It is a Friday, and the beginning?

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I did get dressed for Mass, and out the door on time, just barely.  I pulled into the Church parking lot about five minutes ahead of time.  No Mass, it didn't say why though I can guess.  So I went swimming an hour and change earlier than I had planned.  I am seeing how to swim better, faster, the more I go.  It will take time to even be in shape to swim right, but I am seeing it... touching it from time to time.  I did look it up, it seems a 20 minute mile, even for multiple miles, is reasonable for a good swimmer.  I still don't know if I was that good though.  But it is there, in memory.  And I do have some skill, and some serious want of speed.  Never mind, one half hour session at a time.  Then an hour session at a time.  And I will see where that gets me in time.

My friend wanted to go to his bank, then we had a bite to eat.  My ability to eat, it seems, is shrinking.  After that we went to his apartment, but stopped by his friends for a bit.  A nice chat there.  His friend is also working through a really bad heart, and has clean arteries.  He is a bit older though, so it's been tougher.  They installed a pace maker in him.  We are even on some of the same medicine.  Further, he can't take full doses either.  They wipe him out if he does.  They found his heart problem eleven years ago.  He started out at 15% e.r. too.  A lot of similarities.  He says his heart has gotten up to 45% ejection refraction, but slipped 10% last year.  Oh, and he did suggest my suspicion regarding one of the meds I discontinued had merit, the reason I discontinued them affected him as I feared they would me.

On to my friend's place where we watched the show.  I can't say it was my favorite, and of all the Harrison movies I have watched, this ranks dead last by a goodly bit.  Aliens & Cowboys was... a dud... to my way of thinking.  There was very little character development, little drama, the aliens weren't examined...  It was something to watch for and hour and something, or whatever it was.  Even the fighting was muted or mechanical.  Still, now I know.  I was curious when it came out.  I think they missed an opportunity with the notion.  It wasn't boring, just... trite?  Sorry to those of you who loved it, I simply was not... into it.

My friend was pleased with the camera.  I will have to look for the instructions though.  And I may check that old mini-computer I have, to see if it still works.  If so I may just give that to him.  It won't be as powerful as this near dead beater, but it is newer so might last a two to four years for internet browsing anyway.  It will get him online, and maybe his apartment complex has wi-fi?  I don't know.  But he wanted a computer and it would do.  It would save him a nickle as well, and I am not using it.  I just need to clear the memory, if the power cord works to charge it up.  Another project but one that might be fun.

Three swims, even with the cold, and I enjoyed it.  Going for double or nothing this coming week.  It seems so odd that I am able to do this.  I said I would, if I could, and I am.  Nice, very nice.  I am not pushing or hurting, I am not whining or making excuses real or imagined, I am just doing it.  My lungs feel great!  My body is tightening!  Oh I have a very long way to go.  And while my paunch is down, there is still too much there.  Time... 

Good night.