Moments of Normalcy

It was a particularly lazy Saturday. There was sun early but all fog later. I made patatas sin bravas for dinner (roasted potatoes) and albondigas to round out the tapas fare. Luna, my precocious pit got into the napping action, here and there but mostly when there wasn’t eating happening.

I am not a real successful napper. It’s certainly not without trying. I lay there and close my eyes like a good sport. Every time I try to count sheep I lose count, then I try to start back at the beginning but those animals never cooperate. They are too busy voting for the wrong candidate or not vaccinating.

Tomorrow’s single softball game is a far cry from the seven games we played in Seattle last weekend but I will take it. This will be the first year that the SFGSL (San Francisco Gay Softball League) ends on the first weekend of August but that’s because of the late COVID start. The fact that we are getting a season in at all is fantastic.

We were able to travel and play in Denver and Seattle. No one got sick or tested positive for COVID-19. We are all vaccinated but can still get COVID (Don’t tell the sheep). Still up ahead for us is the Gay Softball World Series and I’m seriously committed to the week-long tournament in Columbus, Ohio. And yes, I’m reading up about the Delta variant and am not liking the spikes I see across the country. What can I say? I still have my mask and will use it around other folks. I’ll avoid crowds. I’m still planning on going for the time being. It’s our Comic-Con.

Seattle was great fun, aside from going 3-4, other teams were friendly and the weather was warm. We played ball during the day and had meals in a few places (that could sit a large group). It was also great to catch up with my old friend and teammate Jesse Fierro. It was really a weekend of regular life.