Once in a blue moon is a common phrase, that means rarely.
Once in a blue moon 🌝 I can play 🎾 well [偷笑]
6-1 with Dave
6-2 w/ Chris
and 4-6 with Alan
今天打的好好 👍 风骚一下 💃
等月亮弯时 就是春节了 [色]
The blue moon
My new group
The first time riding my bicycle to tennis, I was 8 minutes late to the game and got an earful lectures -:).
Played with two partners, 6-2, 6-4, 2-2 … wife came calling. Home made dumplings, fried tofu and Sichuan jelly – all my faves and yummy.
Showing off time [呲牙]
炫耀🦚炫耀几下 饺子 凉粉 越南炸豆腐 太好吃😋
新年 🎾 新欢们
俺和二个不同的搭档 6-2, 6-4, 2-2 老婆来捞人了
俺的新车 怎么骑都跑不快的那种 本来还心思思的想着去什么环岛啦 横穿🇺🇸啦 … 梦不要醒哈
前面放游泳🏊的
后面🎾的
挺像逃难的 梦醒啦 [偷笑]
周末快乐啦
Swim, pickleball and bridge
A busy day: watched pickleball, played bridge and did 20 laps in the pool.
CJ Jackson and Tony Roig came to teach and demonstrate some wonderful skills.
At bridge, when 4 cards left in the hand, I suddenly realize that I’ve 8 cards …
Long story short, I picked up a trick -:))) … stealing or what? Senior moment
别人桥牌剩四张时
我突然发现我怎么有八张呀
大脑进水 还是什么的 – 顺手把trick 也拿了
怎么会这样呀?
偷鸡摸狗的 [捂脸]
How’s my serve after long hiatus?
The first video of my serve after a 20 month hiatus. We’ve a few cold days when the temperature dropped below zero. Today is the first day that’s warm enough to play, and we’ve six players.
I won the first set with a girl, 6-2 but lost the second set with my colorful partner 3-6, though we were leading 3-0 to begin. As it happened, we’re all in black today – maybe we need to add some colors -:)
The pool temp is 76º: heaven on earth. I even found a little shy lizard buddy on deck, who keeps me company.
Blinding colors 炫目的颜色
What did I do today:
Broke a recycled jar that I loved so much, moved it from New York … so I was heart broken 💔 and late to the pool.
Then when I rushed to the court, did I realize that I didn’t have my sneakers … so ran home to get them.
When I finally walked into the court, my identical twin chastised me for being late, ” … we almost left…” 😂
Then he saw my blinding top and I was instantly forgiven 😹 he had two layers of the flashy color 👍 that carried us, blindsiding our opponents and milked out a meager win 😀
4-6, 6-4, 10-5 (10 pt tie break)
Happy holidays everyone 🎄 🕎 💕 ☮️ stay warm
Someone’s toy – clean the lines.
A kinder group of people
The pickleball players in my community is defiantly kinder. I played with there today for the first time and every one of them was courteous and willing to give me pointers. Compare to my last play at a neighboring compound, where the opponents faulted me, of course rightfully, for my volleys in the kitchen – they wanted to win that badly, on player who is very raw and inexperienced – doesn’t know much about the game. Sports do give a pretty good read on a person.
I got two wins playing with Joe and Barbara H: thanks!!
A Giant Win, 2022
15 years later, Giants’ coach Tom Coughlin (with Grey Hanlon) wrote a book on the win – A Giant Win: Inside the New York Giants’ Historic Upset over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. It was published on December 6, 2022. Eli Manning penned the forward.
Nothing is really new, having watched it on the game night. A Season in the Sun (2021) by Lars Anderson is a better read.
My flip turns
My first underwater video: flip turns: a little too deep …
One of the advice I got is
Pointer – Pracrice rotating your body completely on the turn and THEN push off the wall. Your under water whip is there but is hindered because your body is still turning once you have pushed off the wall. Your whip and streamline (ie, getting faster and smoother off the wall) will improve if you practice this.
Another one
Stay tucked up a second longer and plant your feet close to sideways on the wall.
When you push off, make sure to stretch out (hips up, shoulders back).
During the underwater push off in streamline rotate to your front.
Start kicking when you’re almost on your front, not while you’re still on your back.
… another one
Dolphin kick needs work, feet need to be a tad higher on the wall before flip turn
… one more
To stay more shallow keep your eyes on your knees as you tumble turn.
… another one
To deep and no Rotation, u should touch the wall on your Side not your Back. Have in your head to roll over one shoulder not over your head.
Here is a short video my fellow swimmers sent me: 3 tips for faster turns
- start your turn somewhere after the catch but before your finish
- avoid using your arms to get your body around. You are already moving …
- arms in streamline BEFORE your feet hit the wall
A great start
Jay and I got to a wonderful start, winning 6-2, serving well.
“Don’t give up, let’s take the second set too.”
“Ok.” I said to my partner as much as to remind myself.
5-0.
One more game, we’ll bag the win.
However, the tide turned against us, continuously for the next five games when two spectators showed up.
At 5-6, we finally broke them and tied the set at 6-6.
Tiebreak.
3-0.
Then … we lost it at 5-7.
Oh well.
Sunset at the pool
Sunset at the pool A nice evening, at 6pm
My timing is great, without trying hard … after a few times, I finally realized the length must be shorter than usual [Lol]
时间有些好到 不可思议
过了几天 俺 忍不住 去问
这个泳池有多长？
回答 “标准池”
俺 “不会吧?” …
…
然后 人家查了一下
“少了三个yards” [Lol][Lol][Lol] It’s only 22 yards.
得
明天 不能偷懒了 [捂脸]
刚刚想吹吹牛, 说时间进步了 [呲牙]
结果是退步 [裂开]
周末快乐
Sun rise
