Always beat the jerk, Still suck, No go, Touching grass, Early play

I have returned from my long 5 day weekend which went by quickly as they often tend to do. We had targeted doing a day trip to Universal on Tuesday but that didn’t pan out. I did get to play pickleball on Saturday,Tuesday and yesterday. I could not believe just how busy the place was on a Tuesday morning. I was there two hours and only got three games during that time period. It’s amazing how many people don’t work and instead play pickleball every single day.

I had a situation yesterday in a game that was funny. Me and an older guy named Hugh were playing two guys that included a tall, older guy who is there every day. I see him there often but have never played with or against him. He is a solid player but I think he thinks he is better than he is. My partner and I beat him the first game by a pretty large margin and he immediately asked if we wanted to “run it back”, code for I think we can beat you if we try again. We agreed.

In the second game they were ahead by as much as three points. There was some confusion while we were serving. The guy said we had already served with both of our players. I said that I had not served. Hugh agreed with me. The guy insisted we were wrong and it was their ball. He was being an ass about it. At one point he said something along the lines of “sorry your memory is bad but it’s our ball”. Now I was pissed. In rec play you should never take anything that seriously as this guy was. I offered “maybe your memory is bad, but that’s fine, you can serve” to which he said “that’s right, I will.”

Hugh was not happy with the guy’s attitude either. Without saying a word we both had a common goal, beat the jerk. That’s exactly what we did. We came back with many points being courtesy of the jerk making unforced errors, including the final point of the game, which we won 11-9. After the loss the jerk said “I have somewhere else to go…” and walked off. It was one of the more satisfying wins I have had in a long time. Always beat the jerk.

The Eagles put in yet another awful performance against the Giants, losing their 7th game in a row. At this point there are doubts if this team can win another game this year. The front office has clearly written off the season, trading Jordan Davis, a defensive lineman that they paid a fortune to the Jaguars, getting two high draft picks in return. The Eagles have a huge stockpile of draft picks to use in their rebuilding effort. The question is if they want to use that currency with Nick Siriani still in charge? There are even questions of if the Eagles want to move forward with Jalen Hurts as the franchise QB. At this point I really don’t care.

Yesterday I got out for a ride that I recorded, a rarity recently. I was on the Extreme Bull GT Pro Plus, a big and heavy wheel, weighing in at over 115lbs. During the ride while trying to do a tight turn I lost control and wound up wiping out on the grass. Luckily the low speed and grass made the impact less severe although I did have a cut on the back of my calf to show for it. Despite the spill it was nice to get out there. I had already done a conventional bike ride earlier in the day.

Over the 5 days I also spent a considerable amount of time leveling in WoW Forever. I am into the game so much that I am doing something I have not done in years, playing before work. Multiple times I have gotten an hour or so of play time in before prepping to leave for work. It’s pretty crazy. The last time I did that was probably 20 years ago. It goes without saying that I really am enjoying the game.

I am looking forward to my two day work week.