Author: Dax Nair
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With a Little Help From SnappyWrist Swing Training Aid
Note – March 05, 2024: The AA Swing’s website appears to be offline. It’s not clear if this product has been discontinued. If you play tennis or squash, you know that most beginners could use a little help with their swing. The concept of cocking the wrist does not come naturally to a lot of…
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A 90-Minute Flight to Philadelphia That Cost Me Over $3K
My concerns about flying have little to do with the security screening. I am afraid of United Airlines. For that matter, I am afraid of most airlines. I feel that they always have the upper hand. It may have a “flying while brown” element to it. However, I must admit that these days I am…
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Eating Raw Leaves in the Name of Nutrition
When the report from the medical clinic referred to me as “obese,” I took a double take. The reference was in the Body Mass Index (BMI) section of the report. My family doctor had suggested a series of preemptive risk avoidance tests at a facility specializing in stress tests and the like. The report included…
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Globalization, Through a Wedding
Technically, there is no such thing as a simple Indian wedding. You take the complexity to another level when you do an Indian wedding in Canada, and the groom is American. Throw in remote management by my daughter who was living and working in New York City, the picture is complete. Globalization, through a wedding!…
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The failure of a small business
I feel kind of sad as I write this post. If you ever ran a small business that failed, you would know the feeling. It was not my business. But, you still feel for the people who tried really hard and still failed. The neighbourhood restaurant and bar had opened about a year and a half…
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When Your Child’s Student Loan Is Bigger Than Your Mortgage
We did the math. After we picked up half the tab, my daughter’s student loan was going to be larger than the mortgage on our house. It was not a comforting thought — letting your child rack up a debt of that size even before she starts working. My daughter’s first career choice was to…
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Don’t Be a Hero in a Morgue
This post is not about squash or tennis. Deji Odetoyinbo, this week’s guest blogger, is Toronto veterinarian by profession. Deji is a cycling enthusiast, squash player, and photography buff. In this narrative, interspersed with some hindsight, Deji takes us through a cycling incident and its aftermath. You don’t have to be a cyclist or a sportsperson to…
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In/Out, a Solution For Bad Line Calls in Tennis
Artificial Intelligence, a solution to bad line calls in tennis? How many times have you wished that there was a referee when you played tennis at your club? Check out the video below. If Grégoire Gentil‘s “In/Out,” a portable line call device, becomes commercially viable, you may have a solution for bad line calls in…
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The Fear of Sandwiches
I have mastered the art of ordering at Subway. As for the fear of sandwiches, I still hesitate before I step into a build-your-own sandwich place. In retrospect, it was no big deal. But at the time, I felt rather stupid. Consider this. There are at least five decision points and over fifty variables that you…
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How I got my first job in Canada.
The interview was scheduled for 9:00 a.m. I was excited. Potentially, it was going to be my first job in Canada. The hiring company was an International Distributor of consumer products. I located the office on a warehouse-lined street. It didn’t quite fit the settings I had built up in my mind. Far more people…