This place is a joke, overpaying on everything for the privilege of getting a sunburn and going 5mph on a 6-lane interstate for hours. I might have been imagining it, but I swear the air at Elysian tasted bad. Tasted. They charge sales tax on warm food but not cold..how weird is that? Don't get your sub toasted at Subway you can save 0.39$. There are something like 20 courses in the L.A.

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It has been  one of those weeks where taking time to pose as a blogger just has not existed.  Long story short, Weaver, Dean and Linda teamed to shoot a 59 on Sunday at Lakewood.  They were very consistent all day.  No birdies, but no double bogeys either.  Weaver had a rescue shot on 11 that snuck through the trees and dropped right at the basket.
Richard and I teamed to shoot a 63.  We had two birdies and also two double bogeys.  A little too inconsistent to rule the day, but some very nice shots mixed in there.
No round this weekend as some dude has a Birthday Party on Sunday.

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Chris arrived as Steve was leaving and Chris and I got in lots of rounds. I shot 14 birdies in a row during the last round only to par the last 4 holes. 14 birdies in a row is my personal best. I really thought I might have a run at 18 in a row beating my best of 17 under at Rutgers. Maybe next time.

Thanks to everyone that came out to play. Chris and I finished at 3:30AM on Wednesday. I am still waiting for that elusive Ace when I am playing a round with Chris. Can't say I didn't try I had Ace run after ace run.

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Well it had been a few months since we had made our way down to White River in Auburn for a round of Disc Golf.  They currently have the course in its summer configuration.  Holes 4-6 have been moved into the woods and the order is very different now.  Thank goodness we had Dean Linda to tour guide us through the changes because it would have been easy to get lost.  We also were able to play Hole 16 for the first time in a while now that the river has gone down a bit.  All in all it was a great day to be out and about.
We had a strong showing on Sunday of 11 people.  Jason M brought his friend Mark out for the first time and I hope he makes a regular showing.  He is a very skilled player and we love competition here at Roundbrand, so the more the merrier.  We broke up into 5 teams and went out and just kicked that courses butt.  The lowest score of the five teams would have been good enough to win just a few months ago.  Kudos to everyone for how much improvement we are seeing.
Shot of the day?  There were many that I got to witness.  Richard made a couple of nice putts for us to get us birdies.  Cathy had a fantastic birdie putt on 10 as did Jonathan on 15.  I made a drive on 9 that snaked through the trees and dropped right at the basket for an easy birdie.  Richard equaled that on Hole 15.  Add on a couple of long turbo putts for birdie by me and we saw a ton of great shots today.
This one came down to the bitter end.  After 15 holes Richard and I were sitting at 3 under par while Jonathan and Cathy were at 1 under and Jason M and Mark were even.  Jason M Mark went 1 over on the last three to finish with the same score for the round.  Jonathan and Cathy parred out to finish at 1 under.  Richard and I flat choked missing putts on all 3 holes and getting two bogeys along the way.  That left us with two teams finishing the day at 1 under par.  By far the best showing we have ever had and it forced a playoff.
Back to Hole 1 we went.  Richard and I had the more favorable tee shot but did not convert the birdie so we had to go to a second hole.  Jonathan and Cathy played smartly and got a par to win the day while Richard and I completed our free fall from dominance with a bogey to end it.  It was an amazing showing by all and even if we did lose, I must admit I am excited about finally getting under par for the first time.
Enjoy the Scores.

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Name : Cristiano Ronaldo
Club : Manchester United
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Feet : Right and Left
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Birth Date : 05.02.1985
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There have been a series of images posted here for various kinds of questionable commercial activity, via the user account of John and Kathy Hornyak. It is not John and Kathy doing it, it is an outside spammer who has managed to hack part of their user access. We are working to figure out how it is done and to stop it, but do not want to delete their account to fix it as that would remove all of what they have shared. While we work on this problem, please let me know by sending me a message in here whenever you see new images of that type posted. As soon as I receive a notice, I will remove them. They seem to come in sets of three once a day, indicating an automated spammer at work. Thanks for your patience.

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There have been a series of images posted here for various kinds of questionable commercial activity, via the user account of John and Kathy Hornyak. It is not John and Kathy doing it, it is an outside spammer who has managed to hack part of their user access. We are working to figure out how it is done and to stop it, but do not want to delete their account to fix it as that would remove all of what they have shared. While we work on this problem, please let me know by sending me a message in here whenever you see new images of that type posted. As soon as I receive a notice, I will remove them. They seem to come in sets of three once a day, indicating an automated spammer at work. Thanks for your patience.

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. One cool thing is that, if I am correct in setting it so that anyone can edit it, you can put your area's courses and stores in, then edit the code you get to embed a map like this one so that it shows your area when it is initially opened, instead of half the world, which is what it is set for now. So you can publish a local map but it can be part of an everything map. The code should work in the text box on your own page, on a club home page, or on a tournament event page. And it works all around the world.

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When I teach a new player to putt (RHBH), it's usually 3/4 straddle right foot pointing towards the basket, pushing off with the left foot, throw or flick nose up hyzer from a cocked wrist creating a fair amount of spin, aiming a bit above the target, allowing for the disc to fall and fade a little left.
This trajectory gives the disc the most chance of hitting chains and or falling into the basket.
I also suggest using a firmer putter than most players would think they need for putting,,, and of course it should be a Wizard, Warlock or Magic!

I'm pretty sure 1/2 of putting is how it feels in your hand! Different players have different oils or dryness in their hands, which is why we make so many different surface complexions on our putters not just flexibilities!
Even though we only label our putters SSS (2), SS (4) soft (7) and medium (9) there are variations of runs as well as discs that fall between these numbers that will surely match just what you are looking for in a putter.
I wouldn't get so hung up on thinking you have to have max weight for your putter, as a 168 gram putter is plenty heavy enough, even for windy days and will stay up in the air longer too!!!
Ever wonder why you keep putting low?
Maybe your disc is too heavy!!
I'm willing to bet most players miss more putts low than left right or high combined???

The trick to becoming a good putter is to make sure all of your practice and game time putters are close to the same weight (within 2-3 grams).Its better to have different models than different weights when practicing, espcially if you using Gateway putters as the difference between the 3 is not that much from 30 feet and in!

Anyone that wants to get 5 practice putters all the same weight for $40 or 10 for $70 (that dont mind X outs or missed stamps) can email me for information on this special "dave deal",,,,,,,,david@gdstour.com

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Ben Calhoun set off last spring to travel the USA until he has played 1,000 courses! Rizbee is keeping up this Google Map of where Ben has been! Spot Ben or his car while he's on the trip, take a photo, and post it here with "Ben Calhoun" as a Tag. The basket winner will be selected from among those who "Find Ben" and do that. Where's Ben right now?Monday: Mt. Rushmore sightseeing..can't find a cheap motel for under 120$ in the region..so I'm outta here..heading 350 miles to Ft. Collins, CO tomorrow night. Then playing that area, up through Wyoming.

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Familiar music, not-so-familiar name: Theatre Guild stages retrospective of Stephen Sondheim’s music in ‘Side by Side by Sondheim’
Even if you dont know who Stephen Sondheim is, chances are you know one of his songs. Send in the Clowns, for example, has been recorded by many artists since it debuted on Broadway in 1973, including Judy Collins, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. It was originally written by composer and lyricist Sondheim for the Broadway show A Little Night Music.

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I was notified of this article in the Peninsula Daily News, and it was a heck of a way to get my morning started. A brief synopsis of the article: in the rural areas of the Olympic Peninsula, where the closest disc golf course is about 2 hours away, some folks are trying to get a course installed in Robin Hill Park, a 195 acre county park. The park is a multi-use park, and used by horse riders, among others. At a meeting with the city council, the equestrian group rallied in a bunch of their members to argue profusely against the installation of the course.
Now, if the disc golfers were trying to take over the park for all themselves (a 195 acre disc golf complexoh the notion makes my mouth water), I could understand such vehement opposition. But, the fact of the matter is that the disc golfers are only trying to use 20 acres, which would be plenty of space for a high quality course in the woodsy Northwest. On top of that, the disc golfers had already taken into account the equestrian use of the park and designed their layout so that the two could coexist.
I could also understand their concern if there were development going on as in with a traditional golf course, but come on, disc golf is one of the least invasive outdoor activities I can think of (arguably less so than equestrian trails). Disc golf has the advantage of being able to be in parts of land that are considered useless for other activities. And most people who are uninformed about disc golf who see a basket will wonder what in the world its supposed to be, not seeing any visible signs of its use. That just illustrates how well disc golf can blend into an existing habitat.
While Im sure there are many fine people in the Sequim area equestrian community, the people in this article sound like petulant school children who never learned how to share. Viewing things from a different angle, I was somewhat in their shoes when the dog park was being proposed at my home course. I voiced my opinion at the city council meeting then which was I was OK with the dog park so long as it didnt interfere with the course, or as long as suitable replacement holes were granted to us. Of course, the dog park was approved, being in part of our course, and replacement holes werent really taken into consideration until after the fact, and now thats our issue were dealing with. Here in the case of Robin Hill Park, the disc golfers are being diplomatic enough to want to not infringe on other users, and theyre still getting resistance thrown in their face. I would like to see a time when disc golf doesnt have to constantly take a back seat to other interests in community politics.
If you would like to voice your support for the installation of the course, please send an email to the following addresses: bgiddens@co.clallam.wa.us, jwinborn@co.clallam.wa.us, cjacobs@co.clallam.wa.us, stharinger@co.clallam.wa.us, mdoherty@co.clallam.wa.us, mchapman@co.clallam.wa.us, michael@teammcaleer.

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Here is the group I played with during the second round of the event. It was a fun event but Cubby played about as bad as he can remember during an event. My putting was terrible and so was my long and short game. The 4th of July weekend work must have run me down as well as all the playing I have been getting in lately. Anyways that's my excuse and I am sticking to it :)

It was nice to see Alan Sweeton at the event. He is battling some very serious health problems and to see him at the course was an uplifting experience. You can follow what has been going on with Alan on the PDGA forums. We all wish for a speedy and full recovery for our dear friend Alan. He is a really nice guy form a very nice family.

Thanks to everyone that helped with the event including Tim bringing lots of burgers and hot dogs.

Kyle to the Am Division. Nice work. World Champion Disc Golfer Joe Mela won the Open Division. My apololgies on not posting the winner of the Ladies Division, Intermediate Am Division, and Recreational Division. I will at a later date when I get the names of who won.

It was great to see all of my Disc Golf friends at Rutgers.

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FDR Memorial, Washington, DC

We are not isolationists except insofar as we seek to isolate ourselves completely from war. Yet we must remember that so long as war exists on earth there will be some danger that even the nation which most ardently desires peace may be drawn into war. I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have seen blood running from the wounded. I have seen men coughing out their gassed lungs. I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed. I have seen 200 limping, exhausted men come out of linethe survivors of a regiment of 1,000 that went forward 48 hours before. I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives. I hate war.
I have passed unnumbered hours, I shall pass unnumbered hours thinking and planning how war may be kept from this nation.
I wish I could keep war from all nations, but that is beyond my power. I can at least make certain that no act of the United States helps to produce or to promote war. I can at least make clear that the conscience of America revolts against war and that any nation which provokes war forfeits the sympathy of the people of the United States. . . .
The Congress of the United States has given me certain authority to provide safeguards of American neutrality in case of war.
The President of the United States, who, under our Constitution, is vested with primary authority to conduct our international relations, thus has been given new weapons with which to maintain our neutrality.
Neverthelessand I speak from a long experiencethe effective maintenance of American neutrality depends today, as in the past, on the wisdom and determination of whoever at the moment occupy the offices of President and Secretary of State.
It is clear that our present policy and the measures passed by the Congress would, in the event of a war on some other continent, reduce war profits which would otherwise accrue to American citizens. Industrial and agricultural production for a war market may give immense fortunes to a few men; for the nation as a whole it produces disaster. It was the prospect of war profits that made our farmers in the west plow up prairie land that should never have been plowed but should have been left for grazing cattle. Today we are reaping the harvest of those war profits in the dust storms which have devastated those war-plowed areas.
It was the prospect of war profits that caused the extension of monopoly and unjustified expansion of industry and a price level so high that the normal relationship between debtor and creditor was destroyed.
Nevertheless, if war should break out again in another continent, let us not blink [at) the fact that we would find in this country thousands of Americans who, seeking immediate riches-fool's gold-would attempt to break down or evade our neutrality.
They would tell you-and, unfortunately, their views would get wide publicity-that if they could produce and ship this and that and the other article to belligerent nations the unemployed of America would all find work. They would tell you that if they could extend credit to warring nations that credit would be used in the United States to build homes and factories and pay our debts. They would tell you that America once more would capture the trade of the world.
It would be hard to resist that clamor. It would be hard for many Americans, I fear, to look beyond, to realize the inevitable penalties, the inevitable day of reckoning that comes from a false prosperity. To resist the clamor of that greed, if war should come, would require the unswerving support of all Americans who love peace.
If we face the choice of profits or peace, the Nation will answermust answerwe choose peace. It is the duty of all of us to encourage such a body of public opinion in this country that the answer will be clear and for all practical purposes unanimous.
We can keep out of war if those who watch and decide have a sufficiently detailed understanding of international affairs to make certain that the small decisions of each day do not lead toward war, and if, at the same time, they possess the courage to say "no" to those who selfishly or unwisely would let us go to war.
Of all the nations of the world today we are in many ways most singularly blessed. Our closest neighbors are good neighbors. If there are remoter nations that wish us not good but ill, they know that we are strong; they know that we can and will defend ourselves and defend our neighborhood.
We seek to dominate no other nation. We ask no territorial expansion. We oppose imperialism. We desire reduction in world armaments.
We believe in democracy; we believe in freedom; we believe in peace. We offer to every nation of the world the handclasp of the good neighbor. Let those who wish our friendship look us in the eye and take our hand.

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An editor friend and former co-worker e-mailed the following question:

We are having a problem with this sentence. Can you help?
"But he was just fascinating, one of those really intense and rare men who listen as well as they talk, and we had a great time."
I think it should be "... one of those really intense and rare men who listens as well as he talks ..."

So which is it, "listen ... talk" or "listens ... talks"?

Answer: Writer's choice.

The antecedent of "who" can be either "one" or "men."

This is from Bartleby.com:

1. When constructions headed by one appear as the subject of a sentence or relative clause, there may be a question as to whether the verb should be singular or plural. The sentence "One of every ten rotors was found defective" is perfectly grammatical, but sometimes people use plural verbs in such situations, as in "One of every ten rotors have defects." In an earlier survey, 92 percent of the Usage Panel preferred the singular verb in such sentences.

2. Constructions such as "one of those people who" pose a different problem. Many people argue that "who" should be followed by a plural verb in these sentences, as in "He is one of those people who just dont take 'no' for an answer." Their thinking is that the relative pronoun who refers to the plural noun people, not to one. They would extend the rule to constructions with inanimate nouns, as in "The sports car turned out to be one of the most successful products that were ever manufactured in this country."

3. But the use of the singular verb in these constructions is common, even among the best writers. In an earlier survey, 42 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the use of the singular verb in such constructions. Its really a matter of which word you feel is most appropriate as the antecedent of the relative pronounone or the plural noun in the "of" phrase that follows it. Note also that when the phrase containing one is introduced by the definite article, the verb in the relative clause must be singular: "He is the only one of the students who has (not have) already taken Latin."


Also, I forgot that I promised earlier to post the column on a particularly eventful week in early June. Below is the column:

Celebrating Thanksgiving on Father's Day

The topic is "Favorite Memory of Dad," a spontaneous Father's Day dinner discussion on the order of Thanksgiving's "What I'm Most Thankful for ... ." It would be more accurate to call this discussion "Dad's Weirdest Behavior," since it quickly devolves into an oral catalog of those past behaviors of mine the kids find most amusing.

Their stories don't quite match my recollections. But on this Father's Day, I don't mind the embellishments. Watching the faces of my wife and children, laughing at one another's remembrances of me, I silently compile my own list, more suited to Thanksgiving.

First, there is Erin, my oldest, sitting across the table, who recounts the day I got the family geared up for hiking a long, rugged trail in Missouri that turned out to be only a half mile long and partially paved. With enough drinks, jerky and trail mix for a weekend trek, we were finished in 20 minutes.

Whatever tale she might tell, I give thanks that she is even at the table this night. It was exactly a week earlier when I had answered the phone and could barely make out her faint words, "I'm in a hospital ... I was hit ... the car didn't stop." A social worker in ER took the phone from her and explained that Erin had been struck by an SUV crossing the street in a crosswalk.

I threw some clothes into a bag and headed for Chicago, taking my son Sam along to keep me awake for the all-night drive. We arrived early the next morning at a Chicago trauma center to find Erin in the surgery ICU wing, pale and sporting a neck brace, surrounded by monitors, with all kinds of IV tubes and lines connected to her bruised and scraped body. She could not talk but managed a weak smile when we entered. Peg, her friend and co-worker who had spent the night at her side, gave us a progress report: fractured skull, brain hemorrhages, other injuries not yet known. Despite Erin's agony, the trauma team could not allow her any pain meds during the first 24 hours after the accident, during which they also had to keep her awake. She would undergo four CT scans in the first 36 hours to monitor changes in two subdural hematomas.

With people praying for her across the country, she left ICU on the third day and the hospital a day later as I drove her to Paducah to convalesce surrounded by family.

We tease her about picking an inconvenient time to fracture her skull. Had Sam and I not been in Chicago, we would have been with my wife at the airport in Nashville two days after the accident to welcome home my son Pete from Iraq for his mid-deployment leave.

Fortunately, she didn't have to greet him alone. Jay was there. "Jay" for Janelle is now his bride; they were married in a brief, intimate ceremony at our church a week ago. Erin, whose recovery is slow but steady, was able to attend.

Pete and Jay are also sitting at that table this Father's Day, and poor Jay is forced to endure an endless string of Dad stories that are, frankly, even starting to bore me. But I am thankful for my son's safe return and proud of Pete and Jay, both lieutenants in the United States Army, for their willing service to their country. I am especially thankful after hearing his stories and seeing photos of his outpost near Baghdad, which is apparently more of a hot spot than he had led his parents to believe.

While in Kentucky they plan to visit a Fort Campbell widow whose late husband, a member of Pete's unit, was killed in Iraq. Pete and Jay, who met at a West Point Sunday school teachers' retreat, knew their fallen comrade first as a fellow Sunday school teacher.

My middle son, Will, home from college, is at the table too. He shares a funny story (with only the thinnest connection to actual events), then a serious and touching memory that momentarily breaks the mood before the "Weird Dad" tales resume.

And Sam, the only one still living at home, has some fresh stories to share. He has the most vivid imagination and the most embellished stories.

The only one missing is Maggie, who is studying in Italy. The family Eeyore, she calls from across the pond to wish me happy Father's Day and complain about how touristy Florence is on her first day there. It is classic Maggie, and we all get a chuckle. As the conversation shifts to Maggie stories, I give thanks that she could join us, even if only by cell phone, for this special day.

At the other end of the table, my wife smiles, knowing my heart is full. I think of the words she has spoken to me often when surrounded by our healthy and happy and capable children: my cup runneth over.

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