tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51211397681991081072012-02-16T12:27:24.796-08:00Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15455650542001924247noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121139768199108107.post-1857215057421530282008-07-29T14:34:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:50:19.576-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SI-NRYh__qI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rNQGjIjBoMI/s1600-h/goggles.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SI-NRYh__qI/AAAAAAAAAAs/rNQGjIjBoMI/s320/goggles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228553022182784674" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I've been struggling through painful mornings all summer, trying to get my body to run in the blistering heat. But yesterday, I discovered swimming. My goggles are cheap and the water crowds my eyes after only a few strokes, and my parents' neighborhood pool is probably only half the size of a real pool, but I think it's safe to say I've found my new love.</span><div> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Maybe this has something to do with it:</span></div><div><a href="http://en.beijing2008.cn/sports/swimming/index.shtml"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://en.beijing2008.cn/sports/swimming/index.shtml</span></a></div><div> </div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5121139768199108107-185721505742153028?l=natalieknelson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15455650542001924247noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5121139768199108107.post-20046274445970869572008-07-15T15:13:00.000-07:002008-07-29T14:52:10.816-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SH4KrBI0zgI/AAAAAAAAAAU/eg36FpufqXc/s1600-h/g050_rothko_rotp.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SH4KrBI0zgI/AAAAAAAAAAU/eg36FpufqXc/s320/g050_rothko_rotp.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223624351952457218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SH4KrFwIA6I/AAAAAAAAAAc/yM1RLBhx8-w/s1600-h/h2_1985.63.5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SH4KrFwIA6I/AAAAAAAAAAc/yM1RLBhx8-w/s320/h2_1985.63.5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223624353191035810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SH0hR7hUn_I/AAAAAAAAAAM/lWZOrZF20mQ/s1600-h/rothko_painting.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_ONHmhawZZmg/SH0hR7hUn_I/AAAAAAAAAAM/lWZOrZF20mQ/s320/rothko_painting.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223367734738591730" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"The constant repetition of falsehood is more convincing than the demonstration of truth."</span><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">{</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mark Rothko</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">}</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5121139768199108107-2004627444597086957?l=natalieknelson.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Nataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15455650542001924247noreply@blogger.com0