Swimming In Oceanside, CA Is Great

The tide was low; the ocean was washing-machine water with a two-foot chop.  I wore fins today and also some tight undershorts under my bathing suit.  Yesterday's cold was serious.  Today's cold was the same.  I did a 26 minute swim because I was trying to get the freezing finished as quickly as possible.  So, today keeps the streak alive but there are cracks in my veneer of machismo.

"The first time you quit is the last time you try."