Juggling Resolutions

As 2010 concludes, I've been thinking about some of the juggling progress I've made over the past year. I've also contemplated the goals I made but did not attain. Did you meet the juggling targets you set for yourself in 2010? Or, as in my case, did gravity alter the trajectory of your intentions?

If you attend our session at the gym on New Year's Day, kindly contribute to my research by letting me know of your juggling-related aspirations for 2011. If you consent, I'll post them on the blog. If you can't make it, note yours in a comment to this post. It's a personal issue but I assure my interest is magnanimous, to support the exchange of expertise and juggling growth among all club members in 2011.

Claymotion Primer

I was introduced to Claymotion juggling during the last Phillyfest. If you're like me and you've forgotten what you learned, here's a great online primer.

THJ Practice on Christmas and New Year's Day

Well, once every seven years or so (on average), the aforementioned two holidays fall on Saturdays. And -- lucky us -- this is the year!

I'm inclined to cancel the THJ practice session on these two days, unless some member of the THJ Executive Committee feels they'd like to have a session and is also ready to supervise the gym at that time.

(Having a session on Thanksgiving is something of an annual tradition for us, since it always happens on a Thursday [i.e., a practice day], but these sporadic dates are something different...)

So, unless you see a further posting on this subject, please note that there won't be sessions on either of these days.

Hoping that the holiday season is bringing you happiness and continued good health.

Throwing, with Accuracy

If you think juggling requires precision throwing, check out this related activity.

You Gotta Love This!

Ellen has provided us with a wonderful example of a discipline closely related to juggling called "Rhythmic Gymnastics." It's a full-blown Olympic event, but rarely if ever gets shown on US television -- which is really unfortunate. As I think you'll agree after watching this video.

I hope someone smarter than I am about these things can get a better copy of the video uploaded -- since Ellen sent this to several of us at a much higher resolution. But this will give you the basic idea... (Adam, can you help here?)

THJ Cards -- I finally thought of this...

We've had "business cards" available for our club for years. The cards list our website name, so folks can look us up on-line. And the website lists the "when and where and how to get there" of our practice sessions, links to reputable prop vendors, other links to "how to juggle" pages, and so forth. All good stuff.

The main supply of these cards has been sitting in a box in my desk for years. Where they don't do anyone any good at all... So I finally figured out that, if I leave a supply of them in our cabinet at the gym, people who needed some could take them.

(Pretty clever, eh?)

And I will do that this very afternoon. And they will be in a yellow envelope labeled "THJ Cards." So, during the next gym practice you're attending, if you'd like a few for friends, family, or your adoring audience, you can take them!!

And, by the way, these cards fit perfectly in a 3-1/2-inch floppy disk holder. Keeps them nice and clean and flat and straight. And I think I have a few of those disk holders sitting around here somewhere. Somewhere... (They're getting harder and harder to find in stores!)

So if you'd like to have a floppy disk holder to hold your THJ cards, please ask me to track down my supply of them. And I'd be happy to oblige.

Starting a juggling club in Oswego, NY

Hi Everyone-

It's been a while since I was last at practice, so I decided to start a juggling club up here in the great white north! There was a club based out of SUNY Oswego that is now inactive, and I was planning on reactivating it. Any suggestions? Most of the people that I have talked to that expressed interest haven't juggled before. I'm hoping that I can attract at least one or two more experienced jugglers to help me teach everyone (I've already started teaching a few people, but I don't know if I could do it in a group!). I really miss the feel of this club, so I'd like to model mine after the Turks' Head ^_^

I *really* miss juggling with all of you!!

Love,
~Katie

Saturday Sessions at the Courthouse

So, we've come up with a schedule for Saturday practices at the Chester County Courthouse (which is located at the corner of High and Market Streets in the very center of West Chester). Easy parking which is free on Saturdays. Coffee shops nearby. What else could you ask for?

The sessions are scheduled for the third Saturday of each month as follows:

-- Saturday, April 17th.

-- Saturday, May 15th.

-- Saturday, June 19th. (World Juggling Day! Be there!!)

-- Saturday, July 17th.

-- Saturday, August 21st.

-- Saturday, September 18.

Hope to see you there for all of these dates!!