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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 conv...

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?

What conversations with other people have you had today and what revelations have you realized?

After being persistent since June 2023 I think I have finally figured out the International Tennis Federation. I had success getting into the Poland, Germany, Greece and Dominican Republic tournaments and little success getting into the United States tournaments as a player with no points. What have you learned this year?

Today i had a chance encounter with a stranger that knew people i knew etc. Namely the last name Haas. Also, what to do when you write or build a song and the person who the song is about wants it written a certain way.

Presented with a choice to be an alternate in a tennis tournament to me is a form of a gamble. I may or may not participate. This is a metaphor.

Strategies for the perfect performance. Does viewing a performance as practice help with pressure associated with performance. What have conversations with other people revealed to you this week?

Today i was speaking with my art appraiser about what an artist considered recognized or unrecognized. He said usually if their work has gone to an auction. What interesting or revealing conversations have you had this week with other people?

As i move forward in my quest to learn a new form of art called pointillism i welcome the challenge. How are you expanding your horizons today?

Recently i challenged myself to try a new form of art called pointillism. It is turning out to be quite interesting. Where are you expanding your horizons this week?

Where are you being persistent in your path? Overcoming a writers block maybe?

Yes this segment mentions adoption issues being that rejection can be Gods protection. Where has rejection been Gods protection in your life?

How being suspended from the USTA taught me to expand my horizons. ITF, ATA, MG tennis, Etc.

I’m choosing clothing to wear we base that on the outside temperature. Is their a temperature for writers? Is writers block like not knowing what to wear?

Currently i am facing some insurmountable for the ITF Tyler, TX tournament. Which insurmountable odds have you faced? Synthesized music. What is it?

Would i make my own underwear? No i would go to a store and buy it. So why would i try and self- publish a book or record my own music? What are your thoughts?

How to be original in music composition when someone else may have already used the melody.