Kung Fu

TennisTitan joined ten of his mates for three sets of doubles at Kinsley park this morning. Titan paired with Stuart 'not Espn' Scott in the opener (6-2) against Frank 'Slats' Slattery and Mike 'not so stellar' Stella. 'Not Espn' then went on to win his second set this time pairing with Bob 'Kraut' Kluge (6-4) against Carl the 'anonymous Gas Man' and George 'Teacher' Febles. TT teamed with George' Chemist' Hauss for victories against the tandems of 'Slats'/'not no stellar' (6-3), and 'Dave the Rave'/'not so stellar' (6-0) in the finale. 'Chemist' had earlier split two (3-6, 6-3) as Sab 'Koide Kid's partner against 'Dave the Rave' and 'Happy Jack' Carey. As the group gathered at net a heated discussion ensued as to which outcome was most unexpected. Some thought 'not so stellar' losing all three sets was not nearly as surprising as 'not Espn' winning both of his contests. The men who had only played one set - 'Kraut', 'Gas Man', 'Teacher' - felt that they be recognized 'as unexpected' for that fact alone, regardless of the win/loss result. 'HJ' remarked that playing opposite the 'Chemist' rather than as his partner was most pleasureable, if not most unexpected. But it was 'Koide Kid,' the venerable doctor of Asiatic ancestry, who ended debate sagaciously with this observation. "As I advance well into my 80's I continue to observe the small, subtle changes that make the game of tennis so enjoyable to me. Today, we were so blessed." "Wow, this is like Kung Fu in the 1970's" interjected 'Happy Jack.' "Let the master finish" scolded the 'Chemist.' "Today, Titan was sick and therefore very subdued on the court. Could any of us care that he won all three of his sets so convincingly, so unexpectedly? No my children, we bask in the serenity of the moment, thankful that our ears were not continually assaulted by the 'bombastic blowhard."