Ninety-three Again

It was too hot and too windy to bike or play tennis. It made 93 degrees again for the second day in a row, and the breeze was in the 25-30 mph range much of the day. But I did manage to get in a set and a half of tennis at 4 pm at Marie Park. It was not as much fun as usual, but better than a sharp stick in the eye. I managed to be on the winning side for the complete set and also did not hurt myself. A successful outing.

This photo was taken at Linwood on my way home from checking out the progress on the Linwood courts. The courts haven't been worked on since yesterday. No progress. The strength of the wind may be seen in the flapping of the flag of the USA.



The French have been running their national championship in Paris at Roland-Garros for a long time. They have had a hard time finding a French national who can win the tournament. The last French man to win was Yannick Noah in 1983 (the year that PP was born) and the last French woman was Mary Pierce in 2000. The Americans, too, have had some recent droughts in the win department. The last USA man was Andre Agassi in 1999, and the last USA woman was Serena Williams in 2002. It is also true that Chrissie Evert won the French Open 7 times.