OF A GOLDEN AGE

This morning at the pool, I complimented a fellow lap swimmer on his butterfly. Especially for a recreational swimmer, his form was excellent and very clean. Butterfly makes most people flail around and get nowhere fast.

“I can’t do butterfly,” I said. “I’ve got this rotator cuff thing that makes my shoulder kind of delicate.” (It’s true, I also can’t do pushups.)

“Oh, yeah, don’t hurt yourself,” the butterflier said. “You’ll screw up your major-league pitching career.”

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