Sunday, October 3, 2021 (Court Day #416)

I walked out my front door into already warm temperatures. When I got to Brommer Park at 9:30 a.m., the four permanent courts were full and three players were sitting on the wall, Allan K., Jean, and a visiting woman, Elizabeth from Portola Valley. I walked up and said, “I have a portable net in my car, if you want to play.” Jean was quick with an answer, “We can’t. Tennis players.” I looked over and, sure enough, rare as they are, there was a woman and a man over on the tennis court playing. That wipes out the four dual striped pickleball courts. But it would be a lightly attended day—there was a tournament going on this weekend.

Renee made a nice comment, “You are playing well today.” She was in some games where I was playing right-handed. That’s a whole different animal than me playing lefty.

Harry and I played a game against Beth and David Black. That was a fun one. Harry played badly, which I’m sure he’d readily admit. We had a rematch and before the game I told Harry, “You owe me a dollar for every missed serve!” He did much better in this game and we won.

I can’t remember who the last game was with but I was dragging badly. I was very tired and dehydrated even after drinking a big water bottle full of ice and water—well, just lukewarm water after the ice melted away.

I finished up at 1:30 p.m. after four hours and called it a day. I went home and iced my right arm. Strangely enough, I was feeling it more on the inside of my elbow than my outside.

I felt I did ok today. Not great, but not horrible. Serviceable.

Monday, October 4, 2021 (No Play)

I can feel my right forearm. It reminds me of a quote from a Batman movie, “Have you ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?” Recovering from tennis elbow, every game playing righthanded is like a dance with the devil. Will you be fine this time around? Will the game push it over the edge? How often before a major relapse?

USA Pickleball Cards

My ambassador business cards haven’t arrived yet. It’s only been a couple of weeks, so I’m not worried. Plus I got a confirmation that my order had gone in, so I’m sure they’ll eventually show up.


Number of days on a court: 416
Number of total hours: 2,085

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