First Week review and swimming into the next week

So, how did I do with "Early to Bed, and Early to Rise..." Well, I'd say it was more of an Earlier to bed and earlier to rise, at least 6 of the 7 days. I don't know yet about making healthier and wealthier, but I did use the time to do a lot of reading and writing, so I think I'm wiser, and certainly more productive. I'm going to keep doing it. Oh, it also was a sort of bonding time with my wife because we were going to sleep together, and now that she's entering into teaching again, I may have to be even "Earlier".



I also learned that Ben Franklin is not an easy historical figure, not only because he was a pretty complicated fellow, but also because there are 300 years of historians writing about him from so many angles which further complicates him. I'm getting closer to the approach that I want to come at with him, but at times I've felt like a swimmer flailing in the surf. Which leads me to my new goal for the week...swimming! This is very appropriate with Ben, because he was an avid swimmer, and even did some of his first tinkering by developing fins and hand-pattles as a way of improving his swimming, as a young man. For me, I'm needing to rehab a number of injuries, and swimming is a wonderful way to do so. My goal, therefore is to swim for 20 minutes, 4 times a week.