observations from the locker room

Well really I suppose they could just be observations from the gym.  As noted, I was a little slow on the exit to workout this morning.  So I decided to cover all aspects of the training at the gym.  I didnt do an hour of each - I remembered on my way there that the clinic I used to attend at the Y did 30 minutes each.  So I went with that gameplan instead.
(1)  there were women in the locker room having a chat... i am not a good judge of age but i would say there were older than me.  and they were talking about some guy and how he had apologized for something and all these guidelines about apologies and moving on...  all i could think to myself was - WOW this seems like a lot of drama for a Saturday morning... and i am still surprised to learn that my theory that drama subsides when we get older is UNTRUE!!! 
(2)  i am also shocked at how many people either make friends at the gym or come to the gym with friends...  there are always people chatting away when i am in there...  i was asked yesterday by the guy in the previous post if i was an extrovert or introvert...  i like to think that i straddle that line - and in this scenario i verge on the side of introvert -- sweaty and half naked trying to get from one discipline to another, shower, sauna, lotion, change -- it does not occur to me to strike up a conversation with someone else... and i dont know that i would be any more or less productive if a friend was with me...
(3)  there is occassional eye candy at the gym!  this gym is a good mix of people - those of us trying to get fit, those that are fit... runs the whole spectrum  (ALTHOUGH I ALMOST FORGOT!!!  SP told me last night that by this time I am an athlete.. I am not a poser anymore... I was so pleased to hear that - and theuse of the term poser made me smile)... 
(4)  and YES i can still scare the crap out of myself when swimming in a pool all alone...  today the water was a bit murky... and the sun from the outside had the deeper end looking a bit dark...  every time i pushed off the wall i thought of scuba situations where you cant see too far ahead of you...  and the imagination JUST GOES WILD!!!!  needless to say (needless because those of you that know me, know that THIS is probably my top irrational fear) i only swam 4 sets of 4...  better luck again tomorrow...
I did cover 2 miles on foot and 6 on the stationary bike - overall a good day!