{"id":11569,"date":"2021-09-05T10:03:32","date_gmt":"2021-09-05T15:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11569"},"modified":"2021-09-05T09:25:30","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T14:25:30","slug":"baseballing-but-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=11569","title":{"rendered":"baseballing (and more)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another belated post. This time, I&#8217;d forgotten to recharge the computer, and I decided rather than posting from my phone I&#8217;d just wait and post in the morning.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/51426429561\/\" title=\"Anna &amp; Me\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51426429561_b0ea6ab016_w.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Anna &amp; Me\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday was a very nice start to the three-day weekend. I slept in and then took myself out for a mobile brunch (a bagel with cream cheese from my preferred local bagel shop and tea from the coffee house) on my way to the library-garden-pool loop.<\/p>\n<p>Then in the evening, I met up with Anna and her boyfriend, Greg, for a nearly perfect evening at the ballpark. (Perfect would have involved the Mets winning.) The weather was ideal and the game was followed by fireworks. Anna is one of my long-time volleyball teammates who&#8217;s currently recovering from an ACL tear that happened during a game this spring, so I hadn&#8217;t seen her in quite some time. But we enjoy each other&#8217;s company and always have lots to talk about. And Greg is also great, although we&#8217;ve had fewer opportunities to get to know each other.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing what today holds (I&#8217;m about to feed the cat and hit the farmers market.) Scattered showers are predicted, which won&#8217;t affect my ability to swim, but may make lounging poolside less desirable. We&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>Have a great Sunday!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another belated post. This time, I&#8217;d forgotten to recharge the computer, and I decided rather than posting from my phone I&#8217;d just wait and post in the morning. Yesterday was a very nice start to the three-day weekend. 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