Losing Streak Over

Before I write this post, I humbly bow down on my knees to the Blog Investigative Committee. In the name of the Father, Son, Holy Spirit, I pray for clemency. I realize that any posts about tennis are frowned upon by your Excellencies. I plead for a personal exemption. See, I do realize that these posts are ratings losers. My comments plunge. I am suddenly unpopular on this day. But there are about four people out there on the internet that actually look forward to these tennis posts.

So... assuming my pardon will be granted... I would like to announce that my losing streak to the Office Guy is officially over! Because of time constraints before work, we only play one set. I am very vulnerable when I play only one set, because I usually win the second and third sets of a full match. It takes me a whole set to get warmed up, feel out my opponent, and get sharp in my ball placement. After losing three straight to the Office Guy, I finally threw the monkey off my back. I was down 0-2 in the set, but I rallied back and won 6-4. I lead our series 9-7. WHEW! Today... I am beaming because I am a winner!

In all seriousness, I am taking upcoming tennis tournaments in Dallas (October 6th-8th) and Houston (November 9-11th) very serious. I am now playing the Office Guy twice a week at 6am on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Additionally, I joined a local adult men's league. We start next week every Thursday evening at 6:30pm. There, I will be paired with another person on a doubles team. They will match my skill level with other players and move me up or down for eight weeks depending on my performance. This will be EXCELLENT practice for me. Brian D. will be my doubles partner in Dallas. He is highly ranked in our GLBT division in both singles and doubles. It is an honor to be his doubles partner, so I want to put in a good showing.

I am hoping that Whipping Boy and E.Shrew (who will both be participating in these tournaments with me), will also commit to playing full matches against me every week from now until these tournaments. I want our little nit to do well in the Big D. Maybe Adam and Mark can cheer for us in the stands when we play in Dallas for the Texas Open 2007. That would be sweeeeet.

If you click on my picture, which was taken last week, you can see my hat in 3-D, my crows feet up close and personal, and practically lick the sweat off my shoulder. Try it and see for yourself!