November 19, 2023
It’s said that we learn something every day. Well…today, one of the players in my tennis class mentioned that young children these days have dependency issues. Some arrive in class with their parents and the mom or dad is carrying the kid’s backpack and others have not been taught how to zip up a jacket. […]
November 15, 2023
Alan Adler was a Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut State University until his death at age 69. He was a member of the STURP team of scientists who traveled to Turin, Italy in 1978 to study The Shroud of Turin. He scoffed at those who stated that there was no blood on The Shroud and […]
November 14, 2023
Irwin Hoffman was an outstanding tennis professional who called Green Gables Country Club home for many years. Dana Licht is the mother of Amanda Licht who took lessons from Irwin and a very young cowboy. When Amanda was seven years old, Dana invited Mr. Hoffman to come and watch Amanda take a lesson at an […]
November 13, 2023
The year was 1983 and a very young cowboy was in Miami for a coaching workshop. A gentlemen named Peter Burwash was introduced and his name was new to most in attendance. Two things he said have lingered in my skull for forty years. The first was a story he told about traveling to France […]
November 12, 2023
John was fairly new to the game of tennis and uttered the magic words….’I have my own ball machine’. He conveyed that his forehand was pretty erratic with more than the occasional ball being launched and hitting the back fence. We began his lesson by having him hit cross court forehands and sure enough, many […]
November 8, 2023
More than twelve years ago, I was giving a tennis lesson to Khaki and we decided that the thrill of hitting a tennis ball should be captured by a special word. We discussed that hitting the sweet spot provided a percussive feeling and sound and the word seemed to leap into our minds… PACHUUUUNNNNGG! Perfect. […]
November 4, 2023
A very young cowboy was returning from the river yesterday heading south on Santa Fe near The Daniels Park Road. The road narrows to a single lane and it was just before that change that I heard it. The sound was like a a million hornets trying to escape a fast approaching tornado. Ok…it was […]
October 31, 2023
This morning I was in the checkout line at Kings Soopers. The checker was a very personable woman and evidence of that was when she called the three people ahead of me ‘Hon’ on multiple occasions. Now, I’m not much of a ‘Hon’ guy so, when it was my turn, I leaned towards her while […]
October 29, 2023
Every now and then a student arrives on the tennis court with unique perspective on the volley. After a few minutes of erratic attempts that fail to be struck cleanly, I’m tempted to ask ‘where did you buy that fly swatter’? Coach Dave Smith was right when he encouraged players to ‘Set and Hold’ to […]
October 29, 2023
Jimmy Arias was commentating on a terrific match between Sinner and Medvedev this morning. The younger Sinner had somehow won the first set tiebreaker even while having four net felonies when going over the high part of the net, Back to Arias…he said that Medvedev was in ‘lock down mode where he refuses to miss’. […]
October 27, 2023
A whole lot of parents are proudly encouraging their student athletes to go to The University of Colorado to be coached by Mr. Deion Sanders. Perhaps they saw the same interview I did…the one where he proudly says he gave up profanity in 1986 and that he’s never had a sip of alcohol, smoked, or […]
October 25, 2023
Over the years, there have been thousands of incidents where mail carriers/postal workers have been attacked by dogs. Fast forward to today and, since 2020, there have been over 2,000 attacks by dogs who were originally born as humans. Statistics compiled show that only 16% of these ‘canines’ have been prosecuted. Here’s hoping there’s a […]
October 23, 2023
My great friend of over sixty years, Tom Finholm, still. lives in beautiful Overland Park, Kansas. Halloween has always been his favorite holiday. Yesterday, he sent a picture of his house decorated to dazzle the youngsters.
October 22, 2023
Is it me, or does anyone find it odd that football telecasts routinely have five talking heads sitting together at halftime analyzing the action that just transpired? Today, I think the reason became clear. If they only had three experts, listening to their commentary would get tired or boring very quickly. News flash…even with 5, […]
October 21, 2023
A very young cowboy was trying to fool trout on Thursday when a once in a fishing lifetime experience occurred. Glancing downstream, there appeared to be a large Sunkist orange feverishly trying to swim towards me. The thing was twenty yards away and was surely scaring the living daylights out of every trout in the […]
October 21, 2023
A thought came to me yesterday that I’ve been a bit of a slacker. I recall reading an article in July about nine year old Lucy Harris. Her family’s car was rear ended by a careless driver and she was paralyzed instantly from the waist down. Fast forward three months and Lucy just picked out […]
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