7-year-old swims from Alcatraz to S.F.
Big deal--I mean, it's not like he had to escape first.
In a more serious vein, I really have to wonder a bit about anyone who'd willingly let their kid do something like this. I know he was being watched and they had people in the water with him and all of that, and obviously he was strong enough to make the swim.
But it does seem to be a bit on the pointless side.
As opposed to writing a blog, which provides a valuable service for millions of people who would otherwise lead lives which are much less fulfilling without being able to read about channel swimmers.
Posted by Terry Oglesby at May 22, 2006 01:29 PMSome people let their kids swim for miles and some get them cats—takes all kinds I suppose.
Posted by: jim at May 22, 2006 01:50 PMHmmm--I wonder...
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at May 22, 2006 02:07 PMRemember cats can actually swim quite well. It’s the getting out of the bag that presents the difficulty.
Posted by: jim at May 22, 2006 02:41 PMEspecially if you're half in the bag already.
But did either the cats(?) or the kid have to jump a shark?
Posted by: Tony von Krag at May 22, 2006 07:03 PMWell, if we lived in a perfect world, yes. Alas...
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at May 23, 2006 08:04 AM