Morning Wood

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Unemployment is down to 6.1%, the Dow just hit 17,000 today and more and more people are finally being treated equally -- sounds like the worst president in 70 years to me. Oh, wait: He's black! 

Grass-Fed Beef

You can probably guess how happy I was when Grigor Dimitrov destroyed defending champ Andy Murray today at Wimbledon. God, is he talented. Watching some of those groundstrokes, though, I couldn't help but wonder if squash isn't his true calling.

  I was also pleased Novak Djokovic pulled through, although I'm beginning to wonder why he is so down lately. He's seeded No. 1 and has a really good chance at winning the title again, yet you'd never know it.

 What I wasn't expecting was to feel so disappointed when Stan Wawrinka got beaten by Roger Federer. This is a huge opportunity for Roger -- and with Nole hanging his head so, it looks even huger -- but I was kind of hoping the old guard might be almost entirely knocked. Whatever happens from here, though, it will be fun watching.

P(l)ay It Foward

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Tropical Storm Arthur to Be Caught Between Moon and New York City

Deaths in the 'Family'

He'd give you 5 pounds of coffee if he can't beat your best deal

Oh, no -- say it isn't so! Ollie Fretter -- a television staple from my Detroit youth pitching his Fretter Appliances chain -- is dead at 91. Didn't get more colorful than that one! Read HERE.

And speaking of my childhood, the headlines all read that Bob Hastings of "McHale's Navy" just died at 89. But my brother Terence reminded me that he's who we grew up with as barman Kelsey on "All in the Family," who was featured in the brilliant "Judging Books by Covers" episode, which brought a gay character to a sitcom for the first time. (Later, he was also Capt. Burt Ramsey on "General Hospital," which we also loved!)