A few small doggie treats...

Good morning!!

Well, a few quick thoughts here today, a few little snacks. The next post should be interesting....

But then, I thought the LAST post would stimulate some juicy NFL discussion, and instead it stimulated nothing. Play the sound bite of the crickets chirping on an empty quiet night....

Okay, so we're not feeling the football yet... fair enough.

I read in the Wall Street Journal that, in order to pay homage to the USSR, Massachussetts has just implemented their glorious "health care for everyone" plan... which is fine, except just on word that it was coming, Doctors have fled the state in droves, and now it takes like 40+ days to get an appointment. As one guy in the article was quoted as saying, "Our health care system was already hopelessly overloaded... I'm not sure how we're going to be expected to handle another 500,000 patients."

Brezshnev was right... World Socialism will be achieved peaceably... we're doing it to ourselves, one day at a time. Or was that a character in a James Bond Movie who said that?? Not sure... ;)

I saw in the Journal Sentinel that some guy in California has built a "proof of Concept" airplane, a single engine deal, that flies with an electric motor, and LIthium-polymer batteries, just like the R/C guys use... fascinating. This is a full size plane. Flies for an hour on a charge. Very interesting.

How about that NBA Official who was in too deep with the mob, and was throwing games... you like that?? I know why Commisioner David Stern is so upset... because throwing games is HIS job... heh heh. I see the papers in several cities, especially Milwaukee, have been breaking down all the ugly losses and pointless Technical Fouls that were handed out by this donkey... This is bad news for the 6 of you out there that still follow the NBA, and feel it's not fixed. How can you stay in denial now???

Steve Czaban (www.czabe.com) threw another putter in the drink... heh heh. I personally refer to that as a "burial at sea" for the particular club that has committed the offense, and been sentenced to death.

I have to say, I've had a similar history with putters... I bought a Ram Zebra once, in the early 90s... I made everything I looked at for about 5 weeks, and then **pow**, it went bad, bad, bad.... I eventually sold that one. If you need a putter, give me a call, chances are, I've tried it, benched it, and it's sitting in my closet right now....

For example, at the moment, I have a Ping Answer 2 belly putter in my bag, but the early period of greatness ended long ago, and it's become "just another putter", although it hasn't gone south yet. I like the belly putter concept... you'll at least make the short ones. Speed control on long ones is more elusive. Sergio Garcia wasn't exactly a commercial for the belly putter at the British Open. One word of warning: I've seen short dudes really struggle with the belly putter. You don't want to be fanning the blade open and closed during your pass at the ball, and if you're taller, it seems easier. Not that you have to be 6-10, okay, but if you're 5-6, get it cut down or something. You have to be able to take it straight back and straight thru, standing over it, with your head right over the ball...

Enough about that. I have things to do... stay tuned for the next post, which will review Wednesday's big adventure!!!