Croatia-Slovak Davis Cup Final Looms for Dec 2-4
Posted on November 23, 2005
Happy HolidaysWith the Davis Cup final over a week away, we'll say Happy Thanksgiving to the American fans getting two days (max.) off work, and to the rest of the world Happy Get-Out-of-Work Day since you're probably using some of your three months of vacation around this time of the year.
The web's only daily site for original news and opinion content will in this "off season" now emulate other tennis sites by posting something and leaving it up for a week, taking a breather until next week's Davis Cup final on Dec. 2-4, 2005.
Log off your computer. Talk with other humans, face to face. Eat some dead animal flesh, have some barley pops, pretend you're happy to see visiting family members, call your cable company and complain about not getting The Tennis Channel, or just complain in general. Ask if you really need five religious channels on basic cable. Or like this photo, e-mail James Blake and ask him to grow that fresh 'do back and bake you a cake, or make waffles or whatever is going on there.
A happy and safe holiday to you and your loved ones.
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