What Are You Thinking??

All that in one hour!!?! You are a busy busy swimmer!:bouncing: Sometime I'll try to remember what I think about in a three hour swim and post that. It gets really weird, especially in the last hour as my glycogen levels start to drop. -LBJ

-can't wait to wear my Big Shoulders tee shirt that finally arrived -swim away from the light -I hope somebody (besides me) knows how to use the AED

Mathematics - Especially prime numbers and how they relate to whatever distance/time I am currently at in the workout. Weird, but true. The booklet I'm writing. Cosmology - a hobby of mine. Yesterday was "puzzling over gravity" day. I spend a good amount of time thinking about these subjects also. You know, I read a couple books that really altered my perception(s), and this has made me wonder even more about subjects like gravity. "Strange Matters", and "Non-Zero" these are two books that really make me think. In "Strange Matters" it is a very complex book, and it looks at all the "strange" things in science. You can look at the title a few ways, like, 'strange does matter', or, 'these matters are strange', or, 'matter has a strange composition in reality'. Either way, it's all about perception and interpretation of the data. This book points out some of the strange nuances of science and asks some pretty good questions. There are two in particular that I'd like to discuss. One is gravity, and the other is the background "noise" that science has to "cancel out" in order for their equations to work properly. As far as gravity, it seems we really don't know why there is a constant "force" holding us to the ground. There are many theories, but none of them properly explains the complete spectrum of information. I have a theory about this. Does it not make reasonable sense that the speed of the earth flying through space could be the cause. Anything that large, moving that fast, would cause smaller objects to get sucked into the electromagnetic vortex, and we experience gravity. Also, the "noise" that scientists cancel out. Isn't that the frequency of the sub-atomic "field" emanating from the energetic side of the equation? Which is why it permeates everything, everywhere. Is there a better way to tune into this "noise"?

hehehe. that's a great (albeit random) thought! if you'll excuse the science geek in me (i've got a degree in biochemistry), i can tell you why... there are some sulfur-containing amino acids in asparagus that, when metabolized, turn into some really rotten smelling compounds (some of which are also in cabbage). not everyone can smell the metabolized compounds, but i guess you have the genes that allow you to smell it! lucky you ;) So do cauliflower/brusselsprouts-one more reason my kids don't care for it.......

I spend a good amount of time thinking about these subjects also. You know, I read a couple books that really altered my perception(s), and this has made me wonder even more about subjects like gravity. "Strange Matters", and "Non-Zero" these are two books that really make me think. In "Strange Matters" it is a very complex book, and it looks at all the "strange" things in science. You can look at the title a few ways, like, 'strange does matter', or, 'these matters are strange', or, 'matter has a strange composition in reality'. Either way, it's all about perception and interpretation of the data. This book points out some of the strange nuances of science and asks some pretty good questions. There are two in particular that I'd like to discuss. One is gravity, and the other is the background "noise" that science has to "cancel out" in order for their equations to work properly. As far as gravity, it seems we really don't know why there is a constant "force" holding us to the ground. There are many theories, but none of them properly explains the complete spectrum of information. I have a theory about this. Does it not make reasonable sense that the speed of the earth flying through space could be the cause. Anything that large, moving that fast, would cause smaller objects to get sucked into the electromagnetic vortex, and we experience gravity. Also, the "noise" that scientists cancel out. Isn't that the frequency of the sub-atomic "field" emanating from the energetic side of the equation? Which is why it permeates everything, everywhere. Is there a better way to tune into this "noise"? You think too much! Just reading that made my brain hurt.......

You think too much! Just reading that made my brain hurt....... Oh, right, sorry... (the most important three words to know in a relationship) So what does it mean if you don't notice any changes when you eat asparagus?

When racing anything over 100, somewhere around the 250 mark I start thinking, "Why the h**l do I keep signing up to swim this crap? If you'd just sign up for 50s you'd be done already!" When swimming 100-200 distances, I'm thinking (while having an asthma attack), "What was I thinking? This hurts! I'm not a sprinter! You like long controlled swims, not this crap that makes your whole body hurt."

Swimming at meets? "What was I thinking when I signed up for this 200?" I am 110% convinced that gremlins take over my body when signing up for a meet. Sometimes they make me sign up for events that are far too long (200s). Sometimes they make me sign up for back to back events or anything involving evil stroke. The gremlins that took over my body for the Indy meet this weekend were particularly mean signing me up for a 200 free AND a 400 free as well as a 200 IM.

The gremlins that took over my body for the Indy meet this weekend were particularly mean signing me up for a 200 free AND a 400 free as well as a 200 IM. What WERE you THINKING!??!??!??! Then again, I'm involved in a 3 way gridge while swimming 100 Fly for only the 2nd time IN TWENTY YEARS!!!!!!!

What WERE you THINKING!??!??!??! Then again, I'm involved in a 3 way gridge while swimming 100 Fly for only the 2nd time IN TWENTY YEARS!!!!!!! Uhhh ... read the post, I blame the gremlins. I certainly wouldn't do that to myself. Which I assure you I will be thinking through many races this weekend.