The simpler solution wins

Today was a pretty great day at the pool. Even though my sinuses got so waterlogged that a little water dripped out when I bent over to get a pan, hours later. But it's cool to know exactly how far I swam in my hour for the first time. I got a regular swim counter for my watch, one that you just click a button on to increase the number. Quite simple. The pool is 25 yards across, and I clicked it whenever I got back to the end I started at, so every click is 50 yards, and I got up to 32. That's 1,600 yards, which is .91 miles. The pool was also nearly empty, which was great. And I'm enjoying the visual interest that gets added to the pool when a little bit of sunlight streams in.

The drive over was quite lovely today.

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Another view

For some reason, I didn't think Microsoft released an Android version of Hyperlapse, but when I searched in the Play store to find something similar, I found that they did. If you haven't heard of it, Hyperlapse speeds up videos while also stabilizing them so they look better. I like it because one of the main shortcomings I see with videos is that a lot of them are just too long. Why would you ever watch an entire 16-minute drive just to see a few pretty clouds? You really wouldn't, but they still look just as great sped up 16x. So here's a neat look at today's drive out to the aquatic center. And it only takes a minute!