movies and exercise

OK, we finally got to the theater to see "Coco" yesterday, and it really is as well done as everybody said. Since everybody else on my friends list has already seen it, I don't need to describe it, do I? Interesting parallels to "Kubo and the Two Strings", and "Like Water for Chocolate". Fabulous computer animation, from the vast panorama of the City of the Dead to the title character's wrinkled face. I didn't grow up in Latino culture, but it appears very lovingly respectful of that culture, treating its dead ancestors with the same mix of reverence and goofy affection that Latino culture itself does.

We also bought a year's membership in the NYC public swimming pools (hey, 'tis the season to make resolutions to get in shape, right?) and I swam 16 laps. We're hoping for once a week; let's see how often we actually make it. Problem is, there's no swimming pool in walking distance; the closest is a ten-minute drive away, in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, so it's not something we can do entirely on the spur of the moment.