6 years ago today.

“Tennis is a tough sport, there are no draws, but if there was going to be one, I would have been very happy to accept one tonight, and share it with Rafa, really” - Roger Federer

In other news, rewatched Billy Wilder’s The Apartment last night. Jack Lemmon: national treasure. Shirley MacLaine: I am in love. The movie: way ahead of its time.

Do it relentlessly for nine years and maybe, just maybe, you’ll write something work a damn.

Beyond bananas.

Finally: infrared saunas are disco.

Also, a friend sent me this today:

Addendum to previous tweet: both bystanders were George Santos.

Note that no one on the right has noted the fact that the last two mass shooters were stopped by unarmed bystanders.

Glad y’all are loving your pickle ball but that is mos def not a spectator sport.

About the Dahmer show kerfuffle a person could just (wait for it) NOT WATCH IT.

Freak show point of the year? Reminiscent of Fed.

listening to undergrads laugh, somewhat appalled, somewhat delighted, at midge’s self portrait during their first vertigo viewing… this is what dreams are made of

Puss 'n' white boots hates the federal government until he needs the federal government.

Teach me my mortality / Frighten me into the present.

Everyone needs to read this poem by Jack Gilbert today. Everyone needs to take a deep breath:

Is this . . . real? #wwns ? #whatwouldnietzschesay ?

One of the men I admire most at my dojo, Maruf Sarwar, received his black belt today. It is richly deserved. He's a teacher, a leader, a doctor, a great human, always ready to answer a question. I tire of the complaint that there aren't good men out there. They are legion.

Also agree.

Agree.

Just. Wow.

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