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Liz Phair

Hi Guys.... Guess what more volleyball, lots of live music, worked out a bunch, and of course enjoying an amazing summer in Wisconsin. I played in my first ever all-day grass volleyball tournament and got my ass kicked. We started at 8am Saturday and were eliminated at about 2 that afternoon but not before being embarrassed on the turf. I think there was around 50 teams competing and most were fairly serious volleyball players and my little rag-tag team was slightly over matched. Throw in an early start, a game much different than sand because of the ability to jump off the turf, and a giant dose of wind and it was a frustrating Saturday at the Wauna-Spike tournament.













Saw Sarah Pray Friday night and a Billy Joel tribute band Saturday night. Really enjoyed both shows even though I sat and watched them both by myself. I have seen a good amount of live music this summer. I wish I had seen more but I still have Jackson Browne and Steely Dan coming up in August.

It's really hard for me to explain how much I have loved my volleyball teammates and just the experience of having something to look forward to 4 nights a week. The thing I can't stress enough is how important it is to me to have exercise again in my life that is fun. I have come to appreciate what getting on the treadmill or schlepping up the mountain does for me, but I am never going to use the word enjoy or fun in those sentences. But working up a sweat in the sand is really fun, doesn't feel like exercise until I look at my sweaty sandy clothes, and makes me want to exercise at other times because I just want to be better than I am.

Summer's is great and one day I will find myself back in the land of 12 month summers but for now I am just going to keep on appreciating the few months of pleasantry we call summer in Wisconsin. Peace, Love, and Sweat, Jim