Oddities of my time, Diana Nyad

Today, a 64 yr old lady completed a 110 mile swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West. This was not her first attempt. She tried when she was 29 in 1978 and few times in the last 3 years. 

She is the first person known to have done it without a 'shark tank.' She tried to speak afterward- her tongue was swollen from jellyfish bites. 

One thing she said was never give up on your dreams. Of course, this should be prefaced by "if you have money or supporters with money," as the costs to undertake this feat must have been huge. 

The photos of her swimming show her surrounded by 3 canoes or kayaks. It took 53 hours. She had 5 support boats and a total crew of 35. Like I said, $$$. 

I went out today for a BLT. It was $11. That's crazy. It was loaded with bacon. Came with salad & B & W cookie plus drink. After 1/2 I was full. Brought 1/2 home plus all if salad and 1/2 of cookie. 

Here's what I look like today:

Here's what foot looks like today:

It's Labor Day. I haven't had a full time job in over 3 years. #lettinggo