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It's been ages since I tuned in, but I did today. It doesn't interest me. Looks like Sheila shot Finn and Steffy or something. The character hasn't made sense to me in years and years and years - I don't find her crazy antics entertaining, and this is really no different than anything I read about (and barely watched) over the years of Sheila. My only wish would have been to shoot most of the cast rather than 2 characters and just put the show out of its misery. I don't really understand discussion about the redemption of Sheila, or anything like that - because over the years it's been proven she is used as a plot device and there's nothing else there. I don't really care about her motives, what drives her, whatever. She's nuts, has been nuts, always nuts, and no one would trust her unless they are mindless. I'm just not into characters that make the whole show stupid. I had the same issue with Quinn and it led me down the rabbit hole of not watching unless I happen to pass by or I see something 'might' happen just to see that one moment.

I watched from the end of the 1st set onward, and it was. Kecmanovic is better than people think or the impression of him I think. It was a good match. Ever since I first saw him I've been on the Alcaraz bandwagon. He is different in that he already shows he can figure his way out of tough matches. And those drop shots. Never seen a player that really knows when to use them and executes them so well - not just to get a cheap point when you're tired but to set up a point at just the right time.

He goes in the category of Osaka for me now. Kind of always did. But I just don't care. The world is a conspiracy against him in his own world/head. If I had to umpire/chair a match with him in it, I would decline and say - no desire to be around him. He is a child/brat mentally.

I saw a twitter or tiktok from Andy Roddick, was funny. Was never a fan, but he gave a demonstration of how to throw your racquet. Said, don't do it, but if you're going to...do it this way. He just threw it nice and even horizontally down on the court. Then he said, don't do this - and chucked it 20 yards at a tree. Then, with a tennis ball, he said - if you're going to do it - hit it upwards out of the stadium....like this. Not at someone or something like this. In the clip he mentioned getting ahold of your behavior or something but I have to admit the clip was cute.

I tuned in to the Miami tournament to hear Courier gush over Kyrgios. I’m tired of hearing about how great he is and awesome for livin his best life. And I’m reminded when I hear his constant mumbling how much I dislike him. Blah

I didn't see much of Indian Wells, and neither final. But reading about Nadal - honestly it sounds like a pulled rib muscle. I had it once. It sounds like exactly the same thing. There's nothing you do for it but wait it out and don't tweak it. When he says breathing problem, that's exactly what it's like. Mine (believe it or not), I had been working out and afterwards had trouble breathing in. It made me laugh, so...I laughed. "this is ridiculous". "what is going on....hahahahahahaha." Then I couldn't breathe in after the air had gone completely out of my lungs. Then it wasn't funny, and I thought...my God I'm gonna die from not breathing???! (hahahahaha), and it did it again. Finally got my breath, and thought...not working out again. Going to the Doctor. At the Doctor, he said - pulled rib muscle. But it doesn't sound like you did anything working out, maybe only aggravated it. It was likely already there. So get this - he says, has there been anything recently that you did...any kind of straining or quick motion that you would have pulled it? Nope, couldn't think of anything. THEN BAM. It hit me. I said...wait...you know what? I was laying by the pool on my stomach on a lounge chair several days ago, with my feet hanging down on the concrete. A wasp (you know how they come and drink or get wet wings and can't fly)...crawled onto my foot and stung me while I was laying there. I flipped over FAST and mashed it off of me. The Doctor said - and that was it. That's exactly when you pulled your rib muscle...that's exactly the kind of motion I'm talking about. So....it was just a waiting game of several weeks before it went away. I'd bet 100% that's what it is with Rafa.

Manny. Never got it.

Venus looked amazing especially. This warmed my heart honestly. Long story but several years ago now, I worked with a girl that won a title that you would know. I was with a local for about 15 years in the system. Scholarship organization. After several years in our state of coming close, people around her encouraged her to come to us. You have to win a local in the system to compete at State and the group had a couple of local pageants in the system that she bounced between for 3 or 4 years. After those several years, her group told her to come to our competition because well...we did have the magic touch. She won our local, and then won State and then won the whole thing, as we always suspected she would. During her year she came into contact with the Williams sisters, and they invited her to a couple of events. Galas if you will. Actually totally galas. The national organization did not approve the appearances, even though she offered not to wear the crown or sash or anything. Contract did not allow it, and ultimately they deemed these were not 'appropriate' appearances because their "brand" was so important. That tells you enough about the 'brains' at the top of this organization. After that year I slowly backed away from involvement, and plus, we won it all. Well, she won it all because that's how our local was. The girls are competing, not us. Other locals in our state could never figure it out. And it was as simple as building them up, teaching them to believe in themselves, and watching them go get it. But after that experience I wasn't interested anymore. Her year was spent doing sponsor visits and doing what she was told. It was terrible. And we sat back, talked on our 'bat phone' with her, got all the dirt from the inside....and were shocked and amazed at the stupidity of how easy it could have been, to truly have a (insert the title right here) truly be 'relevant' and get us back in the media and on websites everywhere. Good for the Williams sisters. ("not appropriate appearances". HA! My God.

My sister put it so well. She's never liked Osaka (neither have I actually), but my sister's words yesterday were so appropriate. She said "My Lord what's wrong with her NOW!!? What does she want NOW?" Very simple, but I think that's what everyone is thinking and that's the attitude she's cultivated among the public. Maybe without even knowing it. I think that's how we all feel, LOL.

I’m sick of hearing about Naomi. Tired of the drama. At this point she’s become the poster child of rich people mental health problems and it’s coming across as attention whore central. As Dolly said - come down off the cross, somebody needs the wood.

That's what Republicans do. And if there are good ones they don't speak out enough against the bullshi*.

30 is the new 52? She looks like she went to the Hunter Tylo and Lisa Rinna Spa for Lips and Unmovable Face.

GL - not really a re-write really but the Clone's death was done pretty well in the end. Although it would have been somewhat morbid I would have brought in Audrey Peters (Sarah) to play the Clone in the last few weeks of her life. It would have been like Reva seeing herself die, and her mother die again, and maybe some thought about what it would mean in the end to clone people.

I passed by and saw Steffy wearing houndstooth today. I like houndstooth (I really do, I'm a guy and wear it). But I wonder if that wardrobe person is still there. They announced about 2 or 3 or 4 years ago (I don't remember) someone new, fashion forward, Italian? Taking over wardrobe and how it was going to be excellent. That's when the downhill started that I DO remember when I was watching and the wardrobe was immediately actually barf worthy. In regard to the reports of massive crying on Brooke's part, I haven't seen it, but weren't they kind of always foisting that on Katie? Has Brooke taken over the role of Katie now for the crying department? I was a GL fan and Kim Zimmer/Reva was the appointed cryer for CBS. This sounds like it may be surpassing that territory. In GL's defense, Zimmer was a good cryer. You believed it for sure.

Love Bob Moses - Love Brand New.

I hadn't seen a match in a while and tuned in to Tennis Channel (I think?) to see the match in Monterrey. Madison is back to being Madison. Arm, wrist, hair...some kind of injury.

From yesterday...she's posted a few times now, Andy taking her to appointments.

I didn’t expect to like them but a few things are cute. And not as much $ as I was waiting for. Cheap no but not over the top expensive, and in line with a lot of brands.

This is the one I remember reading about! Thanks!

I never watched AW really, and I'm sure it's buried within this board somewhere, but can someone give me a synopsis that is out there or description...even if you didn't watch AW, I know this is legendary because it's one of those things that everyone (or most people) who were soap fans just know about. But what is the story/background on all of the speculation that happened about - someone lost a baby or the baby died or something, and a character picked up a pillow or doll or something and fans jumped at it, and pointed to it, bringing it up repeatedly - that she must have had twins. There must be a 2nd baby by the way she coddled a doll or pillow. I'm sure someone here knows. What's the story or where can I read about it?

I tuned in briefly today. Blah. I don't know why, I just don't care who ends up with Ridge and it's not making me want to watch again. I'm kind of tired of seeing women fight over men who are flawed and awful also. I think that means I'm in the majority of people who tuned out of soaps all together. Yuck. Adult kids trying to reunite their adult parents. Ick.

I saw something on Twitter yesterday about the Number 1 player returning - ATP tweeted it. People replied...do you not even know? Because there was a picture of Novak. People replied isn't Medvedev #1 now?

I think it's a problem. This is happening in tons of sports, where they're being buried on newish streaming services - like the Olympics and Peacock - but NBC at least did show a lot. Networks, other than Golf, American Football, and College Basketball are ignoring people that don't want to go look for it. College sports like Lacrosse, Women's Softball you have to search for it. I don't see U.S. Gymnastics covered like it used to be, not even important meets. Ditto Figure Skating. But Tennis I believe is by far the worst for coverage because it was a big sport. Burying it on Tennis Channel or wherever else has killed the sport on TV. Meanwhile networks like ESPN/ESPN2 are covering pickleball and cornhole. Nothing against them, but they have no real history. Yes, people play it, but it's just not the same for me. Maybe I'm crazy. Ditto, along with Austin, but I never played competitively in High School because my team was too good and everyone knew who was going to make it. LOL. One year I was kind of excited and worked at it - then didn't 'go-out' for the team - we had Seniors graduate - 4 of them seeded, but we got 2 ridiculously talented exchange students, and other guys who had been close to making the team were clearly ahead of me in the eyes of the coaches. So there was no point. But I admired and followed the people you list on TV, and it was because of TV that I got to see Tennis. That doesn't happen now.

Really hit or miss. The last time I saw her I thought she needed to lay off the Twinkies.

Well he and his wife are major shareholders in a company developing a "cure". He can't be pro-vax or say that vaccinations are OK. It would go against his investment in a company whose goal is to 'cure' the cold. Covid is of the same line as the common cold I believe I've read. So there's never going to be a cure likely, but he's sticking to his own (albeit stupid) guns. And pocket book.