It was slow today, so I was able to bail out of the base early. Went mountain biking, except without the mountains. Since Shiites were rioting at the end of town I wanted to go, so I went construction-site biking. Nothing like the 110 degree air blowing sand, concrete and trash through your hair to invigorate your soul. I then rode across a big bridge over the Gulf waters to a little island with ... alot more hot sand! There was a huge parking lot on that island with a bunch of TCNs playing baseball. These guys definitely have been out in the sun for too long, because everyone knows you play baseball on GRASS. They didn't even have a bat - they just played with one of those giant paddles that the nuns used to hit us with back in the day. The pitcher kept bouncing the ball before it got over the plate and no one seemed to know the right way to run when they hit the ball. These people need help. Not from me though, I bailed to get a ribeye and VB at Ric's. Girl hopped up on the bar with a sharpie to scrawl, "tall chicks are worth the climb," on the ceiling.
Friday, June 15, 2007
TCNs are confused
It was slow today, so I was able to bail out of the base early. Went mountain biking, except without the mountains. Since Shiites were rioting at the end of town I wanted to go, so I went construction-site biking. Nothing like the 110 degree air blowing sand, concrete and trash through your hair to invigorate your soul. I then rode across a big bridge over the Gulf waters to a little island with ... alot more hot sand! There was a huge parking lot on that island with a bunch of TCNs playing baseball. These guys definitely have been out in the sun for too long, because everyone knows you play baseball on GRASS. They didn't even have a bat - they just played with one of those giant paddles that the nuns used to hit us with back in the day. The pitcher kept bouncing the ball before it got over the plate and no one seemed to know the right way to run when they hit the ball. These people need help. Not from me though, I bailed to get a ribeye and VB at Ric's. Girl hopped up on the bar with a sharpie to scrawl, "tall chicks are worth the climb," on the ceiling.
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Sounds like they were playing cricket. Tall chicks are worth the climb ... only if getting to the peak is worth it.
Neat baseball game! I'll have to show you the scar on my wrist and elbows from playing baseball on asphalt. Hey, if they don't have grass, that's probably the next best thing!
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