tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post1948486849373336376..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: A Good Walk SpoiledDouglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-24751350433768449612011-02-22T20:56:45.868-05:002011-02-22T20:56:45.868-05:00Sixty, I have two golf lives (`73 to `86, 2002-cur...Sixty, I have two golf lives (`73 to `86, 2002-current) which is only slightly cheaper than having two wives. You can seek comfort in the fact that most pros have not varied +/- 5 strokes in 25 years either. <br><br>And that <i><b>ab</b></i> you think you found? Probably a hernia. Yeah, me too. Still, that abdomen has become a nice shelf to rest my beer on.Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-9651845302094883762011-02-22T20:56:45.617-05:002011-02-22T20:56:45.617-05:00I have played before. Meh. My sister and her husba...I have played before. Meh. My sister and her husband play all the time (did I mention ALL the TIME?) and they LOVE it like nothing else. They are both pretty good. I'd like to play once in awhile but as often as I get on a green, it's like starting over every time.<br><br>My sport was racquetball. Being petite, I could smack the hell out of the ball and run everybody's asses all over the court, and in a singles game, it was just me. I played by myself a lot too. Even harder, let me tell you.<br><br>But golf? Nah. Unless you wanna come out here and take me some time...Fragrant Liarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-14079021482509490102010-02-02T18:44:21.175-05:002010-02-02T18:44:21.175-05:00"“Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very s..."<i>“Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.</i>"<br /><br />Charlotte Ann, there is danger in golf. I cannot count the times I have tripped over my shoelaces.<br /><br />Fragrant Liar, I played racquet ball a few times. I lost. Mostly, I got sweaty and achy. Did I mention I lost? Golf, by contrast, is a game of finesse against yourself.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-28082619116458793432010-02-02T16:32:46.421-05:002010-02-02T16:32:46.421-05:00I have played before. Meh. My sister and her husba...I have played before. Meh. My sister and her husband play all the time (did I mention ALL the TIME?) and they LOVE it like nothing else. They are both pretty good. I'd like to play once in awhile but as often as I get on a green, it's like starting over every time.<br /><br />My sport was racquetball. Being petite, I could smack the hell out of the ball and run everybody's asses all over the court, and in a singles game, it was just me. I played by myself a lot too. Even harder, let me tell you.<br /><br />But golf? Nah. Unless you wanna come out here and take me some time...Fragrant Liarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452052210826471034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-26804488606484734292010-02-02T15:29:19.825-05:002010-02-02T15:29:19.825-05:00Finally! Someone has explained it to me and you kn...Finally! Someone has explained it to me and you know I've asked those I know that golf what the big attraction is. I couldn't find the "high" in it as you do when skiing or doing a sport with a little danger involved. Hey, it's not about danger is it?<br />Awesome..Charlotte Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762833712591904951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-1267002143930081552010-02-02T13:04:38.318-05:002010-02-02T13:04:38.318-05:00Sixty, I have two golf lives (`73 to `86, 2002-cur...Sixty, I have two golf lives (`73 to `86, 2002-current) which is only slightly cheaper than having two wives. You can seek comfort in the fact that most pros have not varied +/- 5 strokes in 25 years either. <br /><br />And that <i><b>ab</b></i> you think you found? Probably a hernia. Yeah, me too. Still, that abdomen has become a nice shelf to rest my beer on.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-84702101411914580152010-02-02T11:24:24.866-05:002010-02-02T11:24:24.866-05:00You must play alone on Tuesday morning at daybreak...You must play alone on Tuesday morning at daybreak.<br /><br />Otherwise there would be plenty of demons after you.<br /><br />I hate golf. Played for 25 years and still shoot the same score. +/- 5 strokes.<br /><br />What's fun about that?<br /><br />I'll check back with you in June after I've played a couple dozen rounds.Going Like Sixtyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17735447776871695507noreply@blogger.com