Day 9 Synergy

Synergy is when a combination of two things is greater than the sum of its parts. For some, they experience a synergetic effect when they combine wine and cheese. For me, it comes when I boulder with my ipod. (Bouldering, like this young man is doing above, is climbing without a rope.) Tonight, I enjoyed the synergy of bouldering to my "Climbing" playlist, which includes Blue October, Nina Simone, Ozomatli, and the Gipsy Kings. I love me some music and I certainly love climbing, but when I climb to Nina Simone's "Sinner Man" I feel like I have super-human strength. Her voice wailing Powwweerrrr propels me up, up, up...