By all, I mean: this blog. Aside from, well, golf and poker—and the reasons people like me don't get to spend their entire lives in casinos and on golf courses (things like 7-year-old kids, 30-year mortgages, and jobs that last a lifetime)—it'll focus like a laser on stuff that strikes me as interesting, which brings us to the $64,000 question: what the hell do I know?
Enough to blog.
Lets take golf as an example. By no means am I an expert, BUT, I know what the object of the game is, I know what it looks like when it's done right—and (believe you me) I know what it looks like when it's done wrong. And you can cross out the word golf and replace it with family, money, politics, sex, pretty much anything, and the principle still holds. It all comes down to getting a grip, keeping your eyes on the ball, and shifting your weight at the proper time.
Lets take golf as an example. By no means am I an expert, BUT, I know what the object of the game is, I know what it looks like when it's done right—and (believe you me) I know what it looks like when it's done wrong. And you can cross out the word golf and replace it with family, money, politics, sex, pretty much anything, and the principle still holds. It all comes down to getting a grip, keeping your eyes on the ball, and shifting your weight at the proper time.
Speaking of keeping your eye on the ball, the other day I took Alex (remember that 7-year-old kid I was talking about) to the driving range. We took turns hitting balls, and the thing about Alex is, he likes to talk. And he did—while I was hitting, while he was hitting, talked pretty much nonstop for a full bucket of a hundred or so balls. Among the topics Alex covered: He plans on either being rich or dating someone who is. He believes that I should hit the ball farther and straighter. Tiger Woods is the best golfer in the world but not the best husband.
Smart boy.
Anyway, so it begins. Call your neighbors. Tell your friends and family. Alert the media. After all, it's free. And feel free to comment, too. As Lauren Bacall says to Bogie the second time they kiss in To Have and Have Not, "It's even better when you help."
