ISITTHELAG

It was another dismal day in Interleague. Low attendance & even lower energy. However, there was one stellar moment during the Partners' game where all the stars were in perfect alignment & Pepperrin got a huge smile from Vanna.

One particular player, in an earlier tourney, had been a Sneaky Pete. He claimed lag & requested a pass back. No problem. Then he used the opportunity to make a huge steal that almost cost me the game. Other than a brief growl to Jeff in pm's & a vow to myself that I wouldn't pass back to this guy again under any circumstances, I held in the anger. Later I was told that he did the same thing to two other players. When we faced him in the Partners' tourney, he only needed 3 pts to win & we needed 8 or 9. Perrin & I decided I would play "mall" & pray to the Wordox gods for an s & a good word he could stack onto it. We got it. That Magnificent Bastard Crow won the game with points to spare. The 2 players who had also been victimized by Sneaky Pete (name changed to protect the guilty) were watching. I got congratulatory pm's from them that said "Gutsy!" and "Ballsy!"

That is the very essence of Pepperrin, gutsy & ballsy. Sometimes we stick our necks out & get our heads chopped off and sometimes, when the Force is with us, we get to tromp on someone who deserves it. That moment made the whole lackluster day worthwhile. A big thank you to my partner who proved that, despite what some have said, he does indeed have balls.