So hear me out, ya’ll know that I’m sober. But ya’ll also know that I radically support harm reduction in whatever shape that takes. I also understand that there is such a thing as California sober, meaning some people distance themselves from their vice of choice, but they still allow themselves a bit of grass on the side.
Now, I don’t judge people because that’s the last thing I am interested in, but I do have some friends who are avid pickleball players and recreational smokers. Bogdan, a friend from the Ukraine uses pot to stop smoking cigarettes. He also loves pickleball and has invited me out on the court a few times.
OMG, its so much fun. And zero chance of getting hit in the face. On that note, I got smoked in the chin last Tuesday. Damn near stopped me in my tracks, and I had to end that round early. It wasn’t the hit that did it, but the stress of some interpersonal drama that started the tears. Oh well. But back to pickle.
This shit’s fun! And apparently pickleball is the best sport for stoners. There is nothing better than getting together with some friends on a lazy Saturday afternoon and playing some pickle. Especially when they all imbibe. Why? Because it’s chill as fuck, and there’s always some good snacks around. And personally, I don’t mind the smoke because it was never my vice of choice. And while I still yearn for the void, I know that coming down off a high is something that I never want to experience again. So, I’ll be the sober one keeping score but still having a good time.
Since I got hit in the face, I’m contemplating changing up my exercise routine. I know I said I wanted to be an amateur boxer, but like Muhammad Ali said, “Everyone has a plan till they get hit in the face”. Let me tell you, trying to work Wednesday morning was hard. I couldn’t focus and there was a weird pressure in my skull. Thankfully I work from home, but that made things worse? Because I could just slide over to the office and pound out some work, but my brain wasn’t having it. I even had to call my aunt, a retired nurse, because I was feeling a bit scared.
So I’m taking this week and the next off from boxing. I need my brain to heal and lazy pickleball with stoners sound like a dream come true. There are courts near me that use pickleball court booking software, so we can just organize online and reserve our courts without leaving the sofa.
So, if you like to light up maybe try pickleball next time. I promise ya’ll will have a good time.
