Played with Gary, Lou and Pete: 2-5, 2-5, 3-2 on serve when we decided to quit. I’ve one double.
Did 360 yards of swim.
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6-2, 6-2, 4-1 … drop your arm
With Bob B, Sha and John. It was a good match but we couldn’t play any more.
I went in early, as usual, to practice my serve … the overwhelming critics is: drop your arm!
大家好累
一男娃问下星期六 …
不好意思俺不想打
… 看他好失望 (第三次约了) 就说 7:30 行吗?
小鲜肉说 7:45: quarter to
大妈问 court?
Quarter 和 court 有相似的地方吗? 而且我们是在讲时间
I’m losing it [Lol]
大妈歇菜吧
哦 那小鲜肉真鲜吗?
不是 … 是俺记不住他叫啥来着 [Lol][偷笑]
周末快乐 俺回家干活去
Twin rainbow
Rain came during our second set, interrupting but entertaining us with two rainbows.
The morning tennis has become increasingly hot, even when we start at 7:30am, the sun is already burning down on us. So we switching our play to the evening. One obvious thing is I feel loaded: with food and drinks throughout the day. But it’s cooler and more comfortable.
Hope and I lost to Barb Dave G 4-6, and we were on serve at the second set when the rain came.
The water temp at the pool was 85°. I only managed 200 yards, it was way too hot.
The 2nd couple – mourning doves
5-3, 4-5, 5-0. We came back from 0-3 in the first set. The second set went down to the wire and I missed a forehand, that lost the set.
… and more serves: looks very wrong
The second pair of mourning dove is having a baby … incubating, again.
Another couple 不会是同一对吧?
第二局拼到最后 … 是俺的失误[Lol]
Did 340 yards of swim.
8am starting time
5-0, 4-5, 0-5, Greg, Bob and Chris. The summer is here but we can’t start till 8am – kind of late. Guess rule is rule. The same old serve!
Swam 320 yards after tennis.
8-6, 3-2
A few serves and good warm up, . I served out the first set with John, (regular games), my only hold of the set; with one double fault. The second set with Larry I did a little better; held both my serve.
… the good warmup
Hair bang 刘海
2-5, 5-1, 4-5, with Bruce, Greg and Matt.
Many guys like to hang their towels by their waist – never see a female does that. Most of them put in front. Today Greg put on his back. As he was waiting for my partner to serve, I see clearly the long towel was swinging from left to right. Hair bang came to my mind. Then thought about our Beijingers slang for it: 屁帘儿, butt’s curtain.
I was amused by the slang laughed to myself. Seriously, I only found it funny now. What had I been doing for the past 60+ years?
Thinking deeper: we take thing in, usually at its face value and not to think too much about it. At least I was like that.
Bang
北京人也把刘海 叫“屁帘” … 这哥们的屁帘经常在中间
笑着笑着就没有然后了
The backhand: keep left arm straight
Keep your left arm straight – one school says so. Mine, apparently is not.
Gary who was late, Hope who saved the day by coming, Matt and I played in peace: the two pickleball courts next to our Court #5 are empty.
… two serves
… a long warm up
4-5, 3-5
Graham, Bob and Brad, all was good and fun, and a little British history. I couldn’t serve out the first set, and lost in the second.
… any progress in serving? Guess not
… and more disappointment
5-2, 2-5, 5-3
Never felt this tired before: didn’t want to move by the third set.
got a few practices of serve before the game.
… and the last game
