I have noticed a trend that on Fridays my body is a bit stiffer than normal.  My legs are a tad bit bruised and my knees skinned up a bit.  I have a near-blister on the top of my right foot from wearing crappy, beach flip flops that I don’t mind destroying.  This week (because of the rain, I’m guessing) I found one bug bite on my left leg.  Walking bare foot in the sand, I also must have touched something weird because I have an irritated splotch of skin on my right, inner heel.  At lunch today, I found tiny bruises scattered across both my inner forearms arms (like big, blue freckles) and a small irritation turned bruise on my left, inner forearm arm.  Why do I share all these details with you, you’re wondering?  The details that don’t include hangovers or enlarged livers like the rest of my team from all the beers that get downed post-game before we close up the bar?   The details from this week only, skipping on the series of bike incidents last week that included me hitting a moving car?   Because of dedication, that’s why.  Dedication to beach volleyball.  That’s right, beach volleyball.  I just joined a team that my second-cousin captains and, though we’re only 3/10ths of the way through the season, the fun and stories from Thursday nights are only just beginning…