missing the 🏓

I used to play ping pong as part of my 1:1s at Isilon. The table was in the basement near the server racks, so it worked well to have private conversations. I eventually secured my place at the top of the ladder (perhaps because we laid off the #1 guy. 🫣)

Afterwards, for about 10 years, my only play was with Zack at his home.

In July of this year, a new employee joined Carbon who could play well. I will go so far as to say they were the “second-best” player and I got beaten multiple times. ;)

I’m a little surprised at how much I miss it, but I’m also grateful to have rediscovered this joy — ping pong can be high intensity without being high impact, and the spin translates well to pickleball.

New item for the sabbatical list: Green Lake CC ping pong tables. gulp