Tennis at its best

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:11:26 -0400

Spent most of yesterday watching the Wimbeldon showdown between Federrer and Nadal. It was probably the best match I've ever watched!!! With rain delays, Adam was back from golf and able to enjoy the amazing fifth set with me.... the fact that either of them could still see the ball after 9PM was ridiculous.

I'm not a big fan of the commentator that works with John McEnroe (no idea what his name is), but after the award ceremony when they interviewed each player, he made a comment about Federrer graciousness and Nadal's humility, that rang very true. They are true competitors that respect one another's accomplishments and abilities.... As opposed to the Williams sisters who are only nice to their competitor if its one another....

Here's a great analysis of the men's final from an unlikely source, Slate Magazine. I agree with a lot of what is brought up here -- goodbye Andy Roddick, your style of play just isn't going to cut it.

I was happy Nadal won, I thought he was more deserving. He broke Fed 4 times and was only broken once in the entire match. Some of the shots he was able to run down just to keep the ball in play was truely amazing. Federrer exhibited moments of sheer greatness, especially when he came in and played at net, but he also had plenty of shots that he completely shanked. It amazed me that he was still able to serve over 125mph after 4 hours of play. If it hadn't been for his aces, this game would have been over in 3 sets.

Now, if we could just get Nadal to stop picking his wedgie all the time!!!

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Wall Street Gets the Last Laugh

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:35:55 -0400

Elliot Spitzer played a large role in making Wall Street folks lives hell..... When he was Attorney General of NY, he launched a very public attack on investment banks. (Trying not to get into too many details). As a result, we have an insane amout of compliance obstacles to overcome - many of them make it more difficult for us to do our jobs without really protecting the individual investors in a meaningful way. (I'll stop there - there are BOOKS written on this topic).

Turns out that Governor Spitzer isn't getting the last laugh. What kind of freakin' moron getting caught up in a prostitution ring!!!! I hope he has to resign!

I love the online magazine, Slate. It has a great article on Spitzer today, comparing similarities between how he prosecuted Wall Street and his prostitution troubles. Also - I love the word SCHADENFREUDE and I think this a phenomenal example of it.

Here's another article on the topic - I think this one is phenomenally well written. Have I mentioned before that I enjoy reading the NY Times?

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Tennis at its best

Wall Street Gets the Last Laugh