It's a poorly motivated swimmer who blames his goggles.

Not losing much love in retiring my swim goggles (sorta like the ones pictured above).

Did what I could to help them along through today's swim, but they:

                 • Lost their luster and leaked

                 • Failed and filled with water

                 • Succeeded in sucking the satisfaction out of my swim

Adjusted as best I could and kept going.

Lesson in stubbornness? Dogged determination? Or just an abdication of caring for my eyes?

Well, here's hoping that you persevere, even in the face of equipment failure.

(Ooh, lookit; there's the new ones!)

And thanks for reading all the way down here.