“Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.” — Al-Ghazali
“If you can’t do anything about it, laugh like hell.” — David Cook
“When a train goes through a tunnel and it gets dark, you don’t throw away the ticket and jump off. You sit still and trust the engineer.” — Corrie Ten Boom
“Oh my God, seven years of college, down the drain.” — John Belushi
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Description: I don’t know if you have looked down at the roads and parking lots when you travel, but there are some very interesting items being discarded in these areas. I decided they were worth recording and perhaps discussing a bit. It seems that our current culture is leaving some interesting finds for future anthropologists.
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We are taking a bit of a detour in our “Kicked to the Curb” series to show something else found in a local parking lot.
It looks like someone is getting a very special Christmas present this year.
I’m thinking that the name Lucky is going to apply to more than just the item in the truck. Wouldn’t every child want a pony for Christmas? And this looks like a very special one indeed!
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“The silent man is the only consistent man.” — Simeon Carter
“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” — Kahlil Gibran
“I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines. They go to bed every night a little wiser than they were when they got up and boy does that help, particularly when you have a long run ahead of you.” – Charlie Munger
“I come from a family where gravy is considered a beverage.” — Erma Bombeck
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“I came here to get a PhD in American literature, and here I am, with pictures of American writers on the wall—a chess vendor.”
In my teenage years, through high school, I was an avid chess player. We would spend hours playing chess, reading chess magazines and competing. Believe me, chess can add a lot to one’s life. Unfortunately after the Fischer-Spassky match, my interest waned. The video above is an inside look at another era when a quiet game like chess could affect lives in profound ways.
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“The greatest gift you ever give is your honest self.” — Fred Rogers
“For an idea ever to be fashionable is ominous, since it must afterwards be always old-fashioned.” — George Santayana
“You will always be too much of something for someone: too big, too loud, too soft, too edgy. If you round out your edges, you lose your edge. Apologize for mistakes. Apologize for unintentionally hurting someone – profusely. But don’t apologize for being who you are.” — Danielle LaPorte
“[A formula for answering controversial letters — without even reading the letters:] Dear Sir (or Madame): You may be right.” — Henry Louis Mencken
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Paddle contact with the ball must be below the server’s waist (navel level).
The serve is initiated with at least one foot behind the baseline; neither foot may contact the baseline or court until after the ball is struck.
The serve is made diagonally crosscourt and must land within the confines of the opposite diagonal court.
Only one serve attempt is allowed, except in the event of a let (the ball touches the net on the serve and lands on the proper service court; let serves are replayed).
#2 – take step forward after serving and sometimes they are caught moving backwards trying to hit the return of serve. It is more difficult to hit the ball forward while you are moving backward. Taking a step backward while hitting the ball will result only in an arm shot which is difficult to hit precisely and usually will not have much power. Stay back waiting for the return of serve, but be ready to move forward if the return is short!
#3– are facing the net, i.e. parallel when hitting a groundstroke even if they have time to set up. This is known as an open stance; not generally good for a ground stroke. A groundstroke, either forehand or backhand, has more power when you can set up with your shoulder perpendicular to the net.
#4– when not receiving the serve, partners are waiting near the kitchen line and they do not watch the ball as it is served to the receiver. I have noticed some facing completely forward without ever turning around, but just waiting to see the ball hit the opponent’s side of the court. The non-receiving partner should watch the ball as it is served to the receiver.
a – The ball may be out and the receiver may not have called it. You then call it.
b – If the receiver hits a bad shot, you have time to react if you are watching the ball. If it is a pop-up and it will be coming back hard, take a few steps back to gain more time to respond.
c- Watching the receiver hit the ball may enable the non-receiving partner to determine where the ball is headed and prepare for the return by facing in that direction with the paddle up.
I hope beginning pickleballers and perhaps others find some of these observations and associated links helpful.
Have fun on the courts!
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“Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.” — Noel Coward
“I always wanted a happy ending… Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” — Gilda Radner
“I shiver, thinking how easy it is to be totally wrong about people; to see one tiny part of them and confuse it for the whole.” — Lauren Oliver
“I hate television. I hate it as much as I hate peanuts. But I can’t stop eating peanuts.” — Orson Welles
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