SHELBY FOOTE
SHELBY FOOTE When Jimmy Carter was elected, my Mother rationalized “…Well – at least we now have one who doesn’t have an accent.” Recently I have spent some time watching interviews with the late Shelby Foote. I particularly liked the graduation ( “commencement”) address. Shelby’s voice MADE the Burns’ PBS series on the Civil…
Zverev and Sablenka
“… a tennis player is as strong or as weak as their weakest link, and the weakest link in tennis is the second serve.” Wlmbledon Men’s Singles observation : I don’t believe Shasha Zverev made many crucial double faults yesterday. Even elite players have problems. A short while back , two of the world’s best…
COLLEGE TO PRO?
As the world turns ! (From—ESPN Wimbledon broadcast of the Ben Shelton–Otto Virtanen first-round match yesterday, the commentators had a brief discussion about the changing path from college tennis to the ATP Tour. The main points they made were: This wasn’t presented as a formal statistic but rather as commentary on how the landscape has…
” Quotable Quotes”
JUSTIFIED’S Raylan: “It is hard to imagine the wonderful things that might happen if you can plant the seeds of distrust among a garden of assholes.”
SAINT AUGUSTINE
From today’s THE ATHLETIC (by Austin Meek), a comment on the current state of college athletics: ” By now, it should be obvious that “equitable reform” and “competitive advantage” don’t fit neatly in the same box. In trying to have it both ways, leaders in college sports sound a lot like St. Augustine: God, grant…
SOME OLD, SOME OLDER
JUSTIFIED’S Raylan: “It is hard to imagine the wonderful things that might happen if you can plant the seeds of distrust among a garden of assholes.” Winston Churchill: “When you are going through hell, keep going.” “The secret to management is to keep the guys who hate you from the undecided.” Casey Stengel. One golfer…
Obama vs Trump
Boxing was a big deal in 1955. Televsion was new. A lot of disagreements ended in fist fights. Knives and Glocks now. Written in 2019 : ” Wednesday night was a big night later at the Ritters. Gillette’s Cavalcade of Sports (Boxing on TV). Remember the big parrot carrying the round numbers?Walt, the old man…
DEEMS
My list is getting short. Retired at the coast, calling and receiving calls from friends is a boon. Some, sadly , left early. Recently –the oldies. “Dr. Know” John Eatman, Dr. Willis Williams , Joe , “Country”, “Bonehead” Dennis, Sweet Lou Harper, Alton, and today Deems. I can’t claim him as a brother, but a…
AMERICAN STRUGGLE
NEW BOOK RECOMMENDED ! AMERICAN STRUGGLE- Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union ( by Jon Meacham ) 2026. This is great American history, quite thorough. I must say the last commentary (“THE PATH TO AMERICAN AUTHORITARIANISM: WHAT COMES AFTER DEMOCRATIC BREAKDOWN” ) BY Steven Levitsky and Lucan A. Way ) is…
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