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Some of usage better than others!

 Tom at Sightings Over Sixty took me back to my daughter's teenage years with a post about tennis. It happened to be Amy's birthday and she was in the high school tennis club until she went into her dark emo phase. Her major celebrity crush throughout, though, was Bjorn Borg.

I sent her a Facebook birthday greeting, reminding her that we were all aging and including  then and now pictures of Bjorn Borg (whom we did get to see play in person at a tournament in Stratton, VT, two years in a row).


Then

Now

Amy was very quick to point out that he is still a very good-looking man. I would agree😊.






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  1. gigi-hawaiiAugust 29, 2022 at 11:05 AM

    Yes, he definitely is a handsome man. David has been watching tennis. His favorite player is Coco Gauff.

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  2. MaebemeAugust 29, 2022 at 12:25 PM

    Yes, he is still a handsome man.

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  3. Arkansas PattiAugust 29, 2022 at 2:09 PM

    Probably just my age but he is much better looking now.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 29, 2022 at 4:06 PM

    I was a Jimmy Connors fan, myself. My son, the real tennis player in the family, once got to practice with Ivan Lendl. That was a thrill. Anyway, I agree, Borg has aged well. Hope your daughter has outgrown her emo stage and gotten back to something more positive, like tennis. Hope you enjoy the U. S. Open.

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  5. Linda ReederAugust 29, 2022 at 7:27 PM

    Some of us age better than others.

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  6. Jenn JilksAugust 30, 2022 at 3:41 PM

    Yes, he is!

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  7. JoaredAugust 30, 2022 at 5:33 PM

    He still has a good head of hair.

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  8. Linda MyersAugust 30, 2022 at 9:37 PM

    "Dark emo phase". I have a grandkid who has been in that phase for eight years. Just spent a couple of days with them. Love them to pieces and wish I could give them a shot of sunny self-confidence.

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