Bright Ideas

I heard it on the news, “People who play tennis live nine years longer.” I tried playing tennis once with three Australian women who claimed these outings were just to “hit and giggle.”

First, I made myself a white tennis outfit, and we bought a cheap tennis racket. It didn’t take long to realize my poor playing was dragging down the levity of the outings, and I threatened to be depressed by the experience. I excused myself and abandoned the sport.

But I enjoy watching the sport. My mother-in-law also enjoyed watching the sport, and I doubt if she ever played. Last week the U.S. Open was on te...