DramatistDreamer

Rather symbolic, don't ya think?

I just heard and damn!

Boy, Mitt Romney must be whistling an upbeat song today. He was banned from attending CPAC. In other news, Everything about this news item, down to the photo, just screams Florida!

Not a surprise.

I feel like something similar also happened in the early/mid '00s with a few players.

Did that emergency meeting not include the WTA players?

Miami is not looking good and I'm not trying to look too far ahead but right now Italy's northern half is all but completely closed off, so Rome looks dicey, at best right now.

This seems harsh. Maybe they'll decide to freeze the points, or something. This is an unprecedented situation.

Tennis skews much older, in terms of demographics. Also, I read that there is a confirmed case a few miles from the venue. Once an area has a confirmed case nearby, it moves to a different phase-- I think it's called community transmission, or something like that.

Such short notice for all the people who had to travel from afar. Also, I heard that points are coming off.

So, Ted Cruz is going to self-quarantine? I'm not going to say what my first thoughts were about this. With Republicans in charge, everything is screwed.

Can't say I'm surprised but still...wow!

Yeah, that's really sloppy work on the Biden campaign. As for how much influence Jackson has, I don't know if I could answer that. So many times, it's been said that social media is not real life. So while it likely rings hollow on a great deal of social media where Jackson seems to have little presence, out in the world of retail politics, who knows? This unlikely to move the needle where anyone under the age of 40 is concerned (which is probably closer to anyone under 45, tbh), we have already seen that many "younger" (under 35) voters haven't really been turning out as some expected. The real question is will voters over 50 be swayed? Another question that I cannot rightly think to answer since it will be a few more years until I hit that milestone age.

Sad that this would never have been considered a realistic possibility. So, is Jackson saying that the underlying reason for endorsing Bernie is because Biden didn't ask? Make of this what you will.

And honestly, I think those are likely the only 2 positions that are prominent enough where (many) folks can actually wrap their mind around the concept of a woman, let alone a black woman being in a presidential leadership position.

And guess who Bouzkova practiced with before the tournament? Konta lost.mp4 Yuck. Glad I missed it. Earlier this week I tried to watch Konta vs. Fernandez and couldn't get through the match. The court is slow as hell and it made me notice, for the first time how unslightly Konta's technique and movement are. Usually I am loathe to call technique ugly (unless it's Gulbis' forehand) because I generally can appreciate unorthodox styles and recognize that if everyone played perfect textbook tennis, it would be boring (at least for me) but this week, I realized what so many people were saying about watching Konta play. It was like watching-

Trump is out here downright scaring and scarring folks' psyches with his high level of incompetence in dealing with the coronavirus. Just the last person you'd want in charge in any crisis.

Washington Examiner has always gotten side-eye from me. They seem very right-wing.

People can transmit viral infections without even getting sick. That's the thing that no on seems to want to discuss. Some people are carriers but never exhibit symptoms. If you are close enough to be able to smell someone's breath that you can tell what they had for lunch, you are close enough to ingest this particular viral strain. And most health professionals seem to agree that masks don't really help, unless you already have a cold/are sick, in which case, you should not be near others. Still, it's not true that only "sick" people can transmit a virus. One thing at least, is that LAX, according to their mayor, is disinfecting the facilities every hour on the hour. IW should definitely be doing this with the restrooms and food courts and between the day and evening sessions. It's the least the tournament can do.

One of the reasons why I believe every dramatic writer should take at least one acting course. He was a former actor himself and many actors who he had written for always spoke of how well he seemed to understand actors and how to write so as to get the best from them.

Says the tournament that could barely contain a spread of gastrointestinal viruses a few years ago. Hand sanitizer is better than nothing, I guess. There is no substitute for actually using soap and water and washing your hands and wrists for 20 seconds minimum though. I just don't trust most people to do this. I don't want to rain on anybody's parade though. The mixed messages-- I'd expect no less of tennis organizations. At the same time, the message is clear, your health is your responsibility.

Especially considering wrong-headed tweets like these.

R'oh, roh. Also, not far away, there are students on the campus of UCLA who are already in self-quarantine. It is voluntary and there are no reports of coronavirus on UCLA's campus.