Virtually all of us Sun City folk have at least one thing in common. I call them āGeezer Moments.ā You know what I mean, those sometimes hilarious things we do throughout the course of a day. Many of us, for example, have walked into a room in search of something and forgot what we were looking for before we got into the room. I have had many āgeezer momentsā and will share some of them with you, hoping that you will get a good laugh and, at the same time, encourage you to share your true stories with me and the readers of this column. If you wish to remain anonymous, I will certainly honor your request to do so. If itās a story about a spouse, friend, co-worker, or relative, I will not reveal the personās real identity. Please send your stories and/or comments to this email address:
Iāll start the ball rolling with one of MY infamous moments. I was playing softball in a tournament out of town a couple of years ago. When the game ended, I noticed a cell phone on the bench in our dugout. I immediately asked my teammates if anyone was missing their phone, but no one said it was theirs. So, thinking that it had been left by the previous team using this dugout, I brought the phone to the tournament headquarters in the hope that they could locate the owner. Well, later that day when the games were over, I went to my bat bag and proceeded to get my phone out. I searched every compartment twice, no phone. Yes, I finally realized I had turned in my own phone, which had fallen out of my bag. I went back to headquarters and sheepishly claimed my phone. Of course, my teammates and my wife never have let me live that one down.
Hereās one that happened recently here at Tall Oaks Tennis Club. During the break between games, my doubles partner and I sat on the bench, having some water. When the break was over, we walked back onto the court to play. My partner got all the way to the base line when he realized he had come out with his water container instead of his racquet, truly a āGeezer Moment.ā No, I wonāt reveal his name, heās sure to be my partner again, and I donāt want him mad at me.
Okay, thatās it for this issue. I hope my column put a smile on your face. We all need a good laugh and have learned by now that we shouldnāt take ourselves too seriously. Iām looking forward to hearing from you fellow geezers out there.
