played some pitch n putt out by the beach at riis park. nothing spectacular but reasonably well maintained 18 hole course, and its right next to the beach which is convenient if you are dip-worthy.
been slacking on my tennis of late but i played this morning and will be playing tomorrow for the first time on the clay (hard-tru) courts in central park. looking forward to that as its been (again) at least twenty years since ive played on clay.
lip reading the italian mid-fielder who provoked zidane. sounds like enough to put a proud man over the edge. i could imagine someone like pele brushing off a rascist slur, especially considering the relative importance of a world cup final, but i cant hold it against zidane for acting out. meanwhile 80% of the french team were black whereas i did not see one person of color on the italian team. dont know if this just means france was a colonial power while the italians were still disunited, or if italy isnt very hospitable to black people.
oh yeah, the theme of this particular world cup was 'say no to racism.' looks like someone didnt get the memo. viva italia!
