This morning after the pickleball, a fellow player stuck his hand out to me before departing and said, good game.
Handshake?
This common ritual, bannished during the Coronavirus pandemic as a result of social distancing, has caught me by surprise. A touch of paddles, a fist bump, or a handwave may be. But a handshake? Now?
It was an awkward moment for me. I clumsily protruded my hand, semi-crashed his extended hand, and shook it randomly. This gesture was part of the business portocol before I retired. And I had it down to an art form: the degree of firmness, number of shake, and eye contact. Don’t forget the eye contact.
No more.All gone.
All I could squeezed out was, yeah, see you next time. Awkard.
Do you still shake hand?
Running with Buddha 
Yep, you bet! Hugs, too! 🤝😀
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