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Recognizing My Own Kind
Today I was sitting in the lifeguard stand, keeping watch over a mostly empty pool and observing a swim lesson in progress for two young children. The instructor was making the point that once their noses were in the wa… -
Newsclips
*I am currently in Arkansas with my son. We are visiting my folks, my grandmother, and GitterCritter's family who is here visiting as well. They are due in any time now.*Had a good phone interview this afternoon for an… -
The Size of Beauty
Two weeks ago was the first time she showed up in my water workout class. "Can I wear a t-shirt?" she asked."Do whatever makes you comfortable," I said.Sometimes it takes a lot of nerve to put on a bathing suit and show… -
Spiritual Metaphors
I tend to veer away from overtly spiritual postings, but sometimes there are things you can't ignore. For me, it's spiritual metaphors in the form of life lessons. Here's what happened.Several days ago I was at a lifeg… -
Observations from the Lifeguard Stand
I haven't done one of these in a while, and it seems it's about time. Here are my notes to some of my recent swimmers:--Marian -- I'm so proud of you! You just learned to swim a year ago and now this weekend it's the S… -
Three Silver Linings
A few things which I have to be thankful for: 1) My internet continues to go out, as described in my anti-Mediacom rant last week. The techs were out on Thursday and took their sweet time fixing it, as they themselves … -
I Have the Swine Flu.... and other excuses
I don't really. It just sounded like a good reason for not being around the last few days. Truth is, I've been ridiculously busy this week. Monday I worked 12-7:30, including lifeguarding, 2 group swim lessons, teachin… -
What to do... What to do...
I am having a heated debate with myself regarding my Tuesday morning class. I really really dislike teaching that class. To begin with, it's a deep water workout and everything else I teach is shallow water, meaning I … -
Back to the Real World
It's my first full week back after my Hawaiian vacation and I would rather be still laying on a beach. However, it's Monday, so that means it's time to go to work. I have a private lesson to teach (for the woman traini… -
Read My Hands
One of my regular swimmers at the YMCA is an older man who is clearly deaf. He speaks but in a very garbled manner, and uses lots of hand gestures to communicate with his friends in the pool. I am by no means fluent in…
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- Name: Lesley
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- State: Illinois
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- Birthday: 6/18/1971
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