Venice & Tennis: Two weeks ago

Ah, what would you do in Venice? Well, first let's be specific about which Venice (California or Italy)? Two weeks ago, G. Ripley was in Venice, California for some home buying! No, that's a major joke because I could not afford to buy a home in the venice canals. This home is practically a modern day castle from the canals in venice, california. The canals in venice are awesome. They are located a couple of blocks from venice beach. Besides seeing the homes in venice, G. Ripley checked out some women's tennis matches in carson, california. Maria Sharapova and Elena Dementieva were in the quarterfinals of the East Bank tennis classic. It was great to see this match. Sania Mirza was playing doubles before the battle of russia (sharapova vs. dementieva) began. It was fun to see sania in action. As for the rest of the trip, G. Ripley was doing some karaoke (sung "where the streets have no name" by U2) at dell's bar in west LA. Doing karaoke was a lot of fun.

Mixed Signals!

For all of those people who think they can figure out humans, there is another topic called mixed signals which sets human relationships far apart. Here's an example. A man seeks a woman as a companion, and the woman seeks him as a friend. But, there appears to be chemistry at odd times between the friends. The male and the female agree that they are friends. The male feels that there are times when the friendship goes above & beyond that (into possibly a relationship). The female laughs this off, and thinks that it's friendship only. When the male senses that the female is playing hard to get, it opens up another door of mystery. What is the male to do? Play the game with one female or look at another as a rebound. Why is that males pursue females, and females pursue males? It's a question that has many answers and did it really start with A & E, Romeo & Juliet, etc? The author writes this story from past experiences which his friends have gone through. Also, he speaks from his own experiences. This story reminds one that there is a Carrie Bradshaw in all of us. Props to the ladies of SEX & THE CITY!