Thoughts from the deep end
April 17, 2015 -- On October 28, I mentioned running in the deep end of the pool. That was my one-hour workout yesterday. My workouts clarify my thoughts. I can see why the experts are now saying that regular aerobic exercise is a way to help ward off dementia. I solve problems in the deep end. I gain a more serene outlook than I had before I entered the pool. Unless . . . . Yesterday, a couple was at the pool while I was there. They are acquaintances whom I’ll call Dr. and Mrs. Z. She is a pleasant, quiet person, but he loves to pontificate, loudly, in his extreme northern Midwestern accent. Dr. Z was reading Mike Huckabee’s book yesterday. He’d read a passage out loud to his wife, then he’d pontificate about it for a while. She listened in silence, or responded in a whisper. If it had been a day when I was swimming two kilometers of laps, I would hardly have noticed. But yesterday was a day for running in the...