With a last-ditch effort I threw him off me, but as I struggled and spluttered to get my head above water and collect some much needed oxygen two more climbed on my back.  I was pushed down into the water, as hands and feet and bodies worked their way up onto my shoulders and head.  I couldn’t hold it any longer, and gave in, legs collapsing, and my body plunging into salty darkness…
I came up laughing and whooping as the spluttering kids, flung off during my sudden dive, circled back …

I sit here at work waiting for the techs to finish installing wheels on our Thermal Enclosure Door, and Software to start testing the hexapod move program, so I can watch cables on the Test Stand and make sure nothing get’s snagged.  wait… wait… wait…
The duality of my task here and my adrenaline filled body is slightly maddening.  I feel like running up a mountain or jumping out of a plane, and yet here I sit and wait, and write…