It has been awhile since my last blog post. My website, houstontennislessons.com, has been an experiment. Having played tennis much of my life and had various friends or acquaintances ask for lessons, I thought I'd just see what happened when I put up a simple website, passed out some business cards and put a sticker on the window of my hatchback. In the spirit of letting things happen organically, my third little write-up here is very much open to self-interpretation and musing. I hope you enjoy it:

Over the Holiday break, I read a few tennis related books. Agassi's much talked about Autobiography, Federer's Biography and another titled On Being John McEnroe. Without commenting too pointedly on my personal opinions on the personal lives of these players, I'll just emphasize again my belief that tennis is as good a stage as any for us human beings that look for a life long sport.
This morning, I'm watching ESPN 360.com's footage of the women's Australian Open semifinals. Even though I don't know the results of these matches, it sure seems as though one thing is clear. Two Chinese players in the semis for the first time makes for a good story and reflects a new trend in women's tennis.
Whether you're looking for drama or an escape from such stories and what you need is simply some sunlight and exercise, the choice is yours. Tennis is like many other games in life in so much as you get what you're looking for. Perspective and experience really do spring from where you are coming from.
What are you seeing in the game today?