It Beats Working, anyway.

"It was harder 'beatin' the rain' quipped the TennisTitan to the handyman installing fans in his apartment upon his return this morning at the Lake Tarpon Tennis and Sail Club. Your 'bungling buffoon' had inveigled his way into a doubles match at the complex as a stand-in for erstwhile regular opponent, George 'Genealogist' Pratt. Titan joined Donna, Gordon and Sylvia for what was to be three quick sets of doubles prior to the scheduled ten o'clock installation. Although Gordon appeared to be an accomplished player and worthy adversary, his wife and partner was no match (6-0) for the 'Yonkers Yakker' and the 'PrimaDonna.' With the first spritz of rain falling at the set's completion, the losing coupled retreated to their patio home adjacent to the court quicker than you can say 'no mas.' The rain ceased within minutes of its start so 'PrimaDonna' reluctantly agreed to a set of singles against the 'bombastic blowhard.' Although more capable than the departed Sylvia the 'Green Mountain Girl' had no answers for the 'insufferable insomniac.' The (6-1) pasting was quick and completed before the heavier rains arrived twenty minutes later. As the 'petulant pedagogue' retreated up the hill he thought, 'not everyone can be a 'Canadian Cruncher' or the 'Korean Komet' but at least I got to play a bit today.