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And I met up with Del the other day, for playing checkers. We like to play outside, in places that we remember being public parks back when that was a thing around here. Even in the rain, whatever. If you never tried playing board games in the woods, you should. I thought it was a weird idea too, until I tried it.
We do mask up to keep things safer, although we are both pretty solitary souls these days. We all got to be careful. Our neighborhood so far lost one to covid this year. And we lost two to the ogre, two more to overdose, and honestly I don't think Ric is going to make it after the kick he took to the head from that centaur last week. With the covid added in, it's kind of a lot of lethal stuff going on around here these days, when you list it all out like that.
Pete came by too for a while (and kept distance) to help us drink these dreadful Norville Island Red Ales. Still wish I hadn't traded that whole bottle of ibuprofen for this case.
Anyways, playing checkers with Del. Del always looks like they are thinking so hard, considering this move or that, and after all of it they finally pick about the worst possible one. And I just want to keep the game going, so I don't even take advantage. Honestly, I think I don't actually care about games, not really. I just like sitting around outside, taking turns, and moving small things around.