Musician, Hiker/Camper, Athletic Coach, and proud Dad. President of Monthly Archives for November 2011
Coaching Clinic-Learn How To Tear Your ACL
In July 2009, I was preparing to coach the 11 year old girls travel soccer team. This was my first foray into the travel circle, and I had coached in-house teams for 6 years prior to that. Apparently, the former … Continue reading
Disguised As Air
Recently while taking a walk along the Canal, I saw a young chap about 40 yards in front of me, facing a tree, while holding 2 hands in front of him, down near his waist. Guess what he was doing? … Continue reading
A Thankless Job
“Coaching is a thankless job” I will always remember the President of my local soccer league addressing the room full of parent coaches. Boy, was she correct. I first volunteered to coach soccer when my daughter turned 5. I signed … Continue reading
Electric Bass Guitar or Upright Bass?
Recently I got back into playing jazz standards. These tunes are timeless, the swing is second to none, there is room over the melodies to improvise, and there is some opportunity for decent pay at some local lounges. But in … Continue reading
Youth Athletic Coaching-It’s For The Kids!
Since I started coaching my kids’ various sports teams during the past 9 years, I have had the ability to meet some interesting kids and typically, rather interesting parents. This blog is not meant to be provocative in any way, … Continue reading
The Old Man and His Dog
Every evening, right around 6:30 sharp, we would see an old man s-l-o-w-l-y sauntering by on the path. Then sure enough, about 50 yards behind him, would be his old dog following him. The dog was clearly old, and clearly … Continue reading
Memoirs From The Delaware Canal
Almost four years ago, my wife and I purchased a home that backs to Washington Crossing Historic Park, and the Delaware Canal Towpath. We were used to privacy, so our new yard, with plenty of “visitors” took some getting used … Continue reading
George Righter’s Music Biography
I started playing guitar when I was 16 years old. It was around 1982, and I had entered high school. A friend across the street played guitar, and I thought it was really cool. So I asked for a guitar … Continue reading
Bar Codes: Between The Lines
Bar codes seem to be everywhere! But let’s remove their mystery: bar codes are just another way of writing—they simply replace manual or key entered data. Bar codes encode numbers and letters by using a combination of bars and spaces … Continue reading