For part 5, click here.
Thursday, April 04, 2013
Meanwhile - part 6
So, it's time to take a look outside our window and see what's going on in the rest of the world.
For part 5, click here.
For part 5, click here.
Quickie
Here's today's quickie...
I hope it was good for you too.
What do karaoke and sex have in common?
The more you drink, the better you think you are at it.
I hope it was good for you too.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
Golf simulator
I assume that most of the U.S. is moving into spring. Here in the Snowbelt southeast of Lake Ontario we're still getting snow and cold - about 3 inches of the white stuff yesterday and a dusting today. Warmest temp no higher than 35. Last year I had been playing golf for a month by now, but this year there has only been 1 day so far that might have been tolerable.
So today I headed out to the golf dome at Turningstone Resort and Casino in Vernon, NY - quite a little drive for me, but something I've been doing once a week for the past month as I'm getting anxious for the golf season. When I got there I found that there was a half-hour wait, so I inquired as to the availability of one of their golf simulators - one was available. I assume because they are a bit more expensive than just using the driving range.
The desk manager came over to start the system for me - put me on Pebble Beach. Big mistake. I'm not a very good golfer to begin with and I quickly discovered that hitting on a simulator isn't the same as playing on a course. I was awful.
First of all, the simulator is a cube with one open face and the dimensions are about 12 to 15 feet on a side. It is very different swinging a golf club in a closed space like that without the contextual clues of surrounding grass, trees, sky, etc. I found myself over-swinging and thrashing around like a whirling dervish. Not good.
The screen I was hitting into was awkwardly close - you couldn't follow the natural flight of the ball on each shot at all, though it was reflected on the screen based on speed, direction and spin as the ball hit the screen and passed by some sensors. Still, it was not the same and so adjusting from one shot to the next was difficult. Not only that, but the ball was bouncing back at me after each long shot and that distracted my attention from what was going on on the screen.
Finally, although the simulator allowed putting, either the greens at Pebble Beach are about 20 times as fast as what I'm usually playing, or the machine is super sensitive. I'd have a 30 foot putt, hit about as hard as I'd hit an 8 foot putt on our local courses, and still slide 12 feet past the hole.
So, my overall take on the golf simulator? A neat toy but nothing like really playing golf. I might give it a try again some time, but I think I'd really rather just spend my time on the driving range.
Anybody else ever try one of these things? What was your take?
So today I headed out to the golf dome at Turningstone Resort and Casino in Vernon, NY - quite a little drive for me, but something I've been doing once a week for the past month as I'm getting anxious for the golf season. When I got there I found that there was a half-hour wait, so I inquired as to the availability of one of their golf simulators - one was available. I assume because they are a bit more expensive than just using the driving range.
The desk manager came over to start the system for me - put me on Pebble Beach. Big mistake. I'm not a very good golfer to begin with and I quickly discovered that hitting on a simulator isn't the same as playing on a course. I was awful.
First of all, the simulator is a cube with one open face and the dimensions are about 12 to 15 feet on a side. It is very different swinging a golf club in a closed space like that without the contextual clues of surrounding grass, trees, sky, etc. I found myself over-swinging and thrashing around like a whirling dervish. Not good.
The screen I was hitting into was awkwardly close - you couldn't follow the natural flight of the ball on each shot at all, though it was reflected on the screen based on speed, direction and spin as the ball hit the screen and passed by some sensors. Still, it was not the same and so adjusting from one shot to the next was difficult. Not only that, but the ball was bouncing back at me after each long shot and that distracted my attention from what was going on on the screen.
Finally, although the simulator allowed putting, either the greens at Pebble Beach are about 20 times as fast as what I'm usually playing, or the machine is super sensitive. I'd have a 30 foot putt, hit about as hard as I'd hit an 8 foot putt on our local courses, and still slide 12 feet past the hole.
So, my overall take on the golf simulator? A neat toy but nothing like really playing golf. I might give it a try again some time, but I think I'd really rather just spend my time on the driving range.
Anybody else ever try one of these things? What was your take?
Joke time
The local news station was interviewing an 80-year-old lady because she had just gotten married for the fourth time. The interviewer asked her questions about her life, about what it felt like to be marrying again at 80, and then about her new husband’s occupation.
“He’s a funeral director,” she answered.
“Interesting,” the newsman thought…
He then asked her if she wouldn’t mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living.
She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20?s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40?s, and a preacher when in her 60?s, and now – in her 80?s – a funeral director.
The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.
“I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.”
“He’s a funeral director,” she answered.
“Interesting,” the newsman thought…
He then asked her if she wouldn’t mind telling him a little about her first three husbands and what they did for a living.
She paused for a few moments, needing time to reflect on all those years. After a short time, a smile came to her face and she answered proudly, explaining that she had first married a banker when she was in her 20?s, then a circus ringmaster when in her 40?s, and a preacher when in her 60?s, and now – in her 80?s – a funeral director.
The interviewer looked at her, quite astonished, and asked why she had married four men with such diverse careers.
“I married one for the money, two for the show, three to get ready, and four to go.”
Three animated GIFs for your amusement
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| Remind you of "Get Smart?" |
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| Don't drink and stairs. |
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| So THAT'S how they do that! |
Quickie
Here's today's quickie...
A man bought his wife a cemetery plot as a gift for her birthday. The next year he didn't buy her anything. When she asked him why, he replied, "Because you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"
I hope it was as good for you as it was for me.
A man bought his wife a cemetery plot as a gift for her birthday. The next year he didn't buy her anything. When she asked him why, he replied, "Because you still haven't used the gift I bought you last year!"
I hope it was as good for you as it was for me.
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Snow Ice cream
It's snowing here again today - about 4 inches of fresh snow out there, so this would be a good day for some snow ice cream.
Joke time
Twas in a restaurant they met,
Romeo and Juliet.
He had no cash to pay the debt,
So Romeo'd what Juliet.
Romeo and Juliet.
He had no cash to pay the debt,
So Romeo'd what Juliet.
Accident or intentional?
Did the guy in front slow down to get hit for the insurance, or was it the fault of the guy behind? Another dashboard cam recording an accident.
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