Our nightly bike rides usually take us over to the Duckpond. Along the way, or coming back, we occasionally stop at Northeast Park, and while there we have lately watched people playing softball. Friday night was coed night, and the teams even had jerseys with numbers.
I have been wanting to get active with local softball for quite a while. I just need to find out where these teams have formed and figure out a way to join one. I think I wouldn’t be terrible at it.
If anybody knows of a softball team that needs another player I’d love to hear about it.
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On Wednesday night, Miriam and I, joined by our friend Briana, spent the evening at Skate Station, trying out “adult night”. The draw is the lower prices ($2 admission, and $2 per attraction), and the less horrible music, though the music wasn’t much less horrible.
Briana wasn’t into the roller skating, and she sat it out, but Miriam and I went around a few times before heading outside to try out the batting cage. That was the funnest! I haven’t been in a batting cage since I was a child, and even then I loved it. They gave me the biggest helmet they had, and it still didn’t fit my freakishly large head. Plus, it took me a bit to get back in the swing of things, so to speak, but once I did I was okay, and got some decent hits. Miriam was surprisingly good. She stands all wrong–rather like she’s playing tennis–but that doesn’t keep her from making contact. She and Briana took a spin in the go-karts, which Briana seemed to enjoy especially.
At first there was hardly anyone there. But by the time we were back inside to play some “Ice Ball”, there was a good crowd. Lots of people skating–including the fellow we call Bobby McFerrin–and lots of people doing the rock climbing wall and the batting cage. We were there until midnight playing games, which won Briana tons of tickets, and it was fun.
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