Courtside

Currently with: achy ankles and happy arms

I haven't played so much tennis in a long time. It was nice to actually walk over and use the beautifully maintained, practically-in-my-backyard courts that I've been thinking about for nearly two years.

The first time out was a disaster. More hits "out of the ballpark" than I care to recall, burning heat of the midday sun (I didn't pick the time of play), and a mysterious, itchy rash that seemed to indicate that tennis is NOT fun and most definitely a BAD idea. Also, I, um...grunt. A lot.

Second time out, much better. It seems that my arm (and presumably, the rest of my body) somewhat remembers how to do this. Slightly less virulent appearance of the mystery rash. More loud swearing than grunting.

Third time out, mostly fun! Almost no rash! Actual running and volleying! Yelling and pumping of fists, rather than grunting!

This is an increasing returns trend that I could get used to.