Barbara Spence

Let all that you do be done in love. (1 Corinthians 16:14)

[Ryan | Lady Gaga 🏳️‍🌈 @ryanleejohnson]

Lady Gaga performing a medley from The Sound of Music at the #Oscars (2015)

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

If you're having a bad day, here's the exact moment that Charlie Brown adopted Snoopy 75 years ago.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter above the Sydney Opera House.

[📸 Prasun Agrawal, 2022]

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

FEBRUARY 28, 2026

Don't forget to look up: a rare celestial spectacle is unfolding. Six planets are tracing a graceful arc across the evening sky.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

I had a phone conversation today with a very nice young chap from Pakistan. This is how it went:
"Hello sir, how are you today?"
"I'm very well, thank you for asking. And how are you? And, more to the point, WHO are you?"
"Sir, my name is Sanjit, and I'm calling you from Microsoft".
"Microsoft, eh? Is that a city in Pakistan? How's the weather there today?"
" No, sir - MICROSOFT, the computer company. I'm calling to tell you that we have found a problem with your computer and -"
"REALLY?? Well, that's quite concerning......"
"Yes sir, it can become very serious indeed, but thankfully I will be able to fix it for you. Now, if you -"
"No, I meant it's very concerning because you see I don't HAVE a computer".
"You don't?"
"I don't".
"Ahh, it must be a problem on your laptop sir -"
"Don't have one".
"Ipad?"
"Nope".
"Tablet?"
"Nope, I have none of those things. As a matter of fact, I don't even have a telephone".
After a few seconds of silence he said "Ah, sir, you are lying to me now!"
I said "Well, you started it!!" and put the phone down.🤣

~Rudes on a roll

[Rod Laver @rodlaver]

Congratulations to Elena Rybakina on her first Australian Open crown, a well-deserved achievement after a dominant summer. Bravo!
More AO trophies surely lie ahead for both you and Aryna Sabalenka. 🚀

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Elena Rybakina's triumph seems like a pretty compelling argument for allowing a highly accomplished 26-year-old woman to make her own decisions about who she wants in her life as her coach and otherwise, rather than having a bunch of self-important busybodies decide -- in the name of feminism -- that they somehow know better than this adult woman does about what's best for her. She vehemently and repeatedly insisted Vukov treated her well but somehow the WTA decided her opinions didn't matter. They knew best, even though the key leaders of that lynch mob barely knew Rybakina (as she often pointed out).

Rybakina with Vukov is a completely different player than the mediocrity she became when the WTA banned him. He's finally allowed back as her coach and she quickly starts winning: leading to the WTA Finals title and now the AO. Obviously the player deserves most of the credit, but, as in any sport, tennis coaches are vital.

What's so hilarious is that the pivotal moment of the match was so clearly when Vukov berated her in the 3rd set for playing with "no energy" -- that was at 0-3, 30-30 and she looked resigned to defeat; she then immediately became a different player: she hit two aces and went on a major roll to win the set and title. The ESPN team had to acknowledge this obviously key instruction but kept referring to the moment when "her team" told her she was playing with no energy. They used every awkward phrase to avoid giving Vukov the credit by name for providing her with the perfect coaching words at the crucial moment (and doing so in a way that most WTA mavens regard as "too negative").

The delicious cherry on the top of all of this is the AO included (I believe for the first time) giving the winning coach a trophy as part of the award ceremony, and, in front of the world, they had to honor and put on the podium Stefano Vukov -- whom the WTA spent 18 months trying to drive out of the sport based on allegations that he was "abusive" to Rybakina despite her insistence that he never was.

This should all be a good lesson about honoring the autonomy of adult women to make their own choices in life, but it's doubtful it will be. Anyway: amazing win for Rybakina and "her team" as well as for the autonomy of adults to decide what's best for themselves.

[purr.in.ink @purrinink]

Sound on 🐾🤍

[Robert Irwin @RobertIrwin]

Tonight, my foxtrot dance is inspired by my sister and it’s in memory of my dad. My family is everything to me, and I can’t wait for this special night ❤️ @officialdwts

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Elena Rybakina got the fairytale ending her 2025 season deserved

There were doubts & tough moments, but she kept believing til the very last tournament that she would find her level

The most resilient season of her career 🥹

🇰🇿🩵

(h/t @ryballery)

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Kamil Majchrzak meeting the young boy who had the hat taken from him the other day at the US Open.

A happy ending… this is what it’s all about.

Protect this man at all costs. 🥹

[Collin Rugg @CollinRugg]

NEW: Tennis star Kamil Majchrzak is looking for a young boy who had a hat snatched from him by a grown man at the US Open.

Majchrzak was seen trying to hand the boy his hat when a grown man took it and stashed it in a bag.

"After the match, I didn't record that my cap didn't get to the boy ... Could you help me find the kid from my match?" Majchrzak said on IG.

[Olly Tennis 🎾 🇬🇧 @Olly_Tennis_]

😱 This guy grabbed a hat that Majchrzak had specifically given to a little boy

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[SK @Djoko_UTD]

This Wimbledon Poster is beautiful ❤️🐐

[Niall Harbison @NiallHarbison]

Tina. The best girl there ever was

[José Morgado @josemorgado]

This is one of the cutest moments of the tournament

[Marty Fields @Martyfields]

Who told Lidia Thorpe she could speak for us? Who told her it was okay to scream at the King? I don’t care if you are black, white, royalist or republican. Have some bloody respect. As the monarch, he has earned it. What a disgrace.

[Emilio Sansolini @EmilioSansolini]

Gracias, Rafa. 🎾