A Walk in the Park

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB talk about life (theirs, specifially), hot topics (such as the second impeachment of the worst President in the history of our country), wine (Ris was doing her first Zoom wine tasting), books (Babs was going to start reading How to Be Fine, written by the By the Book podcast hosts, Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer), and in MB’s corner, sports and SO.MUCH.MORE! Please listen and enjoy.

It is January 2021. To say things are not going well in the United States of America right now is an understatement. At the begining of the podcast, Babs gives her very strong assessment of what happened at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Right-wing, Republican, Trump supporters are not likely to enjoy those first 2-3 minutes. If it is not for you, this is your warning (also given in the podcast) to just skip ahead.

The main portion of the podcast is a largely delightful conversation involving books, beverages, sports and more. We won’t hide from our current state of reality, but we will try to keep the podcast mostly entertaining for you, our listeners.

Please listen and enjoy.

“When I find myself in times of trouble…”

It’s time for a Bonus Episode of a Walk in the Park podcast. In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB test out their ideas for the upcoming Season Four format: Life, Hot Topics, Wine, and MB’s Corner. Please listen and enjoy!

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB talk about the current state of voting (as of October 24, 2020), the climbing Covid numbers, sports (of course) and a smattering of other topics. This is the final episode of Season Three. Stay tuned for Season Four, which will include format changes and new content areas. Please listen and enjoy!

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB spend most of their time discussing that hot mess that was the first presidential debate. But there is also a little bit of this and a little bit of that — a Covid garage sale, some cocktail mixer info sharing. Please listen and enjoy!

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB talk about Trump’s nominee to replace RBG on the U.S. Supreme Court, the then upcoming Presidential deate, Voting, Real Time with Bill Mar (9/25/2020), and of course, tennis. Please listen and enjoy!

In the ongoing nightmare that is 2020, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18th. She was 87. It was her dying wish that her replacement not be pickeed until a new President was elected. She held on for as long as she could. Now those hypocricial wastes of oxygen and scourges of the earth, Trump and McConnell (supported by the likes of Graham and other traitors to our country) are trying to rush through nominating and confirming her replacement before the November 3rd election. Why is this particvularly egregious? Back in February 2016 when Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died, President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to replace him on the Supreme Court. McConnell said that Supreme Court justices should not be confirmed in an election year. That the Senate would wait until after the November 2016 election because the people had a right to have a say in who replaced Scalia. Now the hypocrites’ argument is that this election year is different because there is a Republican in the White House and a Republican Senate. So, apparently, the people get no say. This sounds like treason and high crimes and misdemeanors.

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB wrap up their discussions on the U.S. Open and cover other topics, such as school, Covid, the NFL, and much more. This might even be the epsiode where they discuss wiretapping and the need for a Constitutional Convention. But who can remember? Shhhhh…..

This episode is a deep dive into the 2020 U.S.Open’s first week, culminating in U.S. Open tennis tournament referee, Soeren Friemel, defaulting World #1, Novak Djokovic, for accidentially hitting Lines Judge, Laura Clark, in the throat with a tennis ball that he flicked to the back of the court in frustration after he lost his service game to Pablo Carrena Busta.

Djokovic has apologized for the incident. He was not the person who outed the identity of Laura Clark. That would be her own family, who apparently shared this information with local news media outlets in her hometown of Owensboro, KY.

According to U.S. Open reports, Ms. Clark, who after being hit stumbled to the ground and sat gasping for air before standing and walking off the court unassisted, is doing well and plans to make herself available for future matches. Her family outing her identity and the subsequent additional stress that appears to be causing, however, could change her status.

If you love tennis, please listen and enjoy. Otherwise, this episode is not for you.

In this episode, Ris, Babs, and MB talk about the Western & Southern Open, the US Open (the tennis one), the back-to-school experience, and, of course, politics. Please listen and enjoy!