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Not the Day to Get Pickled

Not the Day to Get Pickled

Even if it IS National Pickleball Day!

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Collage of 4 pictures depicting aspects of Pickleball.  1. Cartoon of a smiling green pickle with googely eyes holding a blue paddle in one hand and a yellow waffle ball with oversized holes in the other. 2. M.A. Hastings in lime green shirt and black tennis skirt making various shots from the baseline of an indoor Pickleball court.  3. M.A. in a white tee shirt and magenta skirt and matching socks with her mouth wide open in glee.  Her partner in an orange shirt and black shorts is coming towards her with paddle raised and a big mouth-wide open grin. 4. M.A. and her female partner at the net laughing and holding our paddles for the customary “good game” exchange with a clink of paddles with beaten opponents. Woman on the left is holding her finger out to her partner as if she were pointing something out.  Her partner is smiling as she listens.
Pickle Pickleballer by Canva, M.A. Hastings and Pickleball friends at MLK Center happy not to have been pickled.

Pickleball Forever

I may be considered

less spice than sage

but now that I’ve reached

that of age certain

and I‘m closer to 

my final curtain

In this third act,

I’m not down with

the shredding

of my meniscus

Or getting

my back

out of whack.

That is why I so…

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