Today was a good day for boating, sunny and hot with a light breeze. A friend and I were planning to swim off the boat until we dipped our toes in and felt the frigid water. At this point, I changed my plans to revolve around a swim-less afternoon, whereas my friend donned his shorty wetsuit and jumped into the water. Moments later he surfaced, practically gasping for air, uttering expletives as he quickly swam to the boarding ladder. He slowly climbed the ladder, hampered by aging knees and the numbing cold which made motion of unprotected limbs challenging. After [...]