling young hearts with desire

You saw all the beauty

The uniforms of duty.

What was it like Johann?

What was it like?

When you were a pop star

They came from near or far

With baton then you posed

The music you composed.

What did they say Johann?

What did they say?

The European royalty

Did they show you loyalty

As they danced away

To the sweet waltz you play.

Would you go back, Johann?

Would you go back?

Leading the way

Being star of the day

A Prince showing your art

Did you steal a young heart?

What would you say Johann?

What would you say?

If you were here now

And could take one more bow

What would you say,

When you look at today?