Tango...Breath...Uniform...Breath

For the last month or two I've been getting back into swimming. To make counting laps easier I've been only counting the opposite wall. So each count is two laps. Thing is I tend to loose track. During each lap my mind wanders off into a soup of thoughts.

Today I tried something new. I based each pair of laps on the ICAO phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, foxtrot, golf, hotel, india, julliet, kilo, lima, mike, november, oscar, papa, quebec, romeo, sierra, tango, uniform, victor, whisky, xray, yankee, zulu.

I was able to keep better track of the laps. Plus 26 times 2 is 52 laps. That's a nice chunk to work on.

Here are some of my swimming thoughts from today:

• 26 letters times 2 equals the number of cards in a deck - 52. Half the letters in the alphabet equal the number of cards in one suit.
• credit means to increment an account, debit means to decrement. But with the a check card you can use credit or debit to take money out.
• My 1000sq/ft town house feel like the same amount of space as my 1600sq/ft house. Must be the 2 stories.
• Why can SBC switch over my telephone line on the same day as my call with out any service rep onsite but takes 7 days to switch over my DSL line.
• Hypothisis: Reflection and dynamic typing are two language features that can help tackle the problem of software complexity. How can I prove it.

Ahhh...a good swim is good for the body, mind, and soul.