2018 has been an odd year for me. There have been some amazing highlights, such as t he birth of my second grandchild, Cormac Douglass Swanekamp; t he marriage of my son Jack to the wonderful Erin; and t he emergence of Corinne Mae Swanekamp as a remarkable little girl full of personality, humor, and love of her Granddad and Nana. However, the year for me seems to have been characterized by a general malaise, or more accurately, a general lethargy. I wasn’t able to do much physical exercise for much of the year, and for whatever reason, besides work and doing some fun things with Donna and some of her siblings , I didn’t seem to do much else at all, except gain weight, watch television and read (okay, and do a lot of Sudoku and crossword puzzles). I’m looking forward to getting back in the saddle. In January I’m starting back in the pool if there are no more spinal issues and I hope to start training for my fifth Chesapeake Bay swim in June – I’ll find out in January if I