{"id":24230,"date":"2021-01-08T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T17:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=24230"},"modified":"2021-01-07T11:26:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T19:26:21","slug":"a-year-of-home-runs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2021\/01\/08\/a-year-of-home-runs\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year of Home Runs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"970\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NBbr8CiQBKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;We don&#8217;t know what comes next, but I think that&#8217;s okay. If anyone knows how to pick a line on the fly and commit to what&#8217;s beyond the horizon, it&#8217;s paddlers.&#8221; &#8211; Eric Adsit<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ff68r\" data-offset-key=\"adscp-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"adscp-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"adscp-0-0\">They say distance makes the heart grow fonder, and it\u2019s true. After extended trips and expeditions, we gravitate toward laps in our backyards. On the other hand, after a year with no distance\u2026 it turns out appreciation for our home runs grows even stronger. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ff68r\" data-offset-key=\"b675n-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b675n-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b675n-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"ff68r\" data-offset-key=\"5ffti-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5ffti-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ffti-0-0\">We planned a second full \u2018season\u2019 of <\/span><span class=\"_247o\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"5ffti-1-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5ffti-1-0\">Eric Adsit<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"5ffti-2-0\">\u2018s &#8220;My Home Run&#8221; series, but like everything in 2020, plans changed. So, Eric pushed the plans aside and put his own paddle in the water closer to home. The result? 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