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My Olympics were very selective, ( tennis, artistic gymnastics and athletics )
My Olympics were very selective, ( tennis, artistic gymnastics and athletics )
SPORTS: tennis, gymnastics and athletics
Aug. 6th, 2024 05:47 pmDay eight: ( Read more... )
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Day ten: ( Read more... )
I did catch up on the women’s doubles gold medal match, ( Read more... )
Day nine: ( Read more... )
Day ten: ( Read more... )
I did catch up on the women’s doubles gold medal match, ( Read more... )
I’m sorry, I’ve fallen behind on posting because I’ve been trying to catch up on the gymnastics.
Day three: ( Read more... )
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OVERVIEW: 2022 highlights
Jan. 5th, 2023 09:45 amTags:
- adult books,
- ally carter,
- book-shopping,
- diana tutton,
- discussion: personal,
- discussion: reading,
- discussion: sports,
- gail carriger,
- josephine elder,
- karen cushman,
- links,
- links: reviews,
- mabel esther allan,
- nevil shute,
- overview: books,
- overview: films,
- series: finishing school,
- series: heist society,
- series: wells and wong mysteries,
- sports: athletics,
- sports: football,
- sports: gymnastics,
- sports: swimming,
- sports: tennis
SPORTS: The Olympics wrap-up
Aug. 8th, 2021 08:37 pmWhat I didn’t mention in my last post about the Olympics was ( Read more... )
SPORTS: The 2020 Olympics in 2021 so far
Jul. 31st, 2021 11:21 amIt took me until the Monday to begin to get into the Olympics, ( Read more... )
OVERVIEW: Rio 2016/Styx and Stones
Aug. 18th, 2016 08:18 pmI have been watching the Olympics, but to a much lesser degree than was the case in 2012, because of the time difference. It took me a little while to realise that I could catch some of the sports – there had been so much emphasis on how the premium athletics would be on in the wee small hours.
But after a couple of days, ( Read more... )
Styx and Stones: Carola Dunn
This is an ultimately breezy mystery for Daisy to solve (with help) and was most interesting for me because of ( Read more... )
But after a couple of days, ( Read more... )
Styx and Stones: Carola Dunn
This is an ultimately breezy mystery for Daisy to solve (with help) and was most interesting for me because of ( Read more... )
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REVIEW: Rangers and Strangers
Oct. 29th, 2014 05:21 pmRangers and Strangers and Other Stories: Ethel Talbot Nelson
I didn't realise until opening this book to read it that it was a collection of short stories, rather than one book-length story. The title of the collection comes from the first and longest story, and is, in a way misleading, because ( Read more... )
I didn't realise until opening this book to read it that it was a collection of short stories, rather than one book-length story. The title of the collection comes from the first and longest story, and is, in a way misleading, because ( Read more... )
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- authors: t,
- celtic setting: cornwall,
- discussion: assorted subgenres,
- discussion: subgenres,
- ethel talbot,
- genre: adventure,
- genre: annuals etc,
- genre: family story,
- genre: holiday adventure,
- genre: mystery,
- genre: school story(ies),
- genre: sea rangers,
- genre: supernatural,
- genre: tragedy,
- links: resources,
- review: book,
- review: short story,
- review: talbot,
- sports: gymnastics,
- the extraordinary new girl
OVERVIEW (of sorts): the Olympics
Aug. 12th, 2012 08:24 amSome thoughts on the last day. ( Read more... )
US OPEN: No, no it's not enough
Sep. 7th, 2007 10:31 amI was watching the some of the men's team competition in the world gymnastic championships last night in lieu of the tennis. Well, I say watching it, but it was something less attentive than that. The language is very technical to someone who only achieved something that fit the definition of 'cartwheel' one in five tries. On a good day.
90 minutes was all we got, again. Sky was showing live tennis. I'm too dispirited to look, but I suspect it'll be the same case today. So all I got to see was titbits of Federer vs. Roddick. Or the sharp ends of sets. Poor Roddick, he played well, and perhaps in the first two sets, it was only a few points that distinguished them, but Federer is a better player than him is a better player than him is a better player than him. Reference was made to the Australian Open dismantling. Well, Federer didn't need to do that here. Roddick is the younger though, didn't he peak earlier?
In lighter vein, I wonder if the both had a 'he decided to wear black too?' moment when they stepped on the court/saw each other first? Davydenko has had a good run, but his previous record against Federer looks terrible.
The Venus vs. Jankovic match looked all over the place, but I'm sure it would have been entertaining to watch properly. I wanted Jankovic to win, I don't like the Willamses, though I'm growing to respect them more and more.
Still, the despairing question of why can't British Eurosport show the doubles or something arises? Is it because of the scheduling matches in the middle of the night thing? (Which still strikes me as crazy and unfair, expecting players and umpires to perform at that time when they're used to playing in the daytime and expecting the viewers to keep up. Silly.)
90 minutes was all we got, again. Sky was showing live tennis. I'm too dispirited to look, but I suspect it'll be the same case today. So all I got to see was titbits of Federer vs. Roddick. Or the sharp ends of sets. Poor Roddick, he played well, and perhaps in the first two sets, it was only a few points that distinguished them, but Federer is a better player than him is a better player than him is a better player than him. Reference was made to the Australian Open dismantling. Well, Federer didn't need to do that here. Roddick is the younger though, didn't he peak earlier?
In lighter vein, I wonder if the both had a 'he decided to wear black too?' moment when they stepped on the court/saw each other first? Davydenko has had a good run, but his previous record against Federer looks terrible.
The Venus vs. Jankovic match looked all over the place, but I'm sure it would have been entertaining to watch properly. I wanted Jankovic to win, I don't like the Willamses, though I'm growing to respect them more and more.
Still, the despairing question of why can't British Eurosport show the doubles or something arises? Is it because of the scheduling matches in the middle of the night thing? (Which still strikes me as crazy and unfair, expecting players and umpires to perform at that time when they're used to playing in the daytime and expecting the viewers to keep up. Silly.)
