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The Golf Club that hosts the Masters does good
Even if you aren’t a golfer, you might know that one of the biggest tournaments every year is called the Masters. The tournament was first held in 1934 on a golf course that was co-designed by Bobby Jones, the greatest amateur golfer ever, and Alister MacKenzie, one of the greatest
People are crazy
Some readers will recognize that phrase as the title of a song by Billy Currington. Written by Bobby Bradock and Troy Jones, it tells the story of a young man sitting next to an old man in a bar, having some beers and “swappin’ I don’t cares.” Then the old
Jimmy Buffet Escapes
How I got there was an interesting path, but where I landed was even more interesting. It was on a longish quote by Jimmy Buffet about his music, copied here. “It’s pure escapism is all it is…I’m not the first one to do it, nor shall I probably be the
Are you entitled?
Perhaps you know the name Nick Faldo. If you have followed professional golf in the last ten years, the odds are pretty good that you do. He’s a British lad who achieved a lot in the game and has now become a popular announcer of golf for CBS. The other
Does doing good come with risks?
A new friend asked me recently if people who routinely do good (he was referring to Christians, but the question applies to anyone) are likely to be taken advantage of by those who do evil. It’s a good question, and I thought I’d written about it not long ago. But
Setting the bar just a little lower
Way back in the dark ages I took — as many did — a high school class in geometry. Or perhaps it was calculus, though I doubt it. The reason is that math in general did not appeal to me, and the esoteric side of math left me cold. Addition,
Pain. Is it just a pain, or a chance to do good?
A friend and I were discussing history at lunch this week. That makes us sound “academic,” I suppose, or philosophical, but our topic was not American History or World History, it was golf history. As it turns out, this friend (Dennis) and I have a lot of things in common.
You Are What You Eat, so they say
If “they” (above) are correct, I am currently a banana. I have been accused of being bananas, so perhaps we’ve found the cause! In point of fact, the original statement was not to be taken literally. That was way back in 1826, when this phrase was used in a book
Good is Greater than Safe
Life, in so many ways, can be full of surprises. One way I’m often surprised is by meeting new friends, especially out of — as the saying goes — the blue. In the middle of this week, for instance, I was invited by a good friend to play in a
Phone a friend
I’ve been thinking about friends and friendship over the past few weeks. Part of that was triggered, I know, by the news that my long-time friend Steve had suddenly become very sick and was in the ICU fighting for his life. That news came from our mutual friend, Ron. They
More is Less
There are many “pairs” in the world, ranging from the human (Adam and Eve) to the natural world (night and day) to those cool little candies (M and M). Way back in the mid-50’s, Sammy Cahn (lyrics) and Jimmy Van Heusen (music) wrote a song called Love And Marriage, recorded
It isn’t the changes, it’s the transitions
You may have thought about transitions, but if you haven’t, I want to change that. Why? Because a lot of how you get through life is determined by how you handle the transitions. An aerobics class helped me realize that. (Are there still aerobics classes?) Here’s the story. I happened
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