August 14, 2016
This weekend at our tennis center, a first-ever Mongolian tournament is being contested with players coming in from various states and Canada. I noticed there was quite a number of interested family members and fans arriving to watch the competition. A very young tennis pro was getting ready to leave for the day when a […]
July 30, 2016
There are many ways to beat the heat when the temperatures remain in the mid 90’s for weeks on end.
July 10, 2016
When you play tennis in Turks & Caicos, the hotel does not provide ball kids but the ball iguanas are actually very good. Players are wise to wash their hands frequently during matches.
July 1, 2016
The pin on the fourth hole was placed….as usual, in a nearly impossible location. A very young golfer named Sally didn’t seem to mind. Her four hybrid sent the Srixon to the green where she was left with a tricky sidehill eighteen footer. The youngster calmly stroked the putt perfectly for a birdie. On the […]
June 27, 2016
She was a youngster around five or six. Freckles, blonde hair and sneakers… The girl seemed innocent enough with no hint of malice or disrespect. Some friends have mentioned that she said it in fun and that I shouldn’t have panicked or come undone. But I ask you…..how do you manage a smile When she […]
May 25, 2016
An atheist was seated next to a little girl on an airplane and he turned to her and said, “Do you want to talk? Flights go quicker if you strike up a conversation with your fellow passenger.” The little girl, who had just started to read her book, replied to the total stranger, “What would […]
May 8, 2016
A very young cowboy receives about one call a day like this and you have to smile. At 11:30 Thursday, the phone rings. ‘Tennis Center, this is Mike….can I help you’? A three second pause. ‘Yes, can I speak to Mr. Center please?’
March 26, 2016
Sally has been married for 35 years…..a mother for 28…….and a nurse for 15. Yesterday, the very young patient asked if Nurse Sally would bring over a pain pill from the kitchen. “Sure,” she said “be there in a minute.” A few minutes later the patient asked again. “Oooops, I’ll be right there. I know […]
March 23, 2016
See, when you drive home today, you’ve got a big windshield on the front of your car. And you’ve got a little bitty rearview mirror. And the reason the windshield is so large and the rearview mirror is so small is because what’s happened in your past is not near as important as what’s in […]
March 16, 2016
Clark was dressed in black like Hall of Fame golfer Gary Player. He didn’t have a pre shot routine and his grip was unique to put it mildly. The green was 115 yards ahead with a small pond in front. Clark took a mighty swing and the club failed to make contact with the ball. […]
March 5, 2016
Eventually the party days of the college years devolve with age and you just have to make the best of it.
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