Charlie

These kinds of records are confusing partly because before the "Open era" began in 1968, the national championships (the "slams") were usually limited to amateurs, so players who started winning as amateurs and then turned pro were usually banned from competing. For example, Ken Rosewall won the US as an amateur in 1956, but turned pro the next year and couldn't play in the tournament again until 1968; he won it again in 1970 as a pro.

I love fish and other kinds of seafood, except escargots and eels.

Havana?

Back at ya, mate! (I was there for Australia Day in 2003.)

Pegula's career seems to rise and fall with the fortunes of the Buffalo Bills. They lost on Sunday. Azarenka's last major title came at the Aussie Open ten years ago; it must be some kind of record if she does it again.

It looks more like "boyhandled."

I would also watch out for Ostapenko, who looked really strong beating Gauff. She and Rybakina will be an interesting matchup today, even as a visual contrast (the fire hydrant versus the telephone pole).

Especially when you are meeting with an escort for the first time, asking something as direct as "Will you cum in my mouth?" is demanding something too specific. You don't know whether he will be able to or want to do that, and perhaps neither does he. It is probably more productive to simply say, "I like it when a dominant guy cums in my mouth," and try to gauge his reaction. You can also ask, "What kinds of things do you like to do with someone?" and see whether it sounds like you are compatible. Hiring an escort is not the same as executing the clauses in a legal contract. It is reasonable to agree in advance on broad roles (e.g., top or bottom), and you should indicate what you definitely do not want, but you will probably enjoy the experience more if you haven't already decided that you both have a specific script to follow to the letter, and are open to go with the flow.

My philosophy on hiring (I started when I was 35) was the same as for all other kinds of entertainment expense: if I had cash that I didn't need or want for something else, I indulged my lusts. I never considered hiring to be a necessity, so I didn't make any special arrangement to budget for hiring in retirement. I retired relatively early (at 60), and luckily I always had enough money for necessities, plus some left over for pleasures. However, the pleasures that I wanted to spend it on changed as I aged, and I found I got more satisfaction out of spending my extra money on other kinds of entertainment rather than on sex. I stopped hiring altogether when I was 68, not because I couldn't afford it, but because it no longer brought me the kind of emotional payoff that it did when I was younger. I am still sexually attracted to pornstars, but I no longer feel any motivation to do anything about it.

'55 Chevy

He is either very new at this, or sophisticated enough to realize that there is a niche market for guys who don't try to look like pornstars.

That was the traditional economic theory that I was working on.

A couple of weeks ago I bought a new car. Given the current interest rates on loans, I decided to pay cash, since the annual RMD from my IRA had just been deposited in my checking account, and I didn't need the money. It's too late to reconsider now, but I wonder what your opinions are on having done that?

I haven't been there since Museum Island was in the German Democratic Republic, but in those days it was worth the hassle of traveling into East Berlin, so I'm glad to hear that it is still as good as ever.

I wonder how many pornstars would wear those shoes to a photo shoot today?

Oooo! May I smell your screen?

This should be in "Reasons to Love Tennis" topic, with a notice to @BSR. .

I just tuned in and see that Fucsovics has won his first two sets against Sinner! Maybe he got stirred up by your comments elsewhere. Well, that spurt of energy from Fucsovics certainly didn't last--Sinner lost only 3 games in the next 3 sets.

Novak doesn't have many players left in his draw who are likely to stop him. I think he will probably finally tie Rafa with his 22nd major. And Rafa is not looking like he is going to be winning many more in the future (of course, most commentators said that at the beginning of last year, and he ended up winning half the majors last year).

Marlon Brando?

His outfit is as sexy as his car (souped up '54 Oldsmobile?)

I did the majority of my hiring back in the days when there were no Internet escort sites. Instead, there were print ads in magazines, like the Advocate's pink pages, or I simply called an agency and told them what I was looking for. There was less choice, but it made the choices easier.

The number of withdrawals and no-shows this year is pretty disappointing. And two former women's champions showed up unseeded and had to play the first round against one another (Azarenka beat Kenin).

The photo uploaded last week looks like a guy who is younger than the one in the photos from seven years ago.

Every hire I ever made is described in the daily journal that I have kept for almost fifty years (yes, it fills a whole file cabinet).