. . . and no shark cages. Diana Nyad, at 61, kicked off her 103 mile swim from Havana, Cuba to Key West last night (Sunday) at 7PM. She has a full support crew, but may not have any physical assistance (like hanging on a boat or kayak) as she takes in nutrition and water. She also has two kayakers towing an electonic device that is supposes to keep the sharks away. As of lunch time today, she was over 20 miles into the swim. Go Diana, swim strong!!
Story here: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/44051358/ ... er_sports/
Track her progress here: http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2011/07/ ... index.html
Swimming with the sharks . . .
Swimming with the sharks . . .
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
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24 hours in, she's about 30 miles out of Havana now. Going into the colder, darker, night now.
Regular updates, and some great photos on Diana's website here: http://diananyad.com/
Regular updates, and some great photos on Diana's website here: http://diananyad.com/
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
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Heard about this on NPR. Amazing lady! 
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
~ Carl Sagan
~ Carl Sagan
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An amazing attempt, very courageous, best of luck to her!
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
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Well mother nature had other ideas. Winds picked up, tides dragged her eastward, and heavier than expected swells made her seasick. 39 hours and 50 miles into it -- about half-way, she came out of the water. A couragous decision, and a heroic and inspiring effort. Sometimes it really is about the journey and not the destination.
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/09/ny ... ?hpt=hp_c1
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/08/09/ny ... ?hpt=hp_c1
“I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.” ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg, paraphrasing Sarah Moore Grimké
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Holy crap. Nearly two straight days and 50 mikes.
I can't begin to imagine how her shoulders feel.
There is no shame in not reaching an arbitrary, pre-determined goal when you have achieved so much without reaching it. My imaginary hat is doffed.
I can't begin to imagine how her shoulders feel.
There is no shame in not reaching an arbitrary, pre-determined goal when you have achieved so much without reaching it. My imaginary hat is doffed.
Bah!
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So she failed once again. Too bad.
Seems to be making a habit of failure.
yrs,
rubato
Seems to be making a habit of failure.
yrs,
rubato
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Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Treat Gaza like Carthage.
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She could always be a "Trivial Pursuits" question, in the "failure edition".
yrs,
rubato
yrs,
rubato
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You seem very familiar with that edition... I didn't realise that there was such a thing.
Why is it that when Miley Cyrus gets naked and licks a hammer it's 'art' and 'edgy' but when I do it I'm 'drunk' and 'banned from the hardware store'?
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Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?rubato wrote:She could always be a "Trivial Pursuits" question, in the "failure edition".
yrs,
rubato
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Would you OFF YOURSELF already, you worthless twat?
Treat Gaza like Carthage.