I totally appreciate what you're saying. But I will say what I said to the other two people who have said pretty much the same thing: I'm not just making it up. It's been cited several places several times that he CHOSE to swim the initial legs of his relays. Whether or not that is actually true is up for debate, since I don't personally know the guy. All I know is what I've read/heard, and have to base my reactions assuming that I'm being told the truth, as they come from reputable sources. IF it's true, then that's how I feel about him/his choice. If it's not true, then yeah, you guys are right and I probably wouldn't have even commented on it in the first place.

The farmer's market that I'm planning to go to is actually in Bellevue, as that's closer to me than their other two locations, the U-District and West Seattle. It's the only market I've found who has a vendor that sells pig fat! Queen Anne is such a cute place, you're lucky you lived there!