Idle thought: Why do they call it Saturday Night Live when the show is pre-recorded? Because it's done in front of a live audience? Big deal. So are game and talk shows. Then again, I guess that's a whole lot better than doing it in front of a dead audience. That would be kind of spooky. Not many laughs either, I dare say.
So Serena Williams won the French Open. No big surprise there. Lately, the ladies' tennis finals always seem to boil down to Serena vs some Russian girl. Thing is, in pro tennis, Father Time seems to speed things up a lot as far as how long careers last. Whereas in other sports reaching the age of 30 usually means a player is in his/her prime, in pro tennis it's almost considered old age. Serena's approaching 32. It likely won't be long before the fall (or retirement) comes. It will be interesting to see which lady players rise to the forefront when that happens.
Much the same is going on in men's pro tennis. Rafael Nadal just won the French Open for the umpteenth time. He's almost unbeatable on clay courts. On hard courts or grass, besides Nadal, it seems like only Novac Djokovic or Roger Federer win everything. And Federer's getting old too.
It's kind of like when Tiger Woods was so dominant a few years back. There's the top dog, and then there's everybody else. If one is a fan of a top dog, this is great. If one likes to see new faces emerge as champions once in a while -- it's not so great.
Idle thought: Love those KFC commercials where the guy thinks he ate the bones. The actors are just perfect for the part.
Helio Castroneves just won an Indy car race in Texas. In all of sports, I can't remember another person that shows such unbridled joy and excitement when they win. You have to like the guy.
And I didn't get to go riding today because I promised myself I'd get a few things done around the house. Boo, hiss. However, LJ (you know who you are) showed up and didn't fall down even once. Things are definitely improving -- at least on some fronts.
On to the Stanley Cup Finals. Boston vs Chicago. Should be a helluva series.
Hi, J. Missed ya.
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