This past week, I have been thinking long and hard about entering a half triathlon.  70.3 miles of pure bliss.  Lately I have been thinking about places I would like to visit and things I would like to do in the coming years.  Maybe it is a midlife crisis of sort, but I am forming a bucket list.  Items that are included in it so far include:  guided 6 days Grand Canyon rafting trip with www.raftarizon.com, visit the skywalk over the grand canyon, ski and snowboard a few times a year, visit national parks in various states, go to a Duke basketball home game, complete a half triathlon, maybe a full, and most of all visit more places.  As you can see, my list is in the infancy state, just getting started.  I started thinking about the triathlon for two reasons.  Reason 1:  signing up and completing a tri would give me opportunities to visit places I otherwise would not visit, and 2:  I am getting older and better get started before the aches and pains get worse.  Since Terri and I have signed up for Tough Mudder in middle of June (PS: donations are still needed) I was targeting the middle of august as a date.  After looking into it, most triathlons are early summer and early spring, not many in late July and August because of the heat I recon.  However, there is one in Boulder, Co the 1st or 2nd week of August.  Since I started entertaining this idea, I have also looked into road bikes, this will be a sizable financial commitment. I actually entertained the idea of starting with a good old fashion Walmart bike and then up grading, but after thinking about this more, nothing good would come from that.  So on Wednesday, Jake has a Dr. appointment in Omaha, and we might hit a few stores before coming back. 
As far as training goes, I am trying to get in the pool once a week.  I swam yesterday for 25 laps (27 minutes), I think 33 laps is 1 mile.  I hope to get 1 mile next time I hit the water.  Other than that, cardio and weights continue.  I am trying to figure out how to fit crossfit exercises into my workout.  It is hard to make a change and get the old fashion weightlifting out of my workout.  I am taking baby steps.