Days of Petanque: Wrong Impressions

Date: February 9, 2020 at 7:46:48 PM PST

Thinking about my last posting, I am afraid I might have given the wrong impression of what type of people make up the Valley of the Moon Petanque Club. The vast majority of the members are fine upstanding members of the community who like most dogs and some cats, who call their mothers, say please and thank you, and use their turn signals. They do not honk the horn when the car in front doesn't seem to notice the light's turned green, and will wait patiently in the checkout line while someone tells the checker all about her daughter's vacation in Italy.

We can, upon request furnish a list of VOMPC members who do not smoke, drink, do drugs, pee behind the shed, talk trash while someone is in the circle, fail to show up for raking leaves, not pay dues, use stretchy tape measures, cast shadows on the jack, talk while Wolfie is shooting, move while Peter is shooting, complement Jean-Michel on his pointing skills, let Dave smoke, tease Kevin about the Niners, ask David what's happening with the lights, call Barry a rookie, or use Chef Marco's favorite saying, "up like lunch."

All in all, quite a civilized (if not particularly fun) bunch of people. Really.

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Politeness is only one half good manners and the other half good lying. —Mary Wilson Little

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