This is where the “WomMe” category is NOT a MR PETE exclusive. We bring you a short piece that’s kinda fun. It’s about having an “Away From Keyboard” (AFK) experience, on a HOT.HOT.HOT. afternoon in beautiful downtown Martinez (AKA MTZ).
Enjoy! —The Gang (& Mr Pete’s Editor)
Objective was to pickup my husband’s truck at the MTZ train station. We did a walk through beautiful downtown Martinez (AKA MTZ) and stopped in to see his friend, Mr Steve —the owner of WILLIAM WELCH WINES (I call him TripleDub).
Note: He is the 3rd great grandson of pioneer William Welch, AND ALSO — an aficionado of tabletop shuffleboard.
That’s sacrilegious!!
We entered and immediately, I’m like, “That’s sacrilegious!!”
There was a clear storage container (about the size of a couple of shoe boxes) plopped on the shuffleboard lane.
Was told, the entertainer who was setting up for his Friday appearance “always does that.”
Still shaking my head, I let my husband occupy himself with testing out what Mr Steve was pouring, while I cleared the zone to give it that finely restored shuffleboard table a test drive.
Yeah… it was a challenging experience…
My Challenge…??
Different venue. Different… It’s like saying you are playing golf. No two courses are identical. In fact, the “feel” varies from hole-to-hole, course-to-course, time of day and even… the day of the week.
So playing at TripleDub’s place WAS very different from our usual shuffle hang.
I shuffle “SOUTHIE” (as in left handed) while nursing a nice HAZY IPA. It’s the Cue & Brew way.
But TripleDub’s license is wine only… and I’m NOT a wine drinker.
Could I possibly shuffle without a beer??
There’s only one way to find out, right?
Conjured Hazy Pint…
So I just conjured that fine PINT in my mind’s eye, and then went to “work” sliding those little puck things SOUTHIE.
Good, eh??
WooHoo!
Still got the touch!
Plus, there’s something calming about sliding that puck —watching it glide down the table stopping just short of the end gutter. You get points but I don’t care…
To me, again, it is like golf — set the target and go. Challenge yourself. Don’t keep SCORE.
So fun we had. My wine-sipper husband??
Let’s just say, we are both in agreement that it wasn’t proper to play without a PINT.
We’ll return to Cue & Brew where distractions loom (TV, TouchTunes, back door smokers, etc.) some day.
The conjured cafe…
Note to Self: When Jedemi becomes JEDEMI CAFE for real — there will be a 22-footer (regulation size) WITHOUT stuff randomly dropped on it.
My guys, the Gang, will see to it!
Pencil’s down…
That’s a Wrap !!
Seriously… That’s all folks!
But if you are looking for a nice “cool” activity where you can get into a ZEN-ZONE, you might want to give tabletop shuffle a try.
Thanks for reading AND listening! – Mr Pete’s Editor
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-The Gang & RC
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