First Post: Tuesday, November 21, 2023

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Started…

…and going!

Hey! How ya’ doin’ over there? Well, that’s good! Here in Malibu, Calif., at high noon today, it was sunny and 76°F, with Santa Ana winds driving the relative humidity to a scratchy 23 percent; the barometric pressure was 30.24 inHg and falling, with visibility at a perfectly clear 33 miles — indeed, Catalina was easily visible from the beach; with the calm Pacific Ocean a true blue. From the sunny & shining Golden West, good afternoon! Good afternoon this time!

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First Post: Monday, November 20, 2023

 

A little Zen in the Kitchen for yourself. Thanksgiving coming-up in three days from now. Gobble-gobble! Continue reading

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First Post: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Sunday! Continue reading

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First Post: Saturday, November 18, 2023

Sorry for all the emphasis on the Racquet Sport of Kings lately. Supposedly this here Web log is about the plain-old Sport of Kings (no racket!), or at least the horseys. In keeping with that lapsed spirit, here’s a JockeyCam re-creation of the finish of our favorite Belmont Stakes ever. See if you can guess the year, the winner & the jockey of that Belmont represented in today’s video lede… (answers on the jump-page, like they did in the old days with the broadsheet & tabloid newspapers! jump to the jump-page!)… Continue reading

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First Post: Friday, November 17, 2023

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Liftoff!

Ever launch yourself off the court to connect on a forehand? Air Ute! Hahahahaha! Continue reading

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First Post: Thursday, November 16, 2023

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Mirror neurons firing, mimicking reasonable form & technique

Sometimes after you do something a lot over years & years & years, you gain a baseline level of competence! Stroking! Continue reading

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First Post: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

It rained today, first of the official rainy season here in erstwhile sunny Southern California. Precip! Continue reading

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First Post: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Tuesday! Continue reading

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First Post: Monday, November 13, 2023

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Ace! Or at least a service-winner!

Back on the courts after a too-long absence! Hit it! Continue reading

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First Post: Sunday, November 12, 2023

Good afternoon still from the warm & bone-dry Golden West, where the average relative humidity has been around 20 percent for the last several days. Dry skin, chapped lips, contact lenses trying to cry for moisture in the air, any! But in a couple of days here, we’ll be receiving our first significant rainfall of this year’s alleged El Niño now. Continue reading

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