tennis, life and a few things in between

For some reason, I didn’t find New Orleans’ taste particular appetizing, despite we ate out day and night – we fared far better at Newport RI.  We stayed at the French Quarter on Esplanade Blvd.  The jazz bars were great, Golfer got to watch the playoff between the New York Knicks and the Chicago Bulls.  Michael Jordan and the Bulls went on to win the second straight NBA championship. 

The most famous drop out is getting his degree, from the best known university.  In this Time interview, Lev Grossman wrote about his subject’s social skills, and “There are tales, probably true, of his brutally breaking down employees in meetings.” … Last time we were in Seattle with my Uncle Jimmy and his family, my kids didn’t remember the skiing at Whistler, but Aunt Winnie’s vivid recounting of her boss Bill.  Pumpkin was impressed. Her big eyes lighted up,

“Really, you’ve met Bill Gates?” 

Oh yes, Aunt Winnie went on mimicking in high pitch voice,

“.. that’s the silliest idea I’ve heard …” 

Supposedly silly means brilliant in Gatesdom in their brainstorming meetings.

Talking about ski .. since the Whistler, my kids refused to go: northeast small mountains are, well, just bit too small for them and bit too icy too.

I don’t have qualms when my kids tried something then later abandoned it. But ski is very hard for me to let go: I sweat the most for it. Golfer is a fine ice hockey player but refused to ski (don’t understand .. men are all from Mars probably). So it rest on my shoulders alone. I had to lug all the boots and skis when we didn’t stay at ski-in ski-out resort. Once a chubby mother walking behind me in the Poconos, seeing all the equipments on me.. sighed

“Oh mother .. !! Where is the Dad ??”

I turned around (almost knocked her out) .. replied ..

“Home alone.”

Golfer went to only handful trips. The lunges are mostly manned by women, chatting/knitting, Golfer would be the only man there with a beer, 万绿丛中一点红.
For a while, King said ski was his most favored sport. That made my day .. Well, no one said I have to take them to ski .. no complaining, just few bit cheated.

I hope not, but the French Open looks like is over, won by Nadal, with his grunt, animal like speed and force, despite Federer’s spectacularly fluid single hand backhand.  The clay had eluded Sampras too.

Ok, 3 sets, 7:5, 7:6 and 7:6, Roger advanced to the final; I’m having a pretty do trading day too.

Don’t know Vladimir Putin has a younger under nourished tennis playing bro, 🙂  Federer is playing Nikolay Davydenko of Russia.  ND almost took Roger to 4:1 the first set, but lost 5:7.  His buzz cut reminds me of the swamp of bad hair cut Russians in the 90s, Yevgeny Kafelnikov was one who’s the only Russian won the French Open.  The commentators mentioned earlier YK’s on a poker tour in Uma and said don’t sell ND short, lol

A busy morning so far between ZLRs n ghosts with couple of reversals – a very pretty mitten ghost on dax that I had to reverse from the zlr.  Oh well.  I’m done for the day and the week, now looking forward to goto work :)… French Open at 10am first … Simon called last night for today, and making sure I’ll show up on Saturday morning (he got Irene L to come, will have to pick her up thou; not yet sure who’s the fourth..).  Poor thing, he lost doubles match at USTA Wednesday to Byron and Sean.