WTF-Beta

There are videos saying he staged all of this. Ok. This is what people mean when they say it's not true just because you read it on the Internet.

I would look at what the retired top level players both male and female have said.

Besides. You only need your eye to see if you know what you are looking at that he's in a radically different physical and mental condition than a short time ago.

GOAT!

He could retire tomorrow and whether he does or not I don't think we're going to see his level of play again in our lifetimes.

He's "coming back" but we'll see.

Link to video

Ok.

I'll hire a gardner if I win the lottery.

I just don't have a green thumb.

All of your gardens are so beautiful.

Thanks for sharing them. : )

@jon-nyc said:

Road

(I think I know that one, lol)

Mr. Mayor

@Steve-Miller said:

Don’t get an an Asko. Good stuff but not that good, impossible to find service and parts in the US.

Speed Queen is the answer. They are always the answer.

Agree again. The all mechanical old school washers are the best.

My parents would buy Maytags and run them over 20 yrs.

Sometimes it's better to ask for forgiveness than permission.

Touché!

The Lady Musick - Elizabethan Songs is a 1979 classical Renaissance album featuring soprano Emma Kirkby and lutenist Anthony Rooley, released on the L'Oiseau-Lyre label.

L'Oiseau-Lyre (DSLO 559)

Title song-

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mxll1plLq7-VZVTCn1N_PZpkro6K875t8&si=rAefhhG9vhV87gzq

I love Elizabethan music and this song breaks my heart every time I listen to it.

Emma Kirkby - Wikipedia https://share.google/5ENKZL39zTwf7XKSt

Many of you will know Emma Kirkby came out of the Oxford University cultural revival of ancient music performed on period instruments, with intensive source analysis, and authentic performance techniques.

Lutenist Anthony Rooley deserves a mention because he was her best accompanist.

She's said in countless interviews John Dowland is her favorite composer FWIW.

That's saying something when you consider her exquisite Mozart recordings.

The BBC voted her one of the best 10 sopranos of the 20th century.

It was a controversial choice but one they would have been remiss in not making IMO.

Enjoy!

@realplayer Bike helmets FTW.

Analogous to seatbelts. A seatbelt and passenger front airbag saved my life ten years ago.

Be safe.

@ the exercise posts-- thanks. A good reminder to me to do exercises in a more planned, methodical way. I have exercises I do throughout the day but I need to do better.

@Bernard said:

@RealPlayer NPR's Fresh Air interviewed the author of "Fed Up" yesterday. It was really interesting and he talked about muscle loss vs fat loss.

What evolution reveals about eating, dieting and fat

@bernard I've saved this for later. I looked through it quickly and it seemed promising. Thanks.

@Steve-Miller said:

I also had a fall over the weekend. Seems to be going around.

Bought a 30” kitchen base cabinet and decided to move it in to the the basement myself. Mistake #1 was not taking it out if the box. Mistake #2 was not removing the shelf, doors, and drawer to make it lighter. Mistake #3 was moving it upright rather than laying it down. Mistake #4 was thinking I’m still 25 years old.

About halfway down the stairs it got away from me. The slick cardboard on the bottom of the box slid way too easily on the carpet and I couldn’t stop it.

I ended up on the floor at the foot of the stairs with the box on top of me. Laid there for a while and took stock. Ankle scuffed, back hurts. Nice hole in wall. Found phone in pocket and figured I could call someone if I couldn’t get out from under the box.

Got out, took stock. Not too bad. Back of cabinet is broken, knee kind of hurts. Decided to spend the rest of the day on the sofa so as not to have to climb the stairs.

Got lucky. Next time I’ll lower it down the stairs with a rope.

Falling is surely related to aging.

I had two falls recently. The first was a prideful risk to take and almost killed me. The second accident wasn't my "fault" (tripped on a moving crate in the dark and landed on concrete).

I'm sorry you had a fall @steve-miller

Good luck with the rope method. Lol.

@CHAS said:

I am selling my bikes. Keeping the trikes. Sometimes on the Tucson bike path ebikes zip by weaving through bike traffic. On the bridges people try to take the middle and handlebars could clash.
If I get hit while on the trike, the cyclist should go over the trike or at least it should not tip the trike over.

ebikes are so dangerous. silent and potentially deadly to anyone on a road, sidewalk, or in a parking lot. I've decided to loathe them. YMMV.

@Bernard Omg.

Gate

Omg.

Exactly.

100% agree.

I will do just that when budget and calendar restraints allow it.

This is my other favorite brand.

ASKO Laundry

https://share.google/z8qySTGUJOaYf0789

• runs and hides *

@mik

I can't recommend this company highly enough. I almost bought one of their washers but decided on the disposable Maytag because I need the the load capacity.

Washing Machines | Danby Appliances - USA https://share.google/9EsfpN04V2YlhGcVx

I've had two Canadian products that ran like Swiss watches. One was this washer and the other was a Honda Civic.

Go figure.