Okay, in spite of a crippling fear of water, thanks to my Dad's throwing me in a lake to 'teach me how to swim' when I was a kid (I did not learn; I did not float; I kept plummeting to the bottom...), I'm finally FINALLY going to learn to swim.  Because it's my year of COURAGE and I'm going to be brave as fuck. Just called and set up the lessons for June 12-23 and I'm hyperventilating just from the phone call (with the "head of aquatics" who sounded 12), but here we go. So: Wanna help?  Do something brave with me!!!  We can do it.  Or, I'll drown a horrible, watery death and be the first … READ FULL POST