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

 

 

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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.

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2,240 yd, 2,048 meter

A small record during the 15 mile challenge (in a long time): 2,240 yards = 1.2 miles = 2,048 meter, in the 20 yard pool:🏊‍♀️ 1:01 🏊‍♀️. (98% in breaststroke: the headphone goes on and off …) I haven’t swam this long in the pool for a long while. March 2nd 1.2m was open water. Time wise are similar.

Red Cross 15 mile challenge is pushing me, to exercise seven days a week – this is a first too.

2,240yd = 1.2miles [得意]
一小时一分钟 2,048 米, 98% 蛙泳

长度小记录 有几年没有游泳池2千米了. 三月初的2千米是海里 时间差不多
吃了半条黄油🧈二包饼干 😋

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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.

 

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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.

 

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Red Cross 15 mile swimming challenge: 21m

Done 21 miles in total for the month of June!

~ my swimming log ~

Red Cross has a swimming challenge in June, again, and I’m taking it again. This is honor system and you do at your own pace and ability.

This time, I didn’t active fundraising. But if your charitable budget still available, please do consider making one.

Technical part of it:

  • 1 mile equals to 1,760 yards (15 miles = 26,400 yards), 88 laps in a 20-yard pool.
  • How I keep track: using Fitbit Versa 2. However, the watch isn’t the most realizable … sometimes it just stops.
  • Music: I listened to Beethoven’s violin concerto the most because I LOVE it, and it lasts about 45 minutes, which is about the same time I do a mile with breast stroke. Being geeky, here is an analysis of Henryk Szeryng, Itzhak Perlman, Clara Jumi-Kang and Hilary Hahn, playing this piece.
  • Headphone: X7. This brand’s quality is so so but inexpensive. It’s also the reason I do breast stroke, to keep my head above water most of the time for better sound. But this headphone can take flip turns but not backstroke.
  • Stroke: I do breast stroke most often.

My Log – in yard: starting time, temperature/water temp, music I listened, and cumulative total.

  1. June 01 500 yards
  2. 02 1,840 7:23am, 47 min; 80/83; Beethoven violin concerto by Perlman 2,340
  3. 03 1,720 6:38am, 45 min; 70/83; Whitney Houston; 4,060
  4. 04 3204,380 … 22,020 yards to go
  5. 05 1,700 06:45am, 45 min; 80/82; Beethoven violin concerto Perlman 6,080 
  6. 06 340 6,420 … 19,980 yards to go 
  7. 07 1,960 6:53am, 52 min, 78/82; Beethoven violin concerto Perlman; 8,380
  8. 08 2,240 6:52am, 1:01, 76/82; 2’46″/100yd. Beethoven violin concerto Hahn. 10,620
  9. 09 200 after 3-6, 5-7. 10,820 … 15,580 yards to go 
  10. 10 1,900 6:49am; 50 min; 76/82; multi composers; 12,720
  11. 11 1,660 7:38am; 43 min; 78/82, Mozart; 14,380 half way! 
  12. 12 1,800 7:06am; 48 min; 75/83, Mozart; 16,180 full fm rain 
  13. 13 200 8pm, 82/85; 16,380
  14. 14 2,140 6:45am, 56 min; 75/82; multiple; 18,520 … 7,880 to go
  15. 15 160 18,680 … 7,720 yard to go
  16. 17 2,360 6:40am 1:01; 75/81; Mozart; 21,040 … 5,360 yd to go
  17. 18 540 21,580; Brahms by Hahn. 4,820 yd to go
  18. 19 2,540 6:46am, 59 min, 75/81. Fischer‘s Tchaikovsky. 24,120; 2,280 to go
  19. 20 280 8:30pm 24,400; 2,000 to go!
  20. 21 *2,620 6:59am, 1 hr; 81/82. Hahn‘s Tschaikowsky. 27,020 yd / 15.35 miles  
  21. 22 360 27,380
  22. 24 1,840 6:43am; 49 min. 72/82; 2’11″/100yd. 29,220
  23. 25 1,580 7:25am,  46 min. 71/82, Yellow River; 30,800
  24. 26 1,660 7:01am, 39 min; 71/82 2’06″/100yd; Yellow River. 32,460 1.56m shy of 20m
  25. 27 200 32,660
  26. 28 1,240 6:51am, 35 min; 77/82;  Tchaikovsky – Argerich33,900 =19.26m
  27. 29 1,120 7:43a, 30 min; 76/82; Tchaikovsky – Bell35,020 180 yd →20m  
  28. 30 2,000 7:05am, 53 min; 76/82; Tchaikovsky – Lang. 37,020 yd / 21 mile

    

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Beer Can Island, 2024

We sailed to this little island again, after exchanging the boat. I tried to swim (Red Cross 15 mile challenge: 500 yards that incl pool after tennis) but unable: too busy with boats coming and going, and jet skis.

2024.2.15 Beer Can Island Tampa goes up for sale, closes to the public: ‘All good things must come to an end’.

Beer Can Island – (survey: online and off)

Please visit our new website Beercanisland.net

Update: The current owners decided not to sell the island and will continue to push forward with zoning and improvements on the property. Memberships are now open.

Update: May 2nd 2024, We could not come to an agreement with Nick Lipidarov, If you mailed him a check, Nick has assured us that those checks will be returned to sender and not cashed.
If you are still interested in purchasing shares or investing into the current organization that owns the island please contact Russ@beercanisland.com for further information.

Update: April 13th 2024, We have a new “potential” owner that wants the community involved, for a pledge of $1000 you can be a shareholder and own a piece of the island plus have a voice and a vote as to what the future looks like for the island. For more information please visit XXXX

Property Details:

Paradise island – Pine Key also known as Beer Can island is located in the middle of Tampa Bay 2 miles offshore from Apollo Beach and 2 Miles from Mac Dill Air Force Base. The buyer can rename the island if they so choose.

The most recent survey shows the island having an upland of 9 acres and a “shoal area” of approximately 60 +/- acres mainly to the south and west of the uplands.

Click Here for a copy of the Survey

Option to transfer Food and beverage licenses

… and more

 

 

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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

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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.

continue my serve

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

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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

 

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