Air temp: 75 ish
Water temp: 65
Lengths: 450 (Crazy, right? But now I know that next season I can do 500 or 600!)
Total miles: 96.6
I'm about ready to fall asleep in the chair. After a 3.2 mile walk this morning, I plunged into the 65 degree water determined to swim at least 400 lengths (two miles). The water chilled me to the core, but the warmer air made it bearable. I raced to finish my laps before the storm hit. A huge cold front is moving across the country and is nearly atop us now. A small town near Akron, Ohio got hit by a tornado. That's one of my greatest fears. I have had entirely too many close calls with tornadoes in my life!
I have to stay awake to hear the President's address on ISIS. Another war is on the horizon, but the genocidal terrorists must be destroyed. So many extreme forces are colliding in the Middle East. I see many parallels with the situation before WWI in the "Balkan powder keg" and of course, much of the mess is a result of the treaties and borders arranged by Britain and France after the war. The "moderate" Islamic nations have long tolerated violence and discrimination against the minority sects in their countries. Their actions have enabled and supported this extremist group. Only a multinational partnership and cool heads can stop this dangerous force, but it will only be a short term solution. Without the political will to address all the issues, the ME will continue to dominate another century.
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