I should add that now that school is back in session, the pool is empty. It's just me and my perimenopausal energy and his firefighter with a mustache and floaty life preserver thing energy. What a time to be a mermaid.
I started daily swimming early mornings like a sad chubby protagonist of popular fiction. I wear the cap, the goggles, the modest one piece. The sexy lifeguard watches me. We're both silent. Today he smiled and said, "looking strong" I am in a storybook now.
As the nation's literacy rates decline, I am reminded of a meme I saw about 6 years ago that made me laugh so much. I can't find it but let me write out the meme for you:
"Everyone is gangster until they are asked to read out loud."
MAKE STUDENTS READ OUT LOUD!
This is Ryan Griffin.
He's a barber who gives a $2 discount to kids if they read a book aloud at his barbershops in Michigan while he gives them haircuts in order to encourage their love of reading.
@CatholicVote@Apple I remember watching the show and liking it *enough * and when this scene played, I cringed and looked away, got a snack. It was awful.
Hey everyone. What's new? Just kidding. But in this moment, I am grateful we had Brian Wilson to craft masterpieces for us to enjoy. Right now, I am back at the writing with this in the background. https://t.co/tloqhzHG2E