This week i am faced the decision to attend the magic tour ITF sponsored by Rafa Nadel in Spain. Being an alternate i’m told that makes me not even in the tournament unless a main draw player doesn’t sign in. Does the pros and con decision making strategy apply here?

Is performance affected by pressure? I know for myself it to be true that pressure enhances my own performance. How about you?

Recently after learning about the guitar tuna app for $39.99 a year subscription I realized how did folks tune a guitar in the 1950’s? Also making a living. Do people make a living off these subscriptions? Also, what was valued in your home. In our home we ate tuna fish from cans. We had a piano tuner who came to the house.

This past week i was an alternate in a tennis Tournament in Naples. After asking the tennis coaches what to do one said they wouldn’t go unless they were playing and the other said go it would be fun. Later it turns out another member did go and had I asked the question do you know anyone else in this club playing ITF I would have gotten a better response and I would have gone. What revealing conversations have you had with other people this week?

i myself have tried a few strategies in managing my own downtime. Trying to make it to the Ultimate tennis playoffs to avoid downtime between seasons. What downtime are you managing and how?

This week i was able to use the metaphor of flying standby to comprehend the alternate list situation in the ITF alternate list. What practical examples can you use in your learning. Also our conversations with other people.

Earlier this week after reading books on coins i saw a similarity between the busts that sat on our piano of Beethoven and Chopin and the busts on the coins. Which notable busts call to you?

This past 6 months i have been learning to navigate my way through the ITF. Seeing which tournaments i could get in and actually play. Surprisingly i could get into the Poland and Dominican Republic tournaments and on the qualifying list in Tunisia. What are you learning to Navigate this year?

Recently discussing playing tennis matches in different cities than your own i asked 2 tennis coaches what they thought. One said we need to beat the people in our own areas before playing others and the other said it’s good to get a variety. Which philosophies do you buy into?

Would i rather spend my Christmas Eve moving at Zoo Tampa while listening to AI Christmas songs among the animals or seated in a traditional church. Which would you choose?