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[Qqq123xx]

Veronica Lake    Peekaboo Girl. 

[Qqq123xx]

Jane Greer

[Qqq123xx]

Well looks like I'm on another Frenzy.  Yvonne DeCarlo of Munsters fame and movies in the 40's/50's. 

Edited October 15, 2020 by Qqq123xx
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[scomac2002]

Can't really comment on the driving distance versus handicap.  There maybe two guys that average 200+ off the tee in my extended group of senior players regardless of handicap.

 

What you're more likely to find is steady play from the middle of the fairway from the better players.  If you're rarely in trouble and have consistency in your game it's not all that difficult to score.

 

After a run of particularly retched play over the past few weeks that  took care of some earlier good scores I now find myself saddled with a deserved 23 handicap which has more than doubled from my pre injury nadir!  😖

[Qqq123xx]

43 minutes ago, scomac2002 said:

Can't really comment on the driving distance versus handicap.  There maybe two guys that average 200+ off the tee in my extended group of senior players regardless of handicap.

 

What you're more likely to find is steady play from the middle of the fairway from the better players.  If you're rarely in trouble and have consistency in your game it's not all that difficult to score.

 

After a run of particularly retched play over the past few weeks that  took care of some earlier good scores I now find myself saddled with a deserved 23 handicap which has more than doubled from my pre injury nadir!  😖

Injuries are a b**** to come back from, especially us well aged gents. 

[scomac2002]

Indeed!  I suppose the good news is that I can play as often as I care to without any negative ramifications beyond the frustration of not enjoying myself.  🤔 I get why guys quit.  We all have expectations realistic or otherwise and there's really only so much disappointment you can take.  Eventually it becomes a matter of self-preservation.

 

After all, these are the golden years.  You had better find something that is shiny and brings joy.  It shouldn't be about how much you can put up with.  I've revealed enough character by this point in my life.

[tolmij]

41 minutes ago, scomac2002 said:

Indeed!  I suppose the good news is that I can play as often as I care to without any negative ramifications beyond the frustration of not enjoying myself.  🤔 I get why guys quit.  We all have expectations realistic or otherwise and there's really only so much disappointment you can take.  Eventually it becomes a matter of self-preservation.

 

After all, these are the golden years.  You had better find something that is shiny and brings joy.  It shouldn't be about how much you can put up with.  I've revealed enough character by this point in my life.

Exactly Sco, this is why at present we are immersing ourselves in our artwork. Unlike golf and many other things in life we have full control of how it pans out.

 

Next week we have a major disruption but one we are pleased is happening so soon, the new air con unit is being installed, two days Wed and Thur of tradesmen crawling about in our loft. 
 

Golf net out next week , some yard cleaning to do beforehand, then all systems go to get back into the self flagellation sport of golf.😬😬

[SixtySomePing]

It's obvious that a couple of beauties have been 'accidentally' overlooked... 🙃

[Conrad1953]

A singer songwriter I first heard about 4-5 years ago. Incredible voice and songs

 

Edited October 15, 2020 by Conrad1953

[Qqq123xx]

Hey SSP you forgot this beaut. 

[Conrad1953]

4 hours ago, SixtySomePing said:

It's obvious that a couple of beauties have been 'accidentally' overlooked... 🙃

 

Don't forget this beauty Sixty

[tolmij]

Well done Grillers, now we are getting real.🥰

[miamistomp]

Irish McCalla

 

[Conrad1953]

4 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

Irish McCalla

 

 

[miamistomp]

And Yes! Patsy

 

 

[tolmij]

2000 pages will be here very quickly.👍

Edited October 16, 2020 by tolmij

[scomac2002]

Thanks for posting those videos @Conrad1953.  Lauren has a haunting voice.  😊

[Fellaheen51]

Things noticed ambling around WRX'ville:

 

A posting by a patent sleuth (who wastes time doing this?) on the possibility of a comeback for Yes! putters.  With trademarks now owned by TM via Adams.  Fully one day after our contributions for restoration of brand identity in popular culture.  

 

Coincidence?  I think not.

[Qqq123xx]

Greta Garbo. 

[NoTalentLefty]

On 10/15/2020 at 10:37 AM, Qqq123xx said:

Well looks like I'm on another Frenzy.  Yvonne DeCarlo of Munsters fame and movies in the 40's/50's. 

But could she cook?

[Qqq123xx]

22 hours ago, NoTalentLefty said:

But could she cook?

 

[scomac2002]

A good day today on the golf course.  Wasn't sure I was going to play until about and hour before my tee time as it was still pouring at home. 

 

As I hit the highway I was greeted by the welcoming view of clear skies to the west.  About 20 minutes down the road the rain stopped and the sun began to shine. 

 

When I got to the course it was a picture perfect fall day.  A bit nippy, but nothing a couple layers couldn't handle with no wind blowing.

 

I managed to find a little bit of magic in the old clubs that I brought with me and was well on my way to a very nice round until the 8th hole where a series of mishaps with my 3W lead to a triple.  Recovered nicely on 9 with a par to tie my low round of the year.  Not bad for playing different clubs cold without any practice whatsoever.  Maybe that's trying to tell me something. 🤔

 

[Added] Found out that one of my good friends from men's league, Walter, has had a stroke and a brain aneurism.  Things don't sound too promising.  I suppose when you're 87 every day is a bonus. 😨

[billh17]

40 minutes ago, scomac2002 said:

A good day today on the golf course.  Wasn't sure I was going to play until about and hour before my tee time as it was still pouring at home. 

 

As I hit the highway I was greeted by the welcoming view of clear skies to the west.  About 20 minutes down the road the rain stopped and the sun began to shine. 

 

When I got to the course it was a picture perfect fall day.  A bit nippy, but nothing a couple layers couldn't handle with no wind blowing.

 

I managed to find a little bit of magic in the old clubs that I brought with me and was well on my way to a very nice round until the 8th hole where a series of mishaps with my 3W lead to a triple.  Recovered nicely on 9 with a par to tie my low round of the year.  Not bad for playing different clubs cold without any practice whatsoever.  Maybe that's trying to tell me something. 🤔

 

[Added] Found out that one of my good friends from men's league, Walter, has had a stroke and a brain aneurism.  Things don't sound too promising.  I suppose when you're 87 every day is a bonus. 😨

glad you had a good day on the course ! Sorry to hear about your friend. The last four

years of my life have made me a believer that EVERY day is a bonus  I was always an outdoor person

but i have become obsessed with watching the sunrise each morning ! Love the colors !

Hope your next round is even better !

[Conrad1953]

34 minutes ago, scomac2002 said:

A good day today on the golf course.  Wasn't sure I was going to play until about and hour before my tee time as it was still pouring at home. 

 

As I hit the highway I was greeted by the welcoming view of clear skies to the west.  About 20 minutes down the road the rain stopped and the sun began to shine. 

 

When I got to the course it was a picture perfect fall day.  A bit nippy, but nothing a couple layers couldn't handle with no wind blowing.

 

I managed to find a little bit of magic in the old clubs that I brought with me and was well on my way to a very nice round until the 8th hole where a series of mishaps with my 3W lead to a triple.  Recovered nicely on 9 with a par to tie my low round of the year.  Not bad for playing different clubs cold without any practice whatsoever.  Maybe that's trying to tell me something. 🤔

 

[Added] Found out that one of my good friends from men's league, Walter, has had a stroke and a brain aneurism.  Things don't sound too promising.  I suppose when you're 87 every day is a bonus. 😨

 

Sorry about your pal Sco but glad to see your golf game coming around. Back last spring I had 

the opportunity to play with an 82 year old several times. He plays 3-4 times a week and walks

4-5 miles on the days he doesn't play. He plays from the senior tees and shoots in the 80s most

days. He recently moved to another area and joined another course so I don't see him much

anymore.

 

Seeing guys out there in their 80s still playing and playing fairly well is very encouraging to me.

[tolmij]

10 hours ago, scomac2002 said:

A good day today on the golf course.  Wasn't sure I was going to play until about and hour before my tee time as it was still pouring at home. 

 

As I hit the highway I was greeted by the welcoming view of clear skies to the west.  About 20 minutes down the road the rain stopped and the sun began to shine. 

 

When I got to the course it was a picture perfect fall day.  A bit nippy, but nothing a couple layers couldn't handle with no wind blowing.

 

I managed to find a little bit of magic in the old clubs that I brought with me and was well on my way to a very nice round until the 8th hole where a series of mishaps with my 3W lead to a triple.  Recovered nicely on 9 with a par to tie my low round of the year.  Not bad for playing different clubs cold without any practice whatsoever.  Maybe that's trying to tell me something. 🤔

 

[Added] Found out that one of my good friends from men's league, Walter, has had a stroke and a brain aneurism.  Things don't sound too promising.  I suppose when you're 87 every day is a bonus. 😨

sorry to hear about your friend, it seems as if he has looked after himself prior to this. My motto as with DW is if you don't use it you lose it, that is why I do not hold back from the heavy yard work, at our age you deteriorate quickly if you stop, 79 shortly and enjoying every day. My only remaining uncle is soon 90 and only last year did he give up his gardening round, longevity is in our family so I can only hope some of it passed on to me. 😬
 

I have never considered giving up golf due to poor play, as my game has never been good, to say the least, I always go out with no expectations and celebrate if all goes well. Never broken 90 for 18 and at my age I don't think it will happen, just enjoy being out there.

Edited October 18, 2020 by tolmij

[Conrad1953]

Last night I watched my favorite pianist, Kate Liu, return to the Chopin Institute in Warsaw, Poland

and play a recital and give an interview; 5 years after winning the bronze but, perhaps, more

importantly, voted the audience favorite.  Katie has the "wow" factor; her touch, her lyrical playing,

her incomparable control of sound in every finger. The interviewer simply called it "magic".

 

Katie confessed that when she was very young she became obsessed with technique and

relished playing the most difficult and flashy pieces; pursuing perfection in execution. In her words

she pretty much outgrew that thinking and focused on the "magic" of the music instead. And to

her the true magic is in the music and it is up to the artist to bring that magic to the audience. 

 

I totally agree with her thinking. I am foremost in awe of the one who composed that music to

begin with yet without the artist to bring that music to the public it would not be heard. Watching

Katie play is different than watching others. She becomes so immersed in the music it's as if

she has set out on a journey and takes you along with her.

 

I can't say how many times when I was alone on the road and late at night before going to bed

I would watch the youtube videos of Katie playing at the 2015 Chopin competition. My favorites

were the B Minor Sonata and the F Minor Ballade. I must have watched each a hundred times

or more in those days...plus all her other videos from that competition.

 

It's natural how this relates to golf as well. As we all know there is a scientific technical side

of the game and an artistic side of the game. To be able to play at all we have to develop

our skills but we seem to play our best and have the most fun when we make a little music

out there on the course.

[scomac2002]

I was just thinking:  my gawd I'm bored today!  I decided not to play in men's league as it has been drizzling all morning  and is quite cool to boot.  The combination of wet and below 50° make it a no go for my wonky back.  But, when you have regular schedule of activities and don't do them you find that you often lack and alternative, especially when sequestered indoors.

 

Well, I did a little on-line shopping looking at some more puzzles.  Found a couple of beauties, but they aren't in stock at this time.  The one that really caught my attention was entitled the weight machine.  It's done in a Norman Rockwell style which I always loved.

 

 

I guess it's just destined to be a lazy day today as no one else seems to be interested in chatting, at least those in the real world. 😕

[NoTalentLefty]

I like breakfast. 2 eggs scrambled, ham, American Fries , Toast lightly buttered , prefer Sour Dough but any bread will do. With all this Biscuits and gravy, gravy full of sausage can be added, and some fruit in season like watermelon and cantaloupe. 

[scomac2002]

Online Shopping

 

Speaking of inline shopping, I had a couple of eye opening moments this morning.  I may have mentioned that I had shipped off a handful of surplus clubs about three weeks back.  I had never received any sort of notification as to the clubs arriving at destination or that my account had been credited, so I went online to check this morning.

 

Sure enough the clubs were there and I had been credited, but they made an adjustment without reasoning dropping $5 off of the quoted price for the Cleveland chipper I sent them.  Not sure why they made the adjustment when it was exactly as described.  I guess I should ask?

 

I sent them a SeeMore putter too and it had already made it to the listing page for sale.  MY allowance was $65 and they were asking $153.50 online for it!  Times must be good for golf club resellers!  Now there's free shipping two directions, but I'm sure they get a much better deal than I would on a one off of ~$25 each way.  It really isn't as bad as it sounds because if I eBay it and pay commission and auction it or take a best offer from Kijiji I'm probably no better off than what I got from the reseller.  I just have cash rather than a credit.

 

It still strikes me strange that there was no correspondence about anything along the way.

 

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Item 2

 

About a month ago I purchased some spring bulbs online that ship directly from Holland.  I got a confirmation of the order, but nothing more.  The confirmation stated that the bulbs would be shipped at the appropriate time for my area for planting.  Check online for your order status.

 

It took a while before I even had an order status to look up, but it was there eventually and the expected shipping date was to be 10/15.  

 

I had been looking for an email confirming shipment so today though I better see what was up as the pending date had passed.  Now the shipping date is October 26!  That's getting a bit late for bulb planting in this area especially if it takes a week to get here!  Time will tell...

 

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Virtual retail maybe a wonderful way to facilitate business especially during a pandemic, but I'm finding that it's getting more and more automated with less recourse for dealing with delays and other problems due to a lack of human interaction.  WE didn't seem to have these issues in the spring when it was the only option available.  Perhaps times have been too good for them? 🤔

[Conrad1953]

4 minutes ago, NoTalentLefty said:

I like breakfast. 2 eggs scrambled, ham, American Fries , Toast lightly buttered , prefer Sour Dough but any bread will do. With all this Biscuits and gravy, gravy full of sausage can be added, and some fruit in season like watermelon and cantaloupe. 

 

My weakness is hash browns smothered in sausage gravy................mmmmmmmm good.🙂