There is so much going on right now: settling in to a new contract that takes me out of my home office once or twice a week; managing the back office for Rob's store where the usually busy summer season is doing greater volume than the previous three summers; co-writing a journal article; and getting ready to start in a new writing group next week.

Meanwhile it was time for the Catfish swim once again.  Having done reasonably well in a light field last summer, I had some hopes of placing this year but the front end of my age group was clogged with masters swimmers who can swim the distance in a thin slice of my time, so no go.

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