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Sick & Travel
So, I’ve got kiddos. Kiddos get sick. Kiddos pass the sickness around. I get sick. This is the way of things. I have now learned that playing pickleball while sick is…difficult. Years ago, I learned something from Tony Horton’s P90X series. Tony Horton is my nominee for one of the corniest dudes ever. He says,…
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Traveling, Pickleball, and Fitness
Things are incredibly busy in my life. That’s something that can get out of control, but typically, in the right context, busy is good for me. It’s normal. I’m sure most people reading this blog are incredibly busy too. But that presents unique challenges from a pickleball and fitness perspective. I played twice last week.…
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The Shot I Waited All Night For
The ball was flying, high-arcing through the air toward me. It was the end of a rally, in a set of hard-fought games. We were playing a best of five and we were either tied or down 2-1. The ball was way too high, I evaluated that it was going to land in the kitchen.…
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Catching up, like a ball that gets by you…
Let me catch you up. I feel like the second shot has just been hit to me and I’ve already moved up, so now I’m behind. This is a journey we are on together and thanks to WordPress, we are behind. I’ve continued to consume pickleball as much as possible. I went on vacation with…
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My Pickleball Genesis (AKA Catching the Bug)
I caught the pickleball bug. I needed to catch the bug, honestly. But catch it, I did. I’m one of millions who are now obsessed with pickleball. It didn’t happen all at once; I wasn’t instantly hooked. I remember seeing it for the first time at a kid’s youth camp and thought, “Well, that looks…