Can I get off please?
Tuesday, February 21, 2006
Amusing
Can I get off please?
Golfing etiquette
I am not one to complain about golfers and their actions, as a golfer myself I understand the frustrations caused by that small ball’s refusal to do what it should. One of the keys of golf however, is to master the frustration and play in an inner shell embracing all the chaos that surrounds you.
Well on Saturday I was playing with a mate on a very casual public course (Lake Claremont) and we had no sooner started to play than the group behind (Members of the WA Golf Assoc. I believe!) were demanding that we play faster. Make no mistake, we were not just walking up the ball and hitting it, but nor were we in danger of losing contact with the group in front. Furthermore, it was the first hole, and any golfer worth their salt knows that you need to wait for at least two holes before you can complain about slow play, as a single hole may not be representative.
Well, we never heard from them again, (I made some ‘calm down’ motions to them, and they did not seem to be able to keep up with us in any case). After we had completed our round, we were discussing the game and life in general at the clubhouse and the three golfers wandered in, I kept an eye on them as I considered them rude and was prepared for a silly action from them, but after a glance from each of them they did not meet my gaze.
Apparently acting like a boor is acceptable on the fairways but not in the rest of the world. Poor form, I say.
Well on Saturday I was playing with a mate on a very casual public course (Lake Claremont) and we had no sooner started to play than the group behind (Members of the WA Golf Assoc. I believe!) were demanding that we play faster. Make no mistake, we were not just walking up the ball and hitting it, but nor were we in danger of losing contact with the group in front. Furthermore, it was the first hole, and any golfer worth their salt knows that you need to wait for at least two holes before you can complain about slow play, as a single hole may not be representative.
Well, we never heard from them again, (I made some ‘calm down’ motions to them, and they did not seem to be able to keep up with us in any case). After we had completed our round, we were discussing the game and life in general at the clubhouse and the three golfers wandered in, I kept an eye on them as I considered them rude and was prepared for a silly action from them, but after a glance from each of them they did not meet my gaze.
Apparently acting like a boor is acceptable on the fairways but not in the rest of the world. Poor form, I say.
The carnivale has closed.
Everything television is supposed to be, moving, gorgeous, compelling and mighty. Brother Justin finally meets Ben Hawkins and in the end we are not quite sure what the result is. The final scenes represent the result of two seasons worth of foreshadowing and for those who have seen all the episodes, this was a marvelous payoff to all the waiting.
The twists were well planned and the fact that everything is not wrapped up at the end with a perfect little bow should not offend, it is not that kind of show.
It was just so nice to watch a show that challenged the mind, and where the characters took their time to fully develop… A revelation, and those who have not seen it should go and by Series 1 on DVD.
Friday, February 03, 2006
Thud! (9/10)
Terry Pratchett
Comedy / Fantasy
Discworld novels are in danger of being taken for granted. It is only when you read the book after a discworld novel that you realize how damm god they are. Thud is a Night Watch / Sam Vimes novel and continues in the fine traditions of these novels with the Watch expanding to accept even more types of coppers. The back of the Hardcover is an advertisement for the children’s novel that Sam Vimes reads to his son (“Where’s my cow?”) and I can see that coming out as well.
The story deals with relations between dwarves and trolls and is all good fun, my only concern is that discworld technology will overtake our technology very soon. The ‘Gooseberry’ PDA that Sam uses has ‘Bluenose™’ Integrated Messenger Service to interface with the clacks towers, which is a little twee.
Terry Pratchett books are like chocolate, you always consume them too fast and then desperately want more.
Readability (4.5/5)
Quality (4.5/5)
Comedy / Fantasy
Discworld novels are in danger of being taken for granted. It is only when you read the book after a discworld novel that you realize how damm god they are. Thud is a Night Watch / Sam Vimes novel and continues in the fine traditions of these novels with the Watch expanding to accept even more types of coppers. The back of the Hardcover is an advertisement for the children’s novel that Sam Vimes reads to his son (“Where’s my cow?”) and I can see that coming out as well.
The story deals with relations between dwarves and trolls and is all good fun, my only concern is that discworld technology will overtake our technology very soon. The ‘Gooseberry’ PDA that Sam uses has ‘Bluenose™’ Integrated Messenger Service to interface with the clacks towers, which is a little twee.
Terry Pratchett books are like chocolate, you always consume them too fast and then desperately want more.
Readability (4.5/5)
Quality (4.5/5)
PBwiki makes creating a wiki as easy as making a peanut butter sandwich
OK, I am doing this to get more space, but respect to Peanut butter Wiki, they are the bomb.
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