How to Become a Tennis Spiritual Master
Throughout 2025, I am spending the first full weekend of each month reflecting on ideas drawn from Gretchen Rubin’s bestselling book The Happiness Project. ForRead More
Practicing Gratitude On and Off the Court
Throughout 2025, I am dedicating the first full weekend of each month to exploring ideas inspired by Gretchen Rubin’s The Happiness Project. The theme for AugustRead More
The Happiness Project: Experiencing Joy from Catastrophe
It is once again time to turn our attention back to the monthly installment of The Happiness Project. Throughout 2025, I am dedicating the firstRead More
Aviation Cybersecurity, Tennis, and the Intersection of Thought
Throughout my career, I have produced an inordinate amount of written communication and reports . However, the vast majority of that will never see theRead More
Medical Appeals and Medical Setbacks
For obvious reasons, one of our recent breakfast table conversation topics revolves around the question of whether the Trophy Husband might one day need toRead More
3 responsesA Novel Way to Train for Tennis
This installment of our weekly tennis training series is once again inspired by the Netflix docuseries Carlos Alcaraz: My Way. Picking up where we left offRead More
Tennis Beyond the Headlines: July 28, 2025
Viral match moments, tech partnerships, and offbeat stories paled in comparison with tales from the return of Venus Williams to the professional tour. Venus WilliamsRead More
When Rankings Create and Reinforce Inequity
So far this weekend, as I have written about Points-Per-Round ratings systems, we’ve sidestepped the obvious elephant in the room: the emergence of UTR asRead More
2 responsesThe Points-Per-Round Double-Edged Sword
Yesterday, I revisited the competitive framework that once defined junior tennis in Texas. It was a system that relied heavily on performance-based ratings. Today, IRead More
The Structure of a Healthy Tennis Competitive Framework of Yore
This weekend, I’m diving into the broader topic of competitive frameworks in tennis. To set the stage, we will first take a walk down memoryRead More
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