tax day part 2

driving range went somewhat better today and that was good. probably enough said about the golfing frustrations so let's just say i will keep at it and hope for the best. always seem to learn something anyway and that is good. longer swing today and also a better turn. lost it a bit near the end and then got it back some. nice day at least until right near the end the sky turned really black and everyone started bailing out as the wind picked up. stayed and finished and walked home as the rain began, but was glad i decided to skip trying to play somewhere today. it is a whole new ball game without the car and the walk to the bus plus the walk to the course and then having to live out of whatever you packed into that bag and your "trolley" just adds lots of downtime to playing. explaining not griping and i don't mind playing in the rain but you wouldn't want to be out playing in what it is doing as i type right now. nicer days are ahead i am sure, even in england.

typical article in the paper here about the master's questioning whether the british golfers lost their nerve at augusta. they point to closing rounds of 76-rose,
78-poulter, and 79-casey. thy wonder whether immelman of south africa has more nerve than they do - (he did shoot 75). none of sunday scores were really that good. tiger had the third best round at 72. any decent round by him wins and they say immelman choked. where was donald? where was doughtery? westwood? playing their hearts out and just didn't have enough that day. just have to love the media. i allow that a reporter with a 20 handicap or whatever is entitled to their opinion, but and a big but-- ..... knowing how little room for error there is on any golf shot and under a lot of pressure, things don't always go well. must get easier as you are put in that situation. i played enough sports to not get on the athletes when they are trying except for when they melt down and go for the green like phil... my bad! tiger had it won and missed his putts. he still played the best of everyone. he may have given it away on the first day when he parred two par 5's and bogeyed one. lost 4 strokes there and lost by two. just observing. love them all -except funk and lancaster. personal.

and monty complaining he should have been invited. i would have rather watched david duval and ian baker finch and michelle wie...gotcha

i love immelman's swing myself as it seems nice and simple- back and through and he did just recover from major surgery. way to go trevor is what i say!. get them next time tiger. i always hope for a 6 man playoff or 6 woman or pick your number. i just like match play-

and all of those rounds in the 80's.. maybe they tigerized the course too much for merely really great golfers. imagine playing augusta now with the old equipment and some balata balls. right!

back to "lovely bones" enjoy the day out there. one week and penna will be behind us and maybe we'll know more. maybe not. like obama said i am bitter, but have not fallen back on my religion or my guns. there may be one person in this world who is more upset by this administration than i am but i hope not for their sake. i just need a candidate so we can get to fighting the real enemy of fixing the world and the usa my friends. who has their money on rice as his vp?

but i digress.......................