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BARBENHEIMER or BOPPENHEIMER or OPPENBARB?

Yesterday I provided details on the official cocktail of Wimbledon, which is Pimm's Cup.  Well, what do they eat there?  Strawberries and Cream, plus Scones. So today I watched a nearly   5-hour match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic .  A rollercoaster of a great final.  First game to Djokovik, 6-1.  Third game 6-1 for Alcaraz.  Fifth to Alcaraz for his first Wimbledon championship.  I took photos on my TV screen.  The King was not there, but Kate was. If you were wondering why the first photo at the top, tennis was actually my game when I was younger.  If not for my  high school victories , Stanford might not have accepted me. This coming Friday, July 21, is looming as a special day for cinephiles, as two films,  Barbie  and  Oppenheimer , are opening.  Why so?  You can't find two more divergent over-hyped productions premiering on the same day.  Makes for a once-in-a-lifetime double-bill for the uber adventuresome.  I can't imagine even considering paying to see