A while back I quoted Lin Yutang who said, “If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.” After this afternoon we can say with confidence that we have learned how to live.
This morning we walked to the pickleball court to hit a few. We used the paddles that make the loudest noise when they hit the ball in hopes of attracting any players within earshot. There’s nothing like the thock of pickleball on paddle to bring people to the court. It worked. An employee of Thousand Trails heard it and came out to learn about the game. He even hit a few balls. A guy who spent the morning in the swimming pool came out to talk about getting together for a few games. A woman who saw us walking by with our equipment said that she and her husband were waiting for someone to play with.
It’s a good thing that Lin Yutang quantified the uselessness lesson by specifying the afternoon, because our morning was relatively profitable. After lunch, however, we sat around watching tv.
Tomorrow we ride (maybe).
Louise and Duane
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