On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:26:17 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/24/2014 7:05 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:59:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/24/2014 6:47 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:33:57 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:24:10 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

...nice bright sunny day, temp in the mid-30's, and the golf course is not covered in snow!

So I got my 18 holes in. Little windy, but very enjoyable.

Lost two new Snake Eye balls. Bummer.

I think winter is over here.
My solars had the hot tub at over 108 when I switched it off.

We're looking forward to some night time 'teens' coming up. But Thursday is supposed to be in the
40's, so I've got a tee time.



I may be trying the golf thing again this spring.

My brother (five years younger than I) went to the hospital last week
with some severe stomach pains. There was nothing wrong with his
stomach. He was having a heart attack. He had a by-pass done on a
totally clogged artery and has to go back in 6 weeks to have a stent
installed in another artery that is 80 percent blocked.

He has always been the athlete in our family. Keeps in shape, runs,
etc. His problem is his diet. Loves the fatty foods, salt, tons of
cheese, etc.

Anyway, it was his wake up call. He's home, feeling much better and
wants me to start playing golf with him as soon as the weather breaks.
It will do me good as well. I've been physically inactive all winter
and the lbs are starting to gain on me again.


Today was the first time for me in about five weeks. My shoulders, neck and legs are hurting
already. But, if you can walk the course, it's damn good exercise. When I play with my brother, who
can't walk the course, he does the driving and I'll grab a handfull of clubs and walk most of the
way.

Have you played before? I started when I turned 60 and my doc jumped my ass for high cholesterol.


I've played off and on over the years. Sometimes it was more of a
social outing for business reasons but I've also played many times just
for the heck of it. Most of the time I was too busy to get into a
serious routine. I did play a round at Pebble Beach though ... many
years ago .. as a guest of a big shot business executive. Made a fool
out of myself, as usual.

I got a kick out of my brother. He was always a basketball nut and
played in a few local leagues. Last week, after his experience in the
hospital, he said he has decided that he's now old enough to take up golf.


Join a seniors league. It adds a little motivation to get out there if you've already signed up for
a tee time as part of a group. I find it very hard to go play by myself. I can usually find a good
reason to stay home. So I schedule tee times in advance with other people. Provides an added push.
Having a brother close by to play with would be a dream.

On 2/24/2014 9:10 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:26:17 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/24/2014 7:05 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:59:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/24/2014 6:47 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:33:57 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:24:10 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

...nice bright sunny day, temp in the mid-30's, and the golf course is not covered in snow!

So I got my 18 holes in. Little windy, but very enjoyable.

Lost two new Snake Eye balls. Bummer.

I think winter is over here.
My solars had the hot tub at over 108 when I switched it off.

We're looking forward to some night time 'teens' coming up. But Thursday is supposed to be in the
40's, so I've got a tee time.



I may be trying the golf thing again this spring.

My brother (five years younger than I) went to the hospital last week
with some severe stomach pains. There was nothing wrong with his
stomach. He was having a heart attack. He had a by-pass done on a
totally clogged artery and has to go back in 6 weeks to have a stent
installed in another artery that is 80 percent blocked.

He has always been the athlete in our family. Keeps in shape, runs,
etc. His problem is his diet. Loves the fatty foods, salt, tons of
cheese, etc.

Anyway, it was his wake up call. He's home, feeling much better and
wants me to start playing golf with him as soon as the weather breaks.
It will do me good as well. I've been physically inactive all winter
and the lbs are starting to gain on me again.


Today was the first time for me in about five weeks. My shoulders, neck and legs are hurting
already. But, if you can walk the course, it's damn good exercise. When I play with my brother, who
can't walk the course, he does the driving and I'll grab a handfull of clubs and walk most of the
way.

Have you played before? I started when I turned 60 and my doc jumped my ass for high cholesterol.


I've played off and on over the years. Sometimes it was more of a
social outing for business reasons but I've also played many times just
for the heck of it. Most of the time I was too busy to get into a
serious routine. I did play a round at Pebble Beach though ... many
years ago .. as a guest of a big shot business executive. Made a fool
out of myself, as usual.

I got a kick out of my brother. He was always a basketball nut and
played in a few local leagues. Last week, after his experience in the
hospital, he said he has decided that he's now old enough to take up golf.


Join a seniors league. It adds a little motivation to get out there if you've already signed up for
a tee time as part of a group. I find it very hard to go play by myself. I can usually find a good
reason to stay home. So I schedule tee times in advance with other people. Provides an added push.
Having a brother close by to play with would be a dream.



Why should I join a seniors league? I am only 64. :-)

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 21:40:39 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/24/2014 9:10 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 19:26:17 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/24/2014 7:05 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 18:59:58 -0500, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 2/24/2014 6:47 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:33:57 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 24 Feb 2014 14:24:10 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

...nice bright sunny day, temp in the mid-30's, and the golf course is not covered in snow!

So I got my 18 holes in. Little windy, but very enjoyable.

Lost two new Snake Eye balls. Bummer.

I think winter is over here.
My solars had the hot tub at over 108 when I switched it off.

We're looking forward to some night time 'teens' coming up. But Thursday is supposed to be in the
40's, so I've got a tee time.



I may be trying the golf thing again this spring.

My brother (five years younger than I) went to the hospital last week
with some severe stomach pains. There was nothing wrong with his
stomach. He was having a heart attack. He had a by-pass done on a
totally clogged artery and has to go back in 6 weeks to have a stent
installed in another artery that is 80 percent blocked.

He has always been the athlete in our family. Keeps in shape, runs,
etc. His problem is his diet. Loves the fatty foods, salt, tons of
cheese, etc.

Anyway, it was his wake up call. He's home, feeling much better and
wants me to start playing golf with him as soon as the weather breaks.
It will do me good as well. I've been physically inactive all winter
and the lbs are starting to gain on me again.


Today was the first time for me in about five weeks. My shoulders, neck and legs are hurting
already. But, if you can walk the course, it's damn good exercise. When I play with my brother, who
can't walk the course, he does the driving and I'll grab a handfull of clubs and walk most of the
way.

Have you played before? I started when I turned 60 and my doc jumped my ass for high cholesterol.


I've played off and on over the years. Sometimes it was more of a
social outing for business reasons but I've also played many times just
for the heck of it. Most of the time I was too busy to get into a
serious routine. I did play a round at Pebble Beach though ... many
years ago .. as a guest of a big shot business executive. Made a fool
out of myself, as usual.

I got a kick out of my brother. He was always a basketball nut and
played in a few local leagues. Last week, after his experience in the
hospital, he said he has decided that he's now old enough to take up golf.


Join a seniors league. It adds a little motivation to get out there if you've already signed up for
a tee time as part of a group. I find it very hard to go play by myself. I can usually find a good
reason to stay home. So I schedule tee times in advance with other people. Provides an added push.
Having a brother close by to play with would be a dream.



Why should I join a seniors league? I am only 64. :-)

That's a year older than I was when I joined. I waited three years after I started playing 'cause I
was too embarrassed to let any of them see me play. It turned out I was a lot better than some of
them were, even though they'd played for years. I now enjoy Wednesdays with the seniors very much.
Of course, the foursomes pretty much remain the same throughout the year, but I've met a lot of
great people there.

Didn't the Beatles have a song on the Sgt Peppers album called 'When I'm 64'?
Look at the bright side...you're only months away from your 'golden years.
In my case it means one more pension to collect. ;-)

On 2/25/2014 8:04 AM, True North wrote:
Didn't the Beatles have a song on the Sgt Peppers album called 'When I'm 64'?
Look at the bright side...you're only months away from your 'golden years.
In my case it means one more pension to collect. ;-)



I have no complaints. I wouldn't want to be in my 30's in this day and age.

On 2/25/14, 8:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:04 AM, True North wrote:
Didn't the Beatles have a song on the Sgt Peppers album called 'When
I'm 64'?
Look at the bright side...you're only months away from your 'golden
years.
In my case it means one more pension to collect. ;-)



I have no complaints. I wouldn't want to be in my 30's in this day and
age.




I'd like to be 25 again, on the day I visited one of my best friends who
was ill and hospitalized at Yale-New Haven. Why I'd want to go back to
that day is not something I would disclose in this pigpen.

On 2/25/2014 8:27 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/25/14, 8:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:04 AM, True North wrote:
Didn't the Beatles have a song on the Sgt Peppers album called 'When
I'm 64'?
Look at the bright side...you're only months away from your 'golden
years.
In my case it means one more pension to collect. ;-)



I have no complaints. I wouldn't want to be in my 30's in this day and
age.




I'd like to be 25 again, on the day I visited one of my best friends who
was ill and hospitalized at Yale-New Haven. Why I'd want to go back to
that day is not something I would disclose in this pigpen.

There are a few life events that I'd like to re-live but overall I am
happy where I am at. Getting older has many benefits, one of which is
that you really don't care what other people think of you, your thoughts
or ideas as much as you do when you are younger.

The other reason is that although fundamentally an optimistic person
I've lost some of the enthusiasm I've had for the future of this country
and the world in general. Maybe that's normal as you age. Things were
always better "back in my day" kinda thing. I've always been proud to
be an American (still am) but some of the changes and directions this
country is taking in the past 10 years or so is scary. Change is
inevitable but tradition and old school values have their place as well.

On 2/25/14, 8:48 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:27 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/25/14, 8:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:04 AM, True North wrote:
Didn't the Beatles have a song on the Sgt Peppers album called 'When
I'm 64'?
Look at the bright side...you're only months away from your 'golden
years.
In my case it means one more pension to collect. ;-)



I have no complaints. I wouldn't want to be in my 30's in this day and
age.




I'd like to be 25 again, on the day I visited one of my best friends who
was ill and hospitalized at Yale-New Haven. Why I'd want to go back to
that day is not something I would disclose in this pigpen.

There are a few life events that I'd like to re-live but overall I am
happy where I am at. Getting older has many benefits, one of which is
that you really don't care what other people think of you, your thoughts
or ideas as much as you do when you are younger.

The other reason is that although fundamentally an optimistic person
I've lost some of the enthusiasm I've had for the future of this country
and the world in general. Maybe that's normal as you age. Things were
always better "back in my day" kinda thing. I've always been proud to
be an American (still am) but some of the changes and directions this
country is taking in the past 10 years or so is scary. Change is
inevitable but tradition and old school values have their place as well.





I didn't much care what other people thought of me when I was younger,
either. And I thought this country took a horrific turn towards the
dark(er) side in January 1981 from which it probably never will recover.

On 2/25/2014 8:54 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/25/14, 8:48 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:27 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/25/14, 8:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:04 AM, True North wrote:
Didn't the Beatles have a song on the Sgt Peppers album called 'When
I'm 64'?
Look at the bright side...you're only months away from your 'golden
years.
In my case it means one more pension to collect. ;-)



I have no complaints. I wouldn't want to be in my 30's in this day and
age.




I'd like to be 25 again, on the day I visited one of my best friends who
was ill and hospitalized at Yale-New Haven. Why I'd want to go back to
that day is not something I would disclose in this pigpen.

There are a few life events that I'd like to re-live but overall I am
happy where I am at. Getting older has many benefits, one of which is
that you really don't care what other people think of you, your thoughts
or ideas as much as you do when you are younger.

The other reason is that although fundamentally an optimistic person
I've lost some of the enthusiasm I've had for the future of this country
and the world in general. Maybe that's normal as you age. Things were
always better "back in my day" kinda thing. I've always been proud to
be an American (still am) but some of the changes and directions this
country is taking in the past 10 years or so is scary. Change is
inevitable but tradition and old school values have their place as well.





I didn't much care what other people thought of me when I was younger,
either. And I thought this country took a horrific turn towards the
dark(er) side in January 1981 from which it probably never will recover.



You see, that's where we could never agree. The "turn" taken in 1981
was away from a disastrous period economically and foreign policy-wise
under the Carter administration. I hardly qualify it as a turn to a
"dark(er)" side. You often comment on the plight of the middle class.
The middle class didn't fare very well under Carter. We did much
better under Reagan.

I'll give you another, more current and controversial example. There
was a time in my life when I had little compassion for homosexuals and
their lifestyles. I didn't understand it and thought it was a choice
and not something one is "born as". Over the years I've become better
educated on the subject and have backed off realizing there's more to it
than I originally thought. I guess my current feeling is one of being
tolerant in my understanding and expressed opinions, but I'd never join
a march or cause to wave flags to promote homosexuality as a "normal"
lifestyle. Like you're attitude about religion, I don't care, nor is it
any of my business what people think or how they live ... just don't try
to "jam" it down my throat. Here's the rub though:

We have a president whose foreign policy includes purposely sending a
delegation of homosexuals to represent the United States in a country
that remains opposed to the homosexual lifestyle. I don't think much
of Putin, but what he and his citizens subscribe to is *their* business,
not ours.

Why are we trying to jam it down their throats? That, plus I think a
POTUS who thinks this idea was a great foreign policy initiative does
not have his job priorities straight.

On 2/25/2014 8:54 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/25/14, 8:48 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:27 AM, F*O*A*D wrote:
On 2/25/14, 8:21 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 2/25/2014 8:04 AM, True North wrote:
Didn't the Beatles have a song on the Sgt Peppers album called 'When
I'm 64'?
Look at the bright side...you're only months away from your 'golden
years.
In my case it means one more pension to collect. ;-)



I have no complaints. I wouldn't want to be in my 30's in this day and
age.




I'd like to be 25 again, on the day I visited one of my best friends who
was ill and hospitalized at Yale-New Haven. Why I'd want to go back to
that day is not something I would disclose in this pigpen.

There are a few life events that I'd like to re-live but overall I am
happy where I am at. Getting older has many benefits, one of which is
that you really don't care what other people think of you, your thoughts
or ideas as much as you do when you are younger.

The other reason is that although fundamentally an optimistic person
I've lost some of the enthusiasm I've had for the future of this country
and the world in general. Maybe that's normal as you age. Things were
always better "back in my day" kinda thing. I've always been proud to
be an American (still am) but some of the changes and directions this
country is taking in the past 10 years or so is scary. Change is
inevitable but tradition and old school values have their place as well.





I didn't much care what other people thought of me when I was younger,
either. And I thought this country took a horrific turn towards the
dark(er) side in January 1981 from which it probably never will recover.


If your prediction that the liberals will prevail from now on is true,
you're probably right.