Played golf today, out at Hidden Valley. Second time in the past year (first time was Friday). Just nine holes, which is good, because I would not have wanted to put any more strokes on that poor abused scorecard. Started off with a snowman on a par 4, but I did get better after that, just not by much.
Let’s look at the bright side:
- I hit a really nice tee shot with my favorite club — an old persimmon 4 wood — on a long (about 200 yards) par 3, reaching the green. Unfortunately, I was on the front of the green, and the pin was on the back. I three-putted, which was disappointing because I had…
- … shot a par on the par 4 before that, one-putting after an excellent chip from the fringe with my A wedge.
OK, that’s all the good news, except that I enjoyed the company (my Dad and my middle daughter) and the weather. (Speaking of daughters, my youngest is on the road up to Pennsylvania, so my heart is in my throat, while my oldest is still waiting for those twins to be born. If they don’t come on their own this week, they’ll induce. My sons I haven’t heard from or seen today; I’d best check on them.)
And that’s my full report; I’m not going to tell you about the bad shots. Looking to the new year, I think it best to stress the good ones, to cling to their memory so we have the hope to get out there again.
May all your shots be good ones in the coming year.
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Made four birdies, eight bogeys and six pars today, Brad. I had an up-and-down day, but I didn’t get it up and down very often.
That’s my golf speak for Happy New Year, guys.
And may 2008 go well, too.
Speaking of “pars”, this NYT column articulates what is ‘par’ for the course in the GOP. All candidates, including Brad’s hero McCain, must tow the parti(san) line in order to get in good with the power brokers in that really dispicable party that caters only to the greed of the very upper class. Our best hope is to ignore the nonsense from the GOP spin machine and vote for Democrats.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/31/opinion/31krugman.html?_r=2&th&emc=th&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
I’m jealous – I haven’t seen the business end of my golf clubs in far too long.
Happy new Year.
“Golf is a good walk spoiled.”
— Mark Twain
… except here in Myrtle, courses won’t let you walk, and touristas make it a 6-hour experience. I miss the uncluttered fairways of the Midlands.
Actually, Bud, it’s toe the line, not tow the line, just as much for Democrats as for those rascally Republicans.
See this page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toe_the_line
Absolutely, weldon. But that Wikipedia entry seems confused on the origin. I thought it was clear — that when mustered on the old sailing ships, sailors and marines each had a set place to stand according to their divisions, each placing his toes up to a certain line formed by the juncture between two planks on the ship’s deck.
Nothing else makes such clear sense.
Good thing McClatchy’s new outsource copy editors in India will have access to Widipedia.
Ah, but will they have spell check?
There’s a good lesson to be learned here. The proper use of the language makes the author much more persuasive. So I will try to “TOE” the grammatical line more carefully when crafting a post.
Right now, I’m more concerned about their circulation department toeing the line. Two days this week, no State, today the day after a holiday, but not the other day.
Because I have a subscription, I should be able to get the full online version, too, according to The State’s website, but, no, my address, phone number, email and pants size won’t work on that page to get me the full deal online like it should.
I complained by email about that the other day, but I have as yet received no response.
Because I’m not in The State’s “redelivery area,” the most I can gain is a day added to my subscription, at the cost of a phone call, apparently, since my email wasn’t answered.
Now I understand why McClatchy is losing money.
“The proper use of the language makes the author much more persuasive.”
Beautiful sentence, Bud. Music to an old man’s ears. A truth truer than most.
So, again, Happy New Year!
“The proper use of the language makes the author much more persuasive.”
Beautiful sentence, Bud. Music to an old man’s ears. A truth truer than most.
So, again, Happy New Year!
Weldon … no worries. There was no news in those editions so you didn’t miss much. … The “8 for ’08” package was of slight interest, only because it seemed to promise that (some of?) the 8 were issues The State would provide in-depth coverage of for the coming year. We might watch and see if they can deliver on that promise, however vague it may be.
Karen … “widi” is a translation technology in the music-editing world so the reference was way obscure in this context, but not a typo.