Well, here we go again.
It's Wimbledon time and Serena is trying to win #24 -- AGAIN!
Will she do it?
Well, the intimidation factor is gone, her age is catching up with her, the girls are bigger.
And, she's already given up on competing in the Tokyo Olympics.
So, will she win #24?
One word.
Sadly.
No.
Well, it's over. And the French Open results turned out to be a yawner.
The women's final was won by a no-name. Yea, she's known in the tennis world but not a winner who has universal appeal or commercial possibilities. Just another "ova" although I liked her connection to Jana Novotna and applaud her for mentioning her.
The men's final was predictable after Djoker won the third set. Although he had two more sets to go, I turned it off.
But I must give him props for coming back from being down. That's a true warrior and winner.
After this grand slam, it's no surprise that ESPN is no longer going to air the French Open. However, they're sticking with the other three slams.
Even they're done with it.
As the French Open inches to the finals, Coco Gauff is emerging as a formidable player and a contender to win the whole thing!
Serena is gone. Venus is gone.
Time and age are leaving them behind! The young upstarts no longer fear them.
Coco is 17 and not even at her prime. She is a comer and her path was must be cleared.
It's Coco time!
In September 2020, I bought a used car from my trusted mechanic. I didn't even think about its reliability because of the bond I had with him.
But that was a mistake.
From DAY ONE, I had problems. I took it back to him twice and then took it elsewhere. The money output kept going up, Up, UP!
Finally, I decided to take it to the manufacturer. En route there on the highway, the car began to smoke --heavily. Cars were honking and frantically alerting me to the danger.
I pulled over and it died. After waiting nearly two hours for AAA to tow it, I got to the dealer.
The car was dead! The mechanics had a laundry list of problems with the car. They had pulled up a history on the car and it had been involved in major accidents -- none of which was revealed.To fix it was a down payment on a new car.
And that's what I did. Bought a new car. They gave me a great deal and even included a write-off for the dead car.
I learned an expensive lesson.
Do your due diligence. Forget relationships. Go with your gut.
Say No if none of its adds up and if you don't feel right.
An expensive lesson but a valuable lesson too.
While I enjoy acquiring new friends of the various social media platforms, this can become a problem when someone is trying to solicit you for a ticket, pitch you to get your insurance from their company and asking you to become one of their clients for _________. You fill in the blank.
I 'get' that it's important to establish connections and promote your enterprise. But, let's establish a connection without the pitch so I don't feel pitched to.
I am in business and have always waited a decent amount of time before hitting someone up for something I want. I establish trust and a real relationship. I invite them to something.
So when connecting -- REALLY CONNECT at the start!
Don't start promoting YOU before embracing your prospect.
Now that's truly connecting!
There's an uproar about the supposed "murder" of Adam Toledo. People are even comparing this with the REAL murder of George Floyd and Laquan McDonald.
Here are the REAL facts:
1. Adam Toledo was hanging out with a 20-year-old known gang banger, with a record.
2. Adam Toledo was hanging with a known gang banger at 2:30 AM.
3. Adam Toledo and his gang bangin' buddy were shooting at cars during the wee hours of the morning
4. Adam Toledo and his buddy's gun-shooting antics prompted 9-1-1 calls from residents
5. Police responded to those 9-1-1 calls and engaged in a foot chase
6. Adam Toledo was ordered to stop and show his hands
7. Adam Toledo opted to continue running down an alley
8. Adam Toledo stopped and hurriedly ditched the gun that was in his right hand
9. In a millisecond, Adam Toledo turned toward the officer
10. The officer had to make a quick decision in that millisecond: Me dead or him.
11. The officer fired...and made the right decision.
12. Horrified, the cop tried to save his life. Too late.
So, these are the facts. His mother -- who should have been monitoring her son -- is asking for the officer's head. Had she been doing her job, this would not have happened.
These. Are. The. Facts.
Quit the emotionalism and let's get real about Adam Toledo.
I want to celebrate the life of Army Lt. Caron Nazario. Why? Because he's lucky to be alive.
These hyped up, pumped up, guns-drawn white officers could have found justification to murder him and accuse him of resisting arrest.
These type of cop/cowboys populate the police departments nationwide. This is the environment that created Derek Chauvin, and so many other killers who murdered blacks. Think George Floyd, Ahmad Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Walter School and so many more who were murdered by cops.
So, this Lieutenant could have been added to the list. It didn't matter that he was in uniform. It did't matter that he was being respectful.
He was Black...but spared.
Now sue them to the rafters and get a big pay day. Appear on TV. Get your props.
You deserve it!
