28 February 2026 Given the massive sun exposure I’ve had over my life, from swimming & lifeguarding as I grew up, to a quarter of century living between Texas and Arizona, it’s a bit surprising I haven’t had more “suspicious growths” … but, over the years of periodic skin checks, I’ve been remarkably problem-free.    Which makes me inexperienced when it comes to what happens when the dermatologist does remove something for further investigation.    Which means I wasn’t aware

22 February 2026 The sun set long ago on calendar year 2025, but a busy start to 2026 ... and time for reflection ... has delayed my "So what did I learn from all my training and racing in 2025?" post. So what did I learn from all my training and racing in 2025? Much of this is about re-learning old lessons, as I'm an inveterate forgetter. Race early, race often After much of my 2024 training being oriented towards endurance for completing the Lake Windermere end-to-end swim

1 February 2026 I tackled the easiest question - where geographically did I swim in 2025? - in my last post and I'm punting the hard thinking - what did I learn from 2025? - for my third post, but this one's not that easy either. I swam in 77 different pools in 2025 and two bodies of water ( off the coast of Crete and near Zug ): what were my favorite pools of 2025? One way to answer this is by understanding where I kept going back to, again, and again, and again. There'