Friday, January 25, 2013

It could be worse

A few of us have been moaning about the weather here.  We've been in an inversion--which means cloudy and it's been cold, damp, and generally unpleasant.  Then, my stepdaughter living in North Pole, Alaska (yes, you read that right) told me it was 5 below there and the roads were like "K-Y jelly"--snow on top of freezing rain and the snow level up to her knees.  Can I say that I'm thrilled NOT to be there!

It's also 9 degrees in my home town (Michigan) so I will be happy for our coolish, dampish weather for now.  It could be alot worse.

I'm off to a friend's house tomorrow to watch the Australian Open Women's Final.  It will broadcast here at 6 a.m. so we will be enjoying it on her big-screen tv and sipping freshly-brewed coffee.  It's not unusual for me to root for the newby and/or underdog so I'll be sitting on the edge of my seat hoping that Li N manages to pull off an unexpected win.  Sloan Stephens lost in her semi-final; was disappointed at that.

Tennis?  I've enjoyed the sport forever.  When I was growing up our house was on the same "block" ( really four city blocks) as Ferry School (elementary) and the tennis courts were visible from our kitchen window.  I watched a lot of tennis and banged balls against the brick walls at the school.  Back then, tennis was broadcast on regular network television and I watched as much as I possibly could.  Probably drove my family nuts.  But I still enjoy it.  The game has changed immensely, players have come and gone, but the entertainment value is still there for me.  Chris Evert had a cameo role on CSI this week.  I remember idolizing her, of course.  She was one of the greats.

Overslept today but still made it to the gym.  Shrunk the day a bit, but

life goes on.

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