Monday Memos

Memo to Green Hills drivers: Making a right turn into a shopping center does not necessitate coming to a complete stop first, thus requiring everyone in the lane behind you to stop as well. This applies with special force to drivers of SUVs turning into Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

Memo to any Nashville drivers who have to go through roundabouts: Just treat the "Yield" signs like "Stop" signs--right-of-way goes clockwise depending on who got there first. You won't die in the roundabout, I promise. If you're still unsure of how to do it, but you see a maroon Altima behind you waiting to get into the roundabout, just move over and let her go ahead of you to show you how to do it.

Memo to Kyle Busch: You are not Jimi Hendrix. You are not Slash. You are not Jimmy Page. You are not Gene Simmons. You are not Pete Townshend. No, you're just a douche. But thanks for giving me some new "You Are So Nashville If..." material to work with.

Memo to ESPN talking heads: What's up with all this implying that Roger Federer winning the French Open isn't as good because he didn't beat Rafael Nadal to do it? Rafa was not the best in this particular competition, otherwise he would have been in the finals. Federer beat the best in this field, and earned his 14th Grand Slam title.

Would it have made for great TV if the win had come over Nadal, after losing to him repeatedly at Roland Garros? Undoubtedly. But I can't believe that there's even a suggestion that there will be an "asterisk" in the record books by Federer's win because he didn't beat Nadal. No, an asterisk would be needed if it were later discovered that Federer had done steroids or something, not because he didn't beat a particular opponent. Was there ever an asterisk next to any of Pete Sampras' wins because they didn't come over Andre Agassi, or vice versa?

Is Federer the best ever? He's now only the sixth man in the Open era to win all four Grand Slam titles, and has tied Sampras for most all-time Grand Slam wins. And remember, Sampras never won the French Open. There's no telling how many more Federer win, and what new dimensions his rivalry with Nadal will take on. I think he's certainly making his case to be considered the best ever.