Never in my half-century of studying plants have I seen what I saw on this morning’s dog walk. Bees were visiting and collecting pollen from bermuda grass! These must be desperate times for bees. [Read more…]
Rats!
Buster the cat proudly brought in his second roof rat. Live. After a bit of excited screaming and teeth-gnashing (by Eve) and barking (by the dogs), we were all in a great mood for bedtime, as you can imagine. [Read more…]
Got a New Laptop – Doh!
Just found out about a new verb – to decrapify – while absorbing abuse from my new laptop. According to UrbanDictionary.com, it means to remove crap or unnecessary items from something, i.e., pre-installed software on a new computer. [Read more…]
Our Good Buddy Amos
Amos came to the end of his ninth and final life on June 1, 2015. He lived a full life and we will miss him. [Read more…]
Cheap Imports Getting Really Annoying
My kids used to laugh when I’d unleash some choice words about ‘Cheap Chinese Crap’ – some item or other that I got that had the all-pervasive ‘Made in China’ label on it. The quality of these kinds of things has never been great. Now even that level of craftmanship is deteriorating. [Read more…]
My Alien Abduction
This is real serious stuff.
Really.
I might be contacted by top dogs in Hollywood any day now. If they can pay so much attention to Travis Walton for ‘Fire in the Sky’, then my experience will just rock their socks off.
Enjoy the video. I’m getting back to writing that blockbuster book now. [Read more…]
Bubba Watson and PING Step Up For Charities
Bubba Watson, secure in his manhood enough to play a new pink driver, has teamed up with PING for a “Bubba & Friends Drive to a Million.” All he has to do is hit drives of at least 300 yards. Gee, what is that chance of THAT? He averages 315 yards already. What a great way to raise money for charities. [Read more…]
Waste Management Phoenix Open Ruined By Parties
Maybe I’m a golf snob. The best three holes on the PGA Tour for watching in person used to be the 15th-16th-17th at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. To quote Yogi Berra: “It’s so busy that nobody goes there anymore.” [Read more…]
Golf Swing Tips – Inside 30 Yards
The most important golf swing tips might be for the short game. You have more opportunity to shave strokes the closer you are to the green when you can hit it close. Here is a little pointer for when you are inside 30 yards. [Read more…]
Easy Golf Swing Tips From Nick Faldo
Golf swing tips from Nick Faldo make the driver swing look easy. This short video shows simple advice on the proper stance. Ah, to swing like Tour pro! [Read more…]
PGA Tour Causes Slow Play for Everyone
The PGA Tour shows us every week how to play slower than molasses in January. It may make sense for the pros to take their time, since they often have gobs of money on the line. Unfortunately, too many weekend golfers copy the slow play of the pros. Slow play is a plague on weekend golf. [Read more…]
Top 4 Keys to Golf Fitness
Golf fitness requires 4 keys to a good swing according to Rick Miller, America’s top golf fitness trainer. Rick explains what these keys are in this short video. His advice makes sense. [Read more…]
Easy Golf Swing System by Scott Myers
Question by callaway236: “has anyone used the easy golf swing system? it seems a little good to be true. im not sure if its worth 47$” Here is an answer from Kevin at EasyGolfIdeas. [Read more…]
Long Drive Golf Swing Tips from Patrick Dempsey
The most fun golf swing tips show you how to smash a ball as far as you can. Everyone dreams of being a heavy hitter. Just a couple of tips from Pat Dempsey might help you add a few more yards. [Read more…]
Tiger Woods On Road To Catch Jack Nicklaus Or Not?
TopGolfNut says: It seems to be do or die this year for Tiger Woods if he is to beat Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 majors. He is no longer as dominant as he once was and he may not ever reach that level again, no matter how good his game gets. Too many young players can beat Tiger on any given Sunday. [Read more…]
Golf Swing Tips Update 43 – Chipping for Duffers
TopGolfNut says: the most important golf swing tips involve chipping. Good chipping is especially important for duffers because we simply do not hit the green in regulation as often as we should. Here is some simple advice on how to make consistently good chip shots. [Read more…]
Tiger Woods and Rickie Fowler Honorary Captains at Fiesta Bowl
Fiesta Bowl honorary captains were Tiger Woods for Stanford University and Rickie Fowler for Oklahoma State University last night. Great shootout game. Stanford had about a third as many fans, although their band was louder. [Read more…]
Calculating Your Golf Handicap Online for Free
While searching for a website to calculate my golf handicap online for free, I came up with a bunch of annoying companies that just wanted me to register with their sites or, worse yet, sell me something or give me a ‘free trial’ and charge me later. This isn’t rocket science, so I finally found just what I wanted. [Read more…]
Great Arizona Golf – Friday Afternoon at ASU Karsten Golf Course
Ah, Arizona golf in the dead of winter. Spent a great Friday afternoon at ASU Karsten Golf Course. This course could be renamed ‘The Sidehill Lie’ and be accurate. Lots of fun and lots of hills. Great weather. Excitement emanating from Sun Devil Stadium for the Insight.com Bowl at the end of the day. Cool. [Read more…]
Tee It Forward Initiative Helps Golfers
Play shorter rounds and have more fun! No more waiting behind those ‘Galapagos Foursomes’. To help golfers have more fun on the course and enhance their overall experience by playing from a set of tees best suited to their abilities, The PGA of America and the United States Golf Association have partnered to support “TEE IT FORWARD,” a new national initiative to be proposed for golf facilities nationwide from July 5-17. [Read more…]