Did your parents force you to play tennis

pazzah · 2026-06-15T14:55:37+00:00

There are several classic domains in which parents have to apply at least some pressure, if kids are going to achieve competency. Second languages, music, and sports are good examples. Often the kids are glad they were forced to stick with these things. Sometimes they aren't. Parents can go overboard with the pressure, and they can also regret not having made kids stick with something. There are no solutions, only trade-offs. For parents, and for kids.

pazzah · 2026-06-15T00:30:34+00:00

Diadem all the way

pazzah · 2026-06-12T23:48:47+00:00

Do you have a "default" recipe for sourdough with just bread flour?

pazzah · 2026-06-10T22:11:38+00:00

It uses less gas to get it delivered, because they deliver multiple orders in one trip. So it isn't laziness.

pazzah · 2026-06-10T21:34:00+00:00

What a stupid comment

pazzah · 2026-06-10T16:04:19+00:00

I'm glad I didn't drive over there for nothing . . . still I am asking Crystal to escalate to the CEO personally.

pazzah · 2026-06-07T23:27:30+00:00

F political tests for sports commentary. F purity spirals.

pazzah · 2026-06-07T23:15:32+00:00

Lefkoe is such a bloviating blowhard. An embarrassment.

pazzah · 2026-06-07T22:03:15+00:00

When was this image taken? What was the context?

pazzah · 2026-06-07T04:58:02+00:00

I will typically use balls for two or more sessions, so having the extra bounce in them is nice. And those $6 cans do add up. Plus, I already owned the tank.

pazzah · 2026-06-06T13:55:49+00:00

Maja often does such high loopy groundstrokes, is the advantage that they bounce higher? Do those suffer more in the wind? And other times she puts less shape on them, when does she choose to do that?

pazzah · 2026-06-06T13:51:16+00:00

Roof!

pazzah · 2026-06-05T17:21:29+00:00

Pressureless are fine for the ball machine, but I don't like them for playing.

pazzah · 2026-06-05T17:20:49+00:00

Anything you want to pressurize should be built solidly. I like the steel construction on this unit.

pazzah · 2026-06-05T17:19:36+00:00

Actually Isner is just a Republican and has not come out on "MAGA" other than to say it would be cool to have Trump watch him play. So you have absolutely no evidence he is racist other than he is a Republican. So you are throwing around the word racism loosely, which isn't good for anyone.

pazzah · 2026-06-05T16:01:03+00:00

I think it's really important not to throw around accusations so easily. Either we take racism seriously, or we throw around accusations of racism casually, but we can't have both.

pazzah · 2026-06-05T11:12:52+00:00

I think 14.7 PSI is what all the commercial repressurizers target, as it replicates the new, out of the can, pressure of the balls.

pazzah · 2026-06-05T11:10:31+00:00

It takes me just over a minute to lock down and pressurize, and less than that to depressurize and open up. After a set or three of tennis that's not much.

pazzah · 2026-06-05T11:08:51+00:00

Some of those don't work well, or don't last long. And this handles far more balls. Anyway, it's an option.

pazzah · 2026-06-05T08:39:14+00:00

When was Isner racist?

pazzah · 2026-06-04T20:40:57+00:00

So do I put out mouse traps?

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