Naomi Osaka first said that she’d be absenting herself from media interviews at the French Open, and then promptly passed on the whole shebang. Wringing of hands ensued.

I was telling Mary that I’d dreamed of a former boss dressed in a Santa suit, and she asked if I’d asked for a raise. Dream on, I said.

I read the sign’s words out loud: “Grand Army of the Republic Highway,” adding, “I love that about America. You’re never far from our history, and we’re still fighting the Civil War.”

AMAGANSETT

Erica R. Juneja to BTBK L.L.C., 66 Old Montauk Highway, Sept. 21, $4,995,000.

John Dellanoce to John Dunchick, 8 Old Station Place, Jan. 13, $6,750,000.

Peter and Stella Sichel to BAP Bluff L.L.C., 82 Bluff Road, Feb. 12, $2,800,000.

Top Neck Realty Inc to JAV 8 Estates L.L.C., 41 Oak Lane, Commercial, March 5, $4,000,000.

Rose A. Evangelista to Benjamin Liscio, 23 Deep Wood Lane, March 25, $1,775,000.

Sean P. Statuto to Bernard Whitman, 61 Albert’s Landing Road, April 23, $2,452,000.