Hobbies and Other Non-Political Assorted Interests

Canada’s Group B which also has Qatar and Switzerland, will be joined by the winner of Playoff A. The playoff group includes Wales, Italy, Northern Ireland and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

so Canada, Qatar, Switzerland and Italy it is then.

 

i.e. Turkey, Romania, Slovakia or Kosovo

Turkey would be a challenge.

 

That is soo ridiculous....

 

There are times I wish for Blatter. How many times has that question been asked since he took over?

 

Bump - @bayred and @newterp

If I recall you’re both tennis players. Just received my Briffidi SW1 swing weight machine today - if you know what that is. Another gear related rabbit hole

 

I had a partial SLAP and rotator cuff tear a couple years back. PT was an avid tennis player and suggested specs that have immeasurably helped my shoulder (+ PT + a couple cortisone shots) so I pay much closer attention than prior.

 

I've been getting my camera out a bit more of late. A common merganser from a Thanksgiving day walk and the latest full moon. Canon 7D mkii with a Sigma 150-600mm lens. If I sell my next book, I might be able to upgrade my gear.

 

Very geeky piece of equipment but glad to hear it's helping you out. Fortunately never had an upper body injury in tennis. I relied on my left-handedness more than power to win points and games. And cheating, of course

 

Gear is good

 

Hey, if Trump says it was inside the line, who can truly disagree......

 

McEnroe

 

Dude, chalk went flying

 

YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS

 

Mac remains my favorite all time tennis player. There have been a few really good documentaries over the past year

 

I knew his brother Mark pretty well, worked with him for a while. Got to meet Patrick and John. We were a tennis family, my son was a big junior player and we hung around the New York tennis crowd back in the day. My son ended up winning a national D-3 title in college but never went pro. John was a very smart, engaging guy.

 

So your son likely played nationals at my alma mater Kalamazoo?

 

Nats at the Zoo!!! Several times.

 

Those were my home courts for 4 years, where I got my ass kicked often.

 

My son started kicking my butt when he was 12. Even giving me many free respect points as his dad.

 

There's a good one where he and Borg reminisce about the 1980 Wimbledon final. Those guys were remembering invividual plays over 40 years later!

 

I don;t know who my favourite is, but I know my least favourite -
I exhibit one Michael Chang

 

You’re dead to me