An engineer overthinks tennis in a daily journal.
Last year, I reminded everyone to gather their ingredients before Wimbledon began. That public service announcement was made because the Wimbledon tennis viewing experience is greatly enhancedRead More
Every year, just before Wimbledon rolls around, I typically preview many of the tournament’s greatest traditions. Unfortunately, the current fortnight snuck up on me andRead More
This month’s Happiness Project theme—money—has already brought me face-to-face with some interesting aspects of how we think about spending. In the first post, I wrestledRead More
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When I sat down to write Friday’s “The Paradox of Senior Tennis,” I thought I was veering off into esoteric territory that most people would findRead More
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A follow-up idea stemming from yesterday’s post about the economic inequities between junior and senior tennis is a related micro-topic. It centers around the illusion of returnRead More
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I have been thinking a lot about how senior adult tournament participation isn’t where it should be. The fact that senior tournament tennis is brokenRead More
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Longtime readers may recall my previous post, which extolled the virtues of laundry bags as an essential piece of tennis equipment. Having one on handRead More
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In what can only be described as the most on-brand way possible to follow up 2000 consecutive days of tennis writing, today’s post shares myRead More
Unless my math is wrong, today marks the 2000th consecutive day of publishing original daily tennis content on this site. It’s an absurd number. WhatRead More
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It has become something of a tradition for me to write about the Trophy Husband on Father’s Day. Over the years, those posts have typicallyRead More
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