Augie

Taylor Townsend is #1 in women’s doubles but outside the top 100 in singles….until the next rankings come out. She just played a 25+ minute tiebreak and lost in the second after an easy 6-1 first set. I’m fascinated by her and her story. She trains at the park I go to with a phone/tablet on a tripod aimed at her, and she hires a hitting partner (who is amazing!). It’s a FaceTime session with her coach on the tripod who talks with her periodically. Sometimes she will just stand and talk with the coach for long stretches with nothing for the hitting pro to do. Even when she’s hitting it’s not always high rep hitting, it’s very deliberate with each ball. My buddy has been known to get to hit with the hitting pro after particularly light sessions when he wants to break a sweat. This is not IMG Academy or a fancy club, it’s the hardcourts at the park. She has a little boy who will tell her after a loss “that’s alright, Mommy, do you want to play dinosaurs?” It puts things in perspective.

Why did I fear that that might lead me to Peter Pan? I think I need games to start…..

She’s playing in the US Open from NYC, and we all know there is only one NFL team in New York!!! She looked solid today, in firm control. Like the Bills, she is indeed good enough to win it all as the #4 seed. She just needs a few things to bounce right for her. .

McD had TWO years worth of wins last season while masterfully losing the finale last year to “only” have 13 wins…..and some people are just waiting to pounce.

I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m still pretty hot under the collar about our 4th round pick in 2011. I am almoooost so done with this team!

Let’s not kid ourselves….I don’t think there is any way the scorn holds off until Monday. We won’t make it until half time. We could win by 20, and there will still be some complaints. But yes, it can be very entertaining!

Are you sure it was a cooking show? It sounds more like The Twilight Zone.

I guess it’s OK, if the Ohio State University can play in the Big 10.

I think I saw that episode. I mean, it looks familiar…

Of course not everybody. I personally go for the bees.

Things at the Dollar Tree and Dollar general should all have the same price….a dollar. It’s not “A Buck and Change”.

Do you argue with the cashier over the extra 50 cents every time?

I suppose his craw is better than some other options. 🤷‍♂️

I’d rather be robbed than photographed in my Batman PJ’s. It was a difficult decision, but your instincts kick in when you need them most. I just stayed quiet under the covers. Nobody wants the burglar running around talking about their Batman PJ’s. .

Have we run out of actual things to complain about? Now we are apparently on to hypothetical complaints?

The Raiders have another of the classic uniforms of the NFL. They shouldn’t mess with that either. That makes me think, between the Bills, Raiders and Chargers the old AFL brought some of the greatest uniforms to the NFL table. I’d throw in the 49’ers from the old NFL to round out my top four. These alternates are how we got the Pittsburgh Bumblebees. I wish they would just stop with this crap.

I’ve never been into any one player too much. I can’t tell the truth from a well managed image. That’s one reason I wear Bills gear, but never a jersey. There’s nothing wrong with it, and my family has quite a few, but I’ve never even met these people. I don’t know which one is the Super Creep! The people I appreciate more are the ones who use their platform to improve the lives of others. Dikembe Mutumbo lived here in Atlanta and we crossed paths a tiny bit. I just thought of him as one more NBA player, which meant I didn’t have much feeling for him one way or the other. That was until I learned how he spent his life after his NBA years. That was a life well spent, and I think more of him now than I did in his hey day.

That is a very ferocious appetite! …but we were all teenagers once, I guess.

One of the reasons I’m in no hurry to act is I don’t need readers now. My distance is good enough, and I read every day easily with no glasses. At times in the past my eyes and prescription have required readers, and I’m kind of spoiled now not needing them. It’s not a big deal, I’d just leave pairs everywhere and carry some around, but this is nice.

If we could get another slot WR as well, we’ll have the market cornered at not one but two positions!

Are we sure that isn’t the English teacher (they are usually the freaky ones) and the janitor?

Why do they “leave the light in for you”, then show you a room in the dark? 🤷‍♂️ I think I know……..do not bring a black light to your room.

I guess it beats this, I’ll give you that!

It looks like the Lions had a bit too much bleach in the laundry. Don’t get me started on the helmet that belongs on an XFL team. I think the Bills have one of the better uniforms in all of sports. Why would the alternate uniforms abandon our actual team colors? Somebody tried far too hard IMO, ruining a great thing.