Slow go: It looks as if fuel prices are making an impact among the driving habits of truckers. Their usual over the speed limit travel have been replaced with a more conservative approach. I was driving 5 mph less than the limit and passed many big rigs.
Not slow enough: Looks like the errant golf balls on the range in Rochester was not the only hazardous behavior to watch out for.
Fatality on the way back to the clubhouse
What have we here? A grab bag of free clothing, deposited in the caddie tent back in Rochester, was compliments of a friend of Bob Kendall, Jimin Kang’s looper. A box of shirts marked “ugly batch” (and they certainly were) did not dissuade the scavenging but a few gems among the others were definitely keepers. I fished out a sweater-vest which have been the best find there. Check out the logo.
SWEEEET!
You know you’re in Kentucky: Hit the laundromat yesterday and espied a quite unfamiliar notification.
What? No Alcohol! How can you pass the time?
Missed the boat: “Viva Viagra”! They did a great job using the old Elvis tune to promote that little blue pill but missed out on an obvious golf angle for all who trod the fairways with limp putters. Can you imagine Chi-Chi grinning into the camera and wryly proclaiming “Never up, never in. Viagra”!
June 25, 2008 at 8:46 am |
Do any caddie’s have employment contracts or is “employment at will” the name of the game for caddies?
June 25, 2008 at 9:16 am |
Employment at will. There may be a couple contracts with top players but I personally know of none.
June 25, 2008 at 9:29 am |
Any bets being made within your ranks as to who Terry McNamara will be working for next year?
June 25, 2008 at 11:32 am |
Heard he received a few offers from the PGA Tour but I don’t know if he’ll go down that path.
June 25, 2008 at 1:44 pm |
You’ve said your blog was not an issue with Dina, but I can’t help wondering whether it might be an obstacle for others. Parents or agents (or even players) with a different sense of humor than yours, for example, might not want their daughter/player (particularly one of the younger ones) hanging around someone who jokes about Viagra on the Internet. As a 50-something high school teacher – and thus a little more conservative in my tastes and cautious in my choice of public jokes – I know I’d advise my daughter or client to look elsewhere. Believe me, I’m trying to be helpful rather than critical. You seem like a thoughtful, interesting, qualified guy, but in a world that’s hyper-conscious of image, I’m not sure the high-profile aspect of your blog is helping your chances of landing a regular.
June 25, 2008 at 8:51 pm |
I think I learned about this blog via the Golf Channel website discussion board a few years ago and I’ve been reading it regularly since. I appreciate your candor. I have been a fan of the LPGA tour since attending the 1976 Borden Classic at age 12. I hope you get another gig and continue sharing your views and experiences. Do you ever watch The Big Break? If so, I would like to hear your assessment of the talents of the final three.
June 26, 2008 at 3:19 am |
Sorry Jay, don’t watch it.
Thanks, but no thanks Charlie. How can you possibly take issue with a Viagra joke? I take issue with all the teachers having sex with students. Check out this list. If I had a daughter, home schooling would be the only option. A joke is just a joke.
June 26, 2008 at 7:08 am |
I have been reading your blog for a couple of years and I find it very entertaining and I love your sense of humor! A joke is just a joke and it should be taken that way. Good luck on finding a new bag and I will look forward to reading more blogs.
June 27, 2008 at 12:39 pm |
You sound a bit like a touchy King: If you don’t agree with my humor on all levels, I will attack your profession and fatuously bleat “A joke is a joke”. Tell that to Imus. You think Chris Rock would take his night club act into a middle school unchanged? No, he would have enough sense to know that depending on the audience, a joke might be something else. The teacher was just pointing out that what you put on the internet might affect your employment opportunities. That isn’t such a radical idea.
June 28, 2008 at 5:09 am |
Viagra jokes can be touchy. You’re in a field where your potential clients are as young as 18 and come from all over the world and many different cultures and work in field where their public image is very important. The fact that you write a public blog about your job might cause them pause to begin with. Your jokes and uncensored remarks might break the deal. It sounds like you’re wiling to live with this, even if it shrinks the pool of potential employers for you.
June 28, 2008 at 5:53 am |
Senator Bob Dole pushed Viagra. Did everyone forget that?
“Viagra jokes can be touchy.” Is that a joke Jack?
Richard, would it have helped if I included a “smiley face” with my reply to Charlie?
I’ve listened to Don Imus off and on for many years and the “nappy headed ho” comment was not even close to some of the show’s other outrageous rhetoric. NBC knew that going in and turned a blind eye because he was a cash cow to them. The only reason anyone noticed is that Al Sharpton (he does not deserve the title reverend if you look at his past) saw an opportunity for some publicity.
The pool of potential employers have been shrinking for years for many reasons. Another one won’t make any difference.
This subject is officially closed. It bores me. Any more comments will be deleted.