Tethered Swimming

“I read it in the tub.  I want to get to know the man who wrote it.” - Towel Clad Blond

“Really?  Well shrimp gives me gas…” - Jay Sherman

“That’s enough.” - Towel Clad Blond

“Wait, there’s more!” - Jay Sherman

One of the first comments I got about Tethered Swimming was, “I don’t know who your target audience is.”  Fair point, neither do I.  My only counter argument is that I don’t care.  I don’t write Tethered Swimming to build readership, sell a book, get a job or even generate any revenue at all.  I write Tethered Swimming because I enjoy writing and if some people out there want to read it, hey that’s why I posted it.  And if some of them want to drop me a line to tell me that I’ve got my head up my ass, that my grammar sucks, or anything else, the e-mail address is in the upper right hand corner for all to see.

I don’t care about traffic or readership.  I really don’t.  There’s no set topic list for Tethered Swimming because I have diverse interests and writing these posts is a better way to organize and explain my thoughts than sitting on a barstool and boring my drinking companions.  Sports, politics and current events make up most of what gets posted.  Those things are often on my mind and provide plenty of fresh material.  Of course there are also the random posts that don’t have much to do with anything, like the ones about airport security and the Twenty-Second Amendment.

If you’re reading this page then you might have read some of the actual posts, or at least you’re thinking about it.  When I read over what I’ve written, it occurs to me that the preceding paragraphs and everything else on Tethered Swimming can come across grossly differently depending on tone of voice.  So as you read, please consider my words offered in the warm, affectionate tone of a friendly and well meaning human being, albeit one who can sound like an ignorant and overbearing know-it-all.

I post every Sunday and Wednesday (usually in the morning, but sometimes not).