Idle Thoughts, while waiting for better air quality, Carlos Rodon to throw a pitch and to play “Count The Cliches” in upcoming graduation speeches:

• Dr. Idle, Dr. I to his close friends, was hardly surprised that the PGA Tour caved last week.

Human atrocities? Financial support for 9/11? Minor details. Those poor, misunderstood Saudis. And then as a sage once said: “Money’s money and there was only one Mother Teresa.”

However, if the rest of us cattle are interested in having our opinions heard, there’s always the option of staying away from The Travelers in Cromwell from June 22-25.

Hit the PGA Tour in its wallet, which, as we learned, is its most sensitive organ.

Empty galleries make more noise than full ones.

• Congrats to Kyle Zrenda of the New London-based Suisman Shapiro Attorneys-At-Law who helped a client win $284,514.07 during a recent case.

This is what happens when you hire a Boston College man.

• RIP to Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri, otherwise known as the Iron Sheik.

Maybe the best wrestling villain ever.

Hard to know where to start. Grabbing the mic in the ring and yelling “Iran, No. 1?” The Persian clubs? The camel clutch? The loaded boots? All with his manager, Classy Fred Blassie. All contributing to Dr. I’s entertaining childhood.

• Dr. I knows he has struck the correct chord when the HCS (Human Comments Section) replies, “stick to sports.” (Yes, Dr. I has been known to giggle when he reads that.)

But for those of us who enjoy the growing relationship between politics and sports, Dr. I recommends Chris Cillizza’s new book, “Power Players: Sports, Politics and the American Presidency.”

For those unfamiliar with the term, a “book” is a medium for recording information in the form of writing or images, typically composed of many pages bound together and protected by a cover.

Cillizza’s book chronicles how sports have affected governments since the beginning of time.

• Dear President Biden: How about you declare National Stay At Home Day once a month? No cars anywhere. And in that 24 hours, they can do all the tree trimming, paving and road construction they want. Then they put the jackhammers away for 30 days and roads remain uncluttered.

(Sorry, But Dr. I finds that a brilliant idea, if he does say so himself.)

• Dr. I’s parenting advice (stolen from a comedian): “If you want your teenager to start communicating with you, just change the Netflix password.”

• If Madonna (the singer) married former Major League pitcher Jim Gott and then divorced him for Coastal Carolina outfielder Nick Lucky, then we’d know that, well, Madonna Gott Lucky.

• Looking for something to watch when the Sox or Yanks are losing?

Dr. I highly recommends “Jury Duty” on Amazon Prime. If you liked “The Office,” you’ll love this. Uproarious laughter. Many thanks to the great Gordon Videll for the suggestion.

• Here are excerpts from Dr. I’s one-size-fits-all graduation speech:

“In this thing called life, in this ever-changing world, remember there is nothing to fear but fear itself. It's all about choices. I challenge you to scale new heights and to reach out and help others, mindful that while birds of a feather flock together, be wary of anyone who wants to kill two birds with one stone. Neither a borrower nor a lender be. To thine own self be true. Avoid clichés like the plague. Don't use no double negatives.

“And remember that life is really like taking a shower. You must let knowledge wash over you like the water, careful to avoid all of life's mold, mildew and soap scum. Life won't always be at the right temperature. Sometimes, the pain of disappointment will hit you like shampoo in the eyes. You must learn from your mistakes, but like water cascading down the drain, you must not dwell on them.”

• Finally, congrats to Mark Brookes, who after 45 years coaching the Haddam-Killingworth baseball program, won his first state title Friday night.

No greater gentleman in high school sports.

Dr. I was fortunate enough to witness a conversation before the Class S semifinals the other night among Brookes, Lyman coach Marty Gomez and Valley Regional assistant Charlie Wolfe, the former head coach at Old Lyme. That’s well north of 100 years’ combined coaching experience. Three people who stand for all the right things.

This is the opinion of Day sports columnist Mike DiMauro