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Just to show you how hard it is to reach a consensus on anything in a free society - as a conservative one of the few things I'm most...

Had a couple of these Belgian style Tripels the other evening. Restaurant I was at in Virginia was offering them for half price, $4.25...

Drove into downtown Wash DC twice in the last three days. Marked reduction in visible street people. My wife and I were loving it...

Rob Katz is still a surprisingly young man. I guess he was only thirty-something the first time he got the top job at Vail???

I've been out of town for a few days playing golf with this buddy in WV: I missed the big DJT take-over in DC. But I'll tell you as a...

I've played golf since my mother took me to a driving range at age ten. I don't have much talent so my ceiling is low, but still I...

I too am a hacker of sorts Jim. When I was playing regularly as a twenty year old I could very occasionally break 80 but mostly had...

My Mom and Dad grew up near Boston. Around 2010 and late in his life, we took my Dad back to New England for one last summertime visit...

I'm a hacker (not a great player), but try to play at least nine holes weekly when back at near sea level in the Mid-Atlantic in...

That was fun. Pretty much nailed me for home location. Number one named city (in the mid-Atlantic, not identified on this map) is a...

Here's a deep dive into the atomic bombing of Hiroshima that took place 80 years ago today. VERY SOBERING.

Heads up @Tony Crocker: hard-hitting non-woke journalism is coming your way! :icon-mrgreen...

13 July 2025 lobster roll beside Narragansett Bay, RI:

Oops, my rainy day post got me in trouble:rolleyes: Perhaps I spoke too bluntly? I don't want to shatter the nice cordiality of this...

Because it's raining out and I can't do the yardwork I'm supposed to do today here are my thoughts on Jan 6 :-) This is from a person...