The meaning of swimming

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(I somehow lost my post in the middle of reviewing it--sorry if this ends up posted twice! Now let's see if I can remember what I wrote.) I was talking with a friend about swimming and she said she started "swimming for life" x number of years ago. I got the sense that she meant that it was more than a good workout--it kept her "alive." I have to admit that it has that kind of effect for me, too. At the risk of sounding too new-agey, it's nourishing in more than a physical sense. What does swimming mean to you? How does that compare to other sports or activities you do? How does that meaning influence your goals and performance?
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    Originally posted by Leonard Jansen Think there is a typo in that sentence and it should read: I know, you guys are busy being slapped with restraining orders by the popular girls. Conniekat, you have to realize you have two of the automatic no-no's for dating: 1) You speak Martian or whatever language they speak in Croatia. ;) This means that you can talk about a guy to your relatives, even if he's in the room. The paranoia level for this is huge. My mom used to talk to her mother in the weird German/Yiddish mixture they spoke and it drove my dad crazy even when they weren't talking about him (rare). 2) There is a time in every relationship where a guy thinks to himself: "Boy, I'm glad she doesn't have a gun or she'd kill me for sure." So... a crack shot girlfriend sounds like an invitation to visit terminal dreamland. -LBJ I wonder what would happen if I just said BOO! Would your pocket protector stop ticking, and leak pen ink? You're safe, my croatian speaking relatives are 6000 miles away, and I don't own a gun at the moment. Sheesh, are all of you guys such scaredy cats? :p
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    Originally posted by Leonard Jansen Think there is a typo in that sentence and it should read: I know, you guys are busy being slapped with restraining orders by the popular girls. Conniekat, you have to realize you have two of the automatic no-no's for dating: 1) You speak Martian or whatever language they speak in Croatia. ;) This means that you can talk about a guy to your relatives, even if he's in the room. The paranoia level for this is huge. My mom used to talk to her mother in the weird German/Yiddish mixture they spoke and it drove my dad crazy even when they weren't talking about him (rare). 2) There is a time in every relationship where a guy thinks to himself: "Boy, I'm glad she doesn't have a gun or she'd kill me for sure." So... a crack shot girlfriend sounds like an invitation to visit terminal dreamland. -LBJ I wonder what would happen if I just said BOO! Would your pocket protector stop ticking, and leak pen ink? You're safe, my croatian speaking relatives are 6000 miles away, and I don't own a gun at the moment. Sheesh, are all of you guys such scaredy cats? :p
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