Today I searched for music while rowing. The singing of the chain on the rowing machine was better than the first music selections that played during a workout. So after rejecting one song after another I silenced the music player and listened to the sound of the chain.
After enjoying the relative silence and the perfect rhythm of the “singing” chain, a name came to mind. Julie London. We had seen a video of her appearance on a 1950’s TV panel show and she seemed to be harboring deep waters beneath her chosen facade of a humorous exterior.
Though I’d heard the name I couldn’t have told you before seeing that old video of her why she had been famous. Her fame came from being an actress and popular singer.
Wondering what her songs were like, I told Siri (the music player) to play songs by Julie London. I listened to them through the remainder of the time spent rowing today. None had a fast beat like I normally prefer when rowing but the words were clear and they actually said things that amounted to expression of thoughts, so all-in-all the old Julie London songs helped me stay focused while rowing. A screenshot of one of the songs on YouTube, The End of the World, is displayed at the top of this post.
That song’s title apart from the actual lyrics of the song seems especially appropriate to this era of the world. Some of its lyrics could even be taken as analogies to the main problem of the world. So it was an especially thoughtful experience to listen to that particular song.
A screenshot of data & graph for only one of the rowing sessions is shown here. But data and “live” graphs for all of them can be seen via this link to my online logbook. To see a session’s data & graphs click the corresponding “+” sign in the “Action” column for the particular session in which you are interested.
Like yesterday, there was no atrial fibrillation again today so again hurray (like yesterday)!
Happy rowing to you!