Archives for: 2005
Dec
29
How will a distinct difference in generations affect the travel industry, asks a story at Delaware Online. The Baby Boomers and Generation X are at a crossroads when it comes to travel ability and interests, and just one can emerge victorious, while the… more »
Dec
26
There is an obscure federal mandate that declares that all golf bloggers must have some type of year-ending awards presentation. It's a Patriot Act thing and yet more proof that the best laws are ones that are actually read by those doing the passing.… more »
Dec
21
As we enter 2006, it's becoming increasingly obvious that golf needs one thing more than anything else: a competent bad boy.
John Daly had the title for a while, but he's gone way too mainstream. They could find Daly passed out naked with a brigade of… more »
Dec
20
To update:
The “Gulf Opportunity Zone Act of 2005,” which will create eight billion dollars in tax relief for Gulf Coast businesses affected by Hurricane Katrina, has passed through congress and will likely be passed into law.
The Bill will exc… more »
Dec
16
From the Department of "Man I Wish There Was Video of This":According to the Island Packet, a 49-year-old Hilton Head Island woman was arrested recently, facing charges of vandalizing her neighbor's property and assaulting a police officer.It app… more »
Dec
13
After basically choking away his chance at winning the Target World Challenge this past weekend, Northern Ireland's Darren Clarke was pragmatic regarding his downfall.
"I swung it pretty poorly all day and it was going left a bit, and then bogeying tw… more »
Dec
08
Gulf Coast golf courses are no different from a massage parlor, liquor store, casino or hot tub facility. At least not in the eyes of the U.S. House of Representatives.
In voting through a multibillion-dollar tax package of tax breaks to revive hurri… more »
Dec
06
There's nothing quite like curling up with a good book, or so they say. Right now, I'm reading The Morris Men by Stephen E. Mitchell. And I'm reading it, because I told the guy I'd review it.
The Morris Men is the riveting tale of two lifelong English… more »
Dec
02
According to the News Herald in Ohio, Army Spc. Allen J. Knop of Munson Township was killed in Iraq recently, after spending 13 months in combat, then reenlisting.
From the News Herald:
"He was a golfer and he was always very careful with his money… more »
Dec
01
So lets say you have the gross national product of South Africa stuffed in your bank account, and use krugerrands in vending machines just for the rush. If that's the case, here's a potential Holidays gift idea – a private Caribbean golf resort designe… more »
Nov
29
For some unknown reason, it's tough to be critical about anything this week. Not that it's a bloggers job to be pure criticism, mind you, but let's be honest, it's fun to lay the blast down sometimes. And therapeutic, I'm sure.
But in all seriousness… more »
Nov
24
The holidays are just a fantastic time to be a writer. A writer's lonely existence is mollified by being surrounded with family, friends and loved ones in a heartwarming, soul-enrapturing yadda, yadda, yadda.
But mainly, it's a great time to be a writ… more »
Nov
21
The year is 2634. Around noon-ish on, say, a Monday. Two beleaguered scientists rummage through debris in a long-abandoned television studio. They find a strange looking video:
Beleaguered Scientist 1: Hey, I found a DVD that looks playable still. It… more »
Nov
17
This deserves immediate attention: David Duval is leading the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan, as we speak, one shot up on Tiger Woods after shooting a 64.
"I played well," Duval said. "I've been playing well for about a month now but just haven't been scorin… more »
Nov
15
Michelle Wie's continued escalation into becoming "The World's Most Important Human" seems to be going smoothly, as the young star continues to amass headlines and controversy around the globe.
Ok, no victories as of yet, but lots of headlines and con… more »


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