Golf - Shouting Fore and Lawsuits

Image via WikipediaAfter reading these NY Times pieces, it's worth giving some more thought before swinging, and being prepared to shout Fore!

Golf Courses: A Gold Mine for Lawsuits

For Golfers, Fore Isn’t Last Word on Ducking

Happy Holidays, and be safe out there!

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Learn The Language Of Your Travel Destination

We love studying languages. This article resonates with me, Vacationing in a native tongue - More Americans include language learning in travel plans.

Bottomline, put some effort into learning the language of your travel destination, and your experience will be magnified beyond imagination!

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Stay Healthy Golfing -- Body 4 Golf - Getting Into The Swing

This book comes highly recommended by friends and family. 




Having hurt myself golfing, and playing hurt, I imagine we should all read this book,

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Solution For US Credit Cards Not Working In Europe

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Updated July 29, 2023

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New microchip card for US purchases in Europe - phys.org

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We recently visited Germany and found it frustrating that many of our US issued credit cards wouldn't work.

What we ran into was the microchip and PIN technology that is standard in credit cards in Europe, but not in our American credit cards.

To the rescue for US travellers, Bound for Europe? New microchip card caters to Americans. 

"The new Cash Passport card can be bought in either euros or pounds from Travelex retail stores. They will also be sold online next year from the www.US.Travelex.com website, which also lists Travelex retail store locations."

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Holiday Food-Wine Books - Chronicle Picks

The San Francisco Chronicle Holiday books: Food and wine recommends these holiday books:



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New Cruise Ships For 2011

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Updated May 31, 2024

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I'm a big fan of cruises. Here's to what's in store for us all in 2011, New cruise ships sailing into 2011.

I can't wait to take a trip on the newer and bigger ships.

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Hope For Wine Allergy Sufferers

Image via WikipediaThis MSNBC News Article gives wine allergy sufferers some future hope of a cure, Sipping without sneezing? Scientists thwart wine allergies.

In a nutshell, about 8 percent of the world's population can’t sip wine without suffering symptoms of a bad cold. Sulfites cause symptoms in about 1 percent of that group, and a new substance, glycoproteins (sugar-coated proteins), are now being blamed for the other 7 percent.

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Mike Lupica To Tiger - ... Sing

Image via WikipediaI totally agree with Mike Lupica, in his article, Tiger Woods: One year after fall from grace we realize he's only interesting when he's winning.

Everytime I turn on the TV to see how Tiger is doing in a tournament, if he's not in contention, I'm certainly less interested.

As Mr. Lupica says, "Shut up and sing."

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Golf Hawaii - NCL Pride of America

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We just got back yesterday from our Hawaii cruise with NCL's Golf Hawaii Program aboard Pride of America.

The cruise ship started/ended in Honolulu Oahu, and visited the islands of Maui, Hawaii, and Kauai. We played on Oahu before joining the cruise, and played 4 times throughout the cruise. This was our first experience with a golf excursion arranged through the cruise ship.

In a nutshell, the golf experience was wonderful and far exceeded our expectations. Here's why:

1. The onboard PGA golf pro, Cory McKim, was the utmost golf professional.
2. He joined us on all the golf outings, making sure the transporation, and golf arrangements for each course was smooth sailing.
3. I've been playing for less than a year and found Cory's teaching style perfect for me, while out on the course, back on the ship's "golfing cage", and during the video analysis of my swing out on the course.

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Chez Panisse - The Head Chefs

Image via WikipediaWhen I hear the restaurant name, Chez Panisse, I usually jump to the name of Alice Waters. But wait, there are some other key players, namely the head chefs, David Tanis and Jean-Pierre Moulle'.

Tanis just published his new book, Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys, that is a sequel to his A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes. The new book continues and expands on the idea and feeling of intimate French dinners, for small, medium, and large gatherings.

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Golf Excursions Booked - Boning Up On Pelz Putting Bible

Updated October 23, 2022

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I'm stoked.  Upcoming Norwegian Cruise Line cruise in Hawaii.  Just booked 4 days of golf. They take care of everything, Golf Hawaii Program aboard Pride of America.

In prep, I'm thinking I should be studying up on Dave Pelz' book, Dave Pelz's Putting Bible: The Complete Guide to Mastering the Green (Dave Pelz Scoring Game Series).

In parallel, I'm putting in the hallway.

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Golf Course Vandalism

Image via WikipediaSheesh, why do folks do things like this, car-driving culprit or culprits responsible for destroying three holes at the Golden Gate Park golf course.

We play at a number of San Francisco municipal golf courses including this one at Golden Gate Park. I started  learning how to play golf at this course about a year ago, so it holds a special place in my heart.

I hope they catch the culprits.

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Cooking For Geeks

When I think about cooking geeks, I think about Alton Brown's TV show.  Alton teaches the science behind cooking, so that we can all become better chefs.

Riffing on this food science theme is:
Jeff Potter's:  Cooking for Geeks

I'm particularly intrigued about learning how to make flavored gels from sodium alginate.

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Energy Jewelry To Improve Your Game

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The power of belief - ESPN

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I recently ran across a news article describing energy jewelry, purported to improve balance, energy, recovery time, and flexibility, Athletes boost business for energy bracelets.

Personally, I don't use or wear these kind of products, because I'm just downright skeptical. If  you have any experience with these kind of energy items, could you comment one way or the other?

If you're interested:  Phi-ten Pga Tour Bracelet X30 Titanium Bracelet X30 Pga Tour, Gray, 6.75 and #34
(by the way, this is the official PGA Tour bracelet!)

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My New Callaway Eterni-Tees - I like them

I prefer to play golf with unbreakable tees. This way I don't have to keep buying them, break them, and litter the ground with them.

On the other hand, every now and again, I'll forget to pick-up the tee, and my inventory shrinks. I've been unable to re-order my usual brand, so I switched to:  Callaway Eterni-Tees 5-Pack Combos.

I like them. Because they're flat, they can be positioned in the ground to be virtually frictionless, and can be used to repair divots. That means I don't need to carry around a dedicated divot repair tool. Love that!



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Ryder Cup - Quick Links

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It's here!  It's time for the 2010 Ryder Cup.

I hope you're as excited about this as I am, so I'm collecting a couple of site links in this post for your quick reference:

The Official 2010 Ryder Cup Website
Wikipedia - 2010 Ryder Cup

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Reminiscing About 3 Star Michelin in France

I was in conversation with some folks at work, and found myself reminiscing about a 3 star Michelin experience at L'Auberge de L'Ill in Illhaeusern.

If you're researching 3 star ratings, then check out this table of Michelin 3 Star Restaurants in Europe 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Get your own copy:  Michelin Guide Europe 2010, 29e: Hotels & Restaurants (Michelin Red Guide: Europe, Main Cities)

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Ben Franklin Wine Quotes

Image via WikipediaSome friends of ours gave us a bottle of wine with a Ben Franklin quote on it.

This post is dedicated to Ben Franklin and his quotes about wine.

"Wine makes daily living easier, less hurried, with fewer tensions and more tolerance."

"Wine is sure proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." (shortened version of the original quote)

More writing from Ben:
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Wine and Food To Taste Before You Die

We had a dinner party last night, and one of the guests mentioned this series of books.

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