“What is a great life but a youthful intention carried out in maturity?” — Alfred de Vigny
“You get older and you learn there is one sentence, just four words long, and if you can say it to yourself it offers more comfort than almost any other. It goes like this… Ready? ‘At least I tried.’” — Ann Brashares
“He does not believe who does not live according to his belief.” — Thomas Fuller
“America does four things better than any other country in the world: rock music, movies, software and high-speed pizza delivery. All of these are sacred American art forms.” — Courtney Love
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“Combine two words, Myth and History. What do you get? Mystery.” — Ashwin Sanghi
“An idealist believes the short run doesn’t count. A cynic believes the long run doesn’t matter. A realist believes that what is done or left undone in the short run determines the long run.” — Sydney J. Harris
“I am made and remade continually. Different people draw different words from me.” — Virginia Woolf
“Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.” — Jim Davis
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“In a world of diminishing mystery, the unknown persists.” — Jhumpa Lahiri
“We need people who can see straight ahead and deep into the problems. Those are the experts. But we also need peripheral vision and experts are generally not very good at providing peripheral vision.” — Alvin Toffler
“You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.” — Goldie Hawn
“The leading cause of hot air balloon crashes is blowing an open flame into a cloth balloon with a basket attached.” — Neal Brennan
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“This is America and here right matters.” — Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman
“Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead, that is where your future lies.” — Ann Landers
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” — Neil Gaiman
“Why can’t somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes
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“There’s such a thing as moderation, even in telling the truth.” — Vera Johnson
“If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you’re solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion.” — Angelina Jolie
“The most damaging phrase in the language is: It’s always been done that way.” — Grace Hopper, Ph.D. U.S. Navy admiral and computer scientist
“Happiness to a dog is what lies on the other side of the door.” — Charlton Ogburn
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“Creating new paths requires moving old obstacles.” — Anthony D. Williams
“An earnest purpose finds time, or makes it. It seizes on spare moments, and turns fragments to golden account.” — William Ellery Channing
“Smart laws do not assure justice any more than a good recipe guarantees a delicious meal.” — Preet Bharara, Doing Justice: A Prosecutor’s Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
“I never gossip, but I can give you the names of certain people who do.” — Judy Hampton
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********** Family Life Center **********
New Fee and Schedule Change
The Family Life Center has recently upgraded their pickleball nets and now all courts have prime nets to assure regulation height for the games.
The new yearly fee for pickleball will be $60. Players can elect to pay $35 for a six-month membership.
ALSO … Friday play from 1:00-3:00PM is now included as part of the pickleball membership.
Thanks to all those who contributed toward the new nets, Stefano for helping to acquire them, and Jackie Switzer who has fostered an excellent pickleball program for N. Phoenix players!
********** A Myth Related to the 3rd Shot Drop **********
OR Stop trying to make the third shot drop “too good!”
Many players have been led to believe that a good drop shot is the premiere shot in pickleball and indeed it is a very effective play. A following thought is often that the drop should land as close to the opponent’s side of the net as possible. Mark Renneson of Third Shot Sports (coincidental name vis-à-vis this video) demonstrates how this belief is not accurate and he provides empirical proof.
Perhaps trying to make that drop shot “too good” is causing you to hit the ball into the net more often.
Watch the video to see what makes a drop shot effective.
********** Archived Versions of Previous Newsletters **********
Previous newsletters that may have pickleball hints, videos, rules changes, etc. are now archived at the following link. You can check out previous newsletters there. Archived N. Phoenix PB Previous Newsletters
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The landscape in the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert National Parks in Arizona is both stark and beautiful. The colors and details were intriguing and would captivate anyone interested in geology, nature and the art of landscape painting or photography.
One of the main attractions of the Painted Desert is the Blue Mesa Trail. If you are going to this area and you are able to hike a bit, this is a must-see. The trail is paved, but there is a steep descent and of course a steep ascent on the return. If you take your time and rest along the way, it is not a difficult trail. This, of course depends upon your physical condition so your mileage may vary.
I am always intrigued by some of nature’s surprises. On the return trip back to the parking area while going uphill, I noticed this bush.
From this vantage point, this doesn’t look like anything special. There could be hundreds of similar bushes growing in these parks, but let’s take a look from the other side of the plant.
Do you see those yellow arrows? That is one long root running down the side of the sandstone formation following a crevice and into the ground where one can assume it takes hold and gets whatever moisture and nutrients it can.
This is a beautiful example of the the struggle to survive in some of the harshest environments and how living organisms often find a way to adapt.
Many visitors might pass by this “stoic” plant without ever taking notice of the ongoing fight for survival! I do hope a few stop to pay homage.
NOTE – The Blue Mesa area can be enjoyed from the rim without hiking down into the canyon. There are several lookout areas and quite a few parking spaces. It will be beautiful from those areas too!
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