Topic: pool

Well that is blatant selling in a headline. Must be the heat. I called one of my clients yesterday who was sitting by her pool while the AC was barely keeping up in the office. Here is where she was sitting. So pools aren't as poplar in the Portland area because of our rain and cooler months. But when days like this come by, you really, really have to be glad you have one. And...

What a fine little country we have here. The picture at left is of a hydrothermal pool just off the road at Yellowstone National Park, one of a couple dozen like it in all kinds of colors--particularly sapphire blue. The springs are hot and acidic, and somewhat spookily the Park giftshops feature "Death in Yellowstone" books, but they are one of untold suprises and treats within the borders...

Cubism It's almost getting boring to write about Phelps winning again! Even he looks like he's over it, no longer grinning happily in the pool as he looks at his time. Still, six golds, six world records. This is amazing stuff -- and I think he really is gonna take all eight! In the 200 medley, he cockblocked all his opposition in such a comprehensive way that it's almost embarrassing. Not...