THE TENNIS CHAMPIONS - US OPEN 2019

THE CHAMPIONS US OPEN 2019 -
By Bernard Bujold -
It can be concluded that the 2019 US Open tennis tournament was the fight between generations, veterans against beginners. We could also say that we have witnessed the beginning of the change of era in modern tennis! 
First came Saturday evening (September 7) with the surprising victory of Canadian Bianca Andreescu (19 years old) against legend Serena Williams (37 years old). It should be noted that the champion Williams started her professional tennis career in 1995 while Bianca was only born on June 6, 2000... 
On Sunday evening (September 8), tennis fans were able to experience history once again as champion Rafael Nadal (33 years old) struggled to win the tournament final against young athlete Danill Medvedev (23 years old). The legend Nadal became a professional player at the age of 15 in 2002. 
In all sports, young athletes are replacing the reigning champions and this is a normal reality. However fans often have mixed feelings between their aging stars and young recruits, as was the case this weekend at the US Open in New York City when the crowd was fully behind Williams and Nadal and booed their opponents.
When asked about the future of tennis, Rafael Nadal himself warned fans that the days of Federer, Djokovic, Nadal were coming to an end and that we must look to new champions. 
For his part, Eugène Lapierre of Tennis Canada (Montreal) is thrilled with the victory of Canadian Andreescu but he admits that we must also wait to see if the young athlete will be able to dominate the pressure that comes with the role of world champion in tennis. We can't avoid making the comparison with Quebec's Eugénie Bouchard, who was the star of the hour in 2014 but who was never able to stay at the top of her sport after that. 
For my part, even as a Nadal fan since his debut, a 5-hour tennis match is a little too stressful.... Rafa and the Russian played for 4 hours and 51 minutes for a total of 5 sets at 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6 and finally 6-4. My passion for tennis began with the André Agassi, Pete Sampras, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Monica Seles and others from the time before Rafa and Serena. 
However, for the future, I may prefer less stress and I'm thinking of starting fishing by the lake...
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GOODBYE SUMMER 2019

GOODBYE SUMMER 2019 -
By Bernard Bujold -
The 2019 summer season will soon leave us to make way for the fall... 
The summer of 2019 was pleasant but as always much too short! 
That's the way life is! 
See you next time.... 
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THE END OF THE WORLD IN 2019

THE END OF THE WORLD IN 2019 -
By Bernard Bujold -
The end of the world is not global warming but the absence of electricity. 
The example of Old Montreal on a Friday morning in this September when electricity is cut for more than 6 hours because of a gas leak. In addition, the generator of a building of high condos calls it dead at the same time... 
No more elevator, no more light in the corridors, no more way of cooking lunch or making coffee, no more telephones (appliances run on electricity), no more charging for electric cars, no more internet, nothing. In short, the death of civilization. 
Fortunately, the electricity was back on the hour of noon but imagine if the supply had never returned? 
It was end of the world in 2019! 
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THE LEGACY OF SUCCESS

THE LEGACY OF SUCCESS.... 
By Bernard Bujold - 
The candidate and leader of the NDP political party has just unveiled her advertising campaign for Quebec and we will notice above all that he takes off his turban to show his real hair. 
But we will also notice a sentence in the message:"... no inheritance, no gift... » . 
This single sentence raises an interesting question that applies to several areas of life. Is it possible to succeed if our parents did not lead the way and achieve success before us to help us, financially, by reputation or simply by moral inspiration? 
Jagmeet Singh will probably not be successful in politics on October 21 and he will prove his sentence to be true but it is interesting to look elsewhere all around.
"Would success be a legacy? » 
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A MORNING WALK WITH ALBERT - 2019

A MORNING WALK WITH ALBERT - 2019 
By Bernard Bujold -
I met a guy on the street during my Sunday morning walk in downtown Montreal near the Golden Square Mile. He said his name was Albert, and he said to me that watching me walk, he thought my pace was that of the intelligent guy ... I offered him coffee! He then added the qualifier: "super smart" about my way of walking... 
A nice guy this Albert! 
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LIFE STORIES -

LIFE STORIES - 
By Bernard Bujold - 
I have just finished a book from 2017 but what a discovery: L'HEURE MAUVE by Michèle Ouimet. I chose a copy of this book by chance and for three reasons. 
1. I had never read Michèle Ouimet's books before and since La Presse and its financial difficulties have been in the media in recent weeks, I made a link with Ouimet, who was a great journalist for this newspaper. (The main character in the book is a journalist like Ouimet was...) 
2. The theme of the book is a residence for the elderly. I often have in mind the tragic death of Gilles Duceppe's mother in a luxury residence. 
3. Finally, the phenomenon of aging challenges me, sometimes...
The book of Ouimet says everything there is to say about human life and life in society. 
To be read, by young and old alike! 
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