{"id":573886253,"date":"2014-04-23T23:01:53","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T04:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573886253"},"modified":"2014-05-02T13:29:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-02T18:29:21","slug":"spring-finally-sprung-and-itll-last-for-at-least-several-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2014\/04\/23\/spring-finally-sprung-and-itll-last-for-at-least-several-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring finally sprung, and it&#8217;ll last for at least several days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Walking from here to there on the Samford campus. Specifically from my office to the pool, which is inside this building. It looks a bit like autumn in this shot, doesn&#8217;t it? It still has had that slight coolness in the air, too.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/apr14\/apr49.jpg\" alt=\"SUcampus\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>It has felt cook like that for some time, at least until this week, which is a late arrival here. It finally feels as if spring has arrived. And that&#8217;ll just be a brief pause before summer weather, I&#8217;m sure. <\/p>\n<p>Anyway, swam 2,000 yards this evening, which is 1.14 miles. I&#8217;m a bit pleased with how the swimming has come along. I&#8217;m still not going to go anywhere fast, but I&#8217;m becoming perhaps a slightly more technical proficient swimmer and my cardio is improving. <\/p>\n<p>I do not know what is happening.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things to read<\/strong> &#8230; because some things you do need to know about in life. <\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/mobile.nytimes.com\/2014\/04\/23\/upshot\/the-american-middle-class-is-no-longer-the-worlds-richest.html?from=homepagel\">The American Middle Class Is No Longer the World\u2019s Richest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emarketer.com\/Article\/Mobile-Continues-Steal-Share-of-US-Adults-Daily-Time-Spent-with-Media\/1010782\">Mobile Continues to Steal Share of US Adults&#8217; Daily Time Spent with Media<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/wire\/2014\/04\/nih_expert_to_address_alabamas.html\">NIH expert to address Alabama&#8217;s rising infant mortality rate in lecture at Alabama State University<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/04\/23\/health\/veterans-dying-health-care-delays\/index.html\">Veterans languish and die on a VA hospital&#8217;s secret list<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.al.com\/breaking\/2014\/04\/jets_scrambled_after_russian_p.html\">NATO jets scrambled after Russian planes fly into airspace: Reports<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.poynter.org\/latest-news\/mediawire\/249142\/ap-tells-reporters-spell-out-names-of-states-in-stories\/\">AP: Spell out names of states in stories<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>The Associated Press will spell out state names in stories, beginning May 1. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/VauqpYytvc\">http:\/\/t.co\/VauqpYytvc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Romenesko (@romenesko) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romenesko\/statuses\/459033057044234240\">April 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>AP, I don&#39;t even know who you are anymore. MT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romenesko\">@romenesko<\/a> The Associated Press will spell out state names in stories <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/8V5UIWA5KI\">http:\/\/t.co\/8V5UIWA5KI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Howie Magner (@howiemag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/howiemag\/statuses\/459033691881082880\">April 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>We&#39;re doomed. WE&#39;RE ALL DOOMED. MT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romenesko\">@romenesko<\/a>: The AP will spell out state names in stories, beginning May 1. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/KXA1KiBfKd\">http:\/\/t.co\/KXA1KiBfKd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Morrison (@sean_morrison) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sean_morrison\/statuses\/459035249188405248\">April 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Breath, journos. Breath. RT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/romenesko\">@romenesko<\/a>: The Associated Press will spell out state names in stories, beginning May 1. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/LsysXw5agp\">http:\/\/t.co\/LsysXw5agp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Papworth (@JeffPapworth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPapworth\/statuses\/459035350078214144\">April 23, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Gus Malzahn talking smack at a bingo event. I&#8217;m starting to like this.<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"flashObj\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" classid=\"clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#FFFFFF\" \/><param name=\"flashVars\" value=\"videoId=3500169198001&#038;playerID=2436801239001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMIMAE~,kKetLjW2WxVXWpp0mM9RUhm5kMHfb4Eg&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" \/><param name=\"base\" value=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" \/><param name=\"seamlesstabbing\" value=\"false\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"swLiveConnect\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed src=\"http:\/\/c.brightcove.com\/services\/viewer\/federated_f9?isVid=1&#038;isUI=1\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" flashVars=\"videoId=3500169198001&#038;playerID=2436801239001&#038;playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAPLMIMAE~,kKetLjW2WxVXWpp0mM9RUhm5kMHfb4Eg&#038;domain=embed&#038;dynamicStreaming=true\" base=\"http:\/\/admin.brightcove.com\" name=\"flashObj\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" seamlesstabbing=\"false\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" swLiveConnect=\"true\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p>His post-bingo interview is very coach-like, of course. Sounds like he was coming off the practice field. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Walking from here to there on the Samford campus. Specifically from my office to the pool, which is inside this building. It looks a bit like autumn in this shot, doesn&#8217;t it? It still has had that slight coolness in the air, too. 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