Pool.

My search for friends who are older than me.

I hang out at this cool senior center a lot. You may have heard of it. It’s called the YMCA.

I usually go in the day, between 9am and 3pm. These hours allow me to hang out with people who just get me.

Last Friday, I decided to go swimming because I recently learned that I have arthritis in my knee and have stopped running. This fact is extremely useful for making conversation at the YMCA. Anything with “arthritis” or “when I had knee surgery” or “my home in Florida” are excellent ways to make friends with these congenial athletes.

Anyway, I decided to go swimming but all of the lanes were in use by professional swimmers (people who can do flip turns).

I decided that I’d go in the deep end and tread water. I thought this would be okay on my arthritic knee.