“To make a difference in someone’s life, you don’t have to be brilliant, rich, beautiful or perfect. You just have to care.” — Mandy Hale
“Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Learn.” — John Maxwell
“They taught me that the truth would make me free but failed to warn me of the kind of trouble I’d get into by trying to tell it – I remain duly grateful.” — Margaret Atwood, “Attitude”
“Some people drink from the fountain of knowledge, others just gargle.” — Robert Anthony
“I wonder how much talent has evaporated from the world for lack of ambition to drive it.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Love is rarer than genius itself. And friendship is rarer than love.” — Charles Peguy
“Pick battles big enough to matter; small enough to win.” — Jonathan Kozel
“Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.” — John Singer Sargent
Those readers who follow my blog, know that I am a student of and have an interest in photography. At one time I worked as a professional photographer, but now I enjoy it as an enthusiastic hobbyist.
My interest has led me to follow a number of photographers via the Internet. I review dozens of articles each day and one of my latest reads was “Preparing for a Safari Trip to Afric.” This essay had many fine photographs and hints for those who want to embark on a photographic safari to Africa. You are certainly welcome to visit the site and read the article. If you are only interested in the photographs, you will be equally rewarded.
One such photograph that I found particularly poignant, is the baby and mother elephant below. These beautiful and noble creatures are under pressures from poachers and deserve our attention. I think they are majestic and worth protecting.
PS – If you are interested in a photo safari, read the comments as well!
“There is a wisdom of the head, and a wisdom of the heart.” – Charles Dickens
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears.” – Nelson Mandela
“Don’t open a can of worms without knowing how to get the worms back inside.” – Mortimer B. Zuckerman
“I Was Going To Quit All My Bad Habits. But Then It Occurred To Me That No One Likes A Quitter.” – Unknown
I hope you had a chance to visit the Pickleball page noted at the top of the home screen of JBRish.com. If you are interested in learning more about the game and the strategy involved, I suggest you visit Prem Carnot’s, The Pickleball Guru website. While you are there, you might want to sign up for his free newsletter to get more timely tips and hints delivered to your inbox.
His latest newsletter talks about going back to the basics when your game isn’t working for you. Here is one point he makes:
Go back to the basics: As your game develops, so does the complexity of your game. Remember, pickleball is not tennis nor is is it racquetball or any other paddle sport. It has it’s own personality and it’s own set of go-to shots that produce winning points. Instead of making the game more complex, consider making it more simple. Complex shots have a higher percentage of not working, but you can still win points with the most basic of dink shots.
To read the rest of the story, 3 Tips on taking your game to the next level, click on the title. You will be glad you did.
“Busy is a decision…You don’t find the time to do things — you make the time to do things.” – Jonathan Fields
“Imagination is the eye of the soul.” – Joseph Joubert
“Who, being loved, is poor?” – Oscar Wilde
“If it didn’t matter, you wouldn’t be thinking about it.” – Unknown
One of our favorite places to take visitors is Cosanti, the gallery and studio of Italian-American architect Paolo Soleri that was his residence until his death in 2013. Several months ago, we purchased a Soleri Bell that now hangs on a shepherd’s hook off the patio. It is crafted of bronze and metal, and has a deep rich tone. Wind storms sometimes necessitate taking the bell down; but most of the time it hangs happily in the desert sun, and is visited frequently by birds that perch on the hook. https://arcosanti.org/cosanti
“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.” – James Thurber
“It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Kahlil Gibran
“I want my children to have all the things I couldn’t afford… then I want to move in with them.” – Phyllis Diller
Do you want to know how to combat Pickleball Slammers? How do you react to those who like to bang the ball hard? One key is to KEEP YOUR PADDLE UP! Read more at Prem’s site
It should be the first link over the next several days. But if you don’t find it, try this one!
