I've picked up a totally useless hobby (as I usually do from time to time). I've started golfing.

It's amazing how much I've changed in a year - last year I couldn't give a rats ass about golf ... never watched in on TV, didn't care if people played (although I always think people who played golf were by definition snobs, I mean, really, who has time to go around paying vast sums of money to hit around a little golf ball?), but now that I've started hitting around ... you can watch cognitive dissonance in action!

Seriously though ... today was either the 3rd or 4th time I've been out to the range, and I'm learning real slow. But there were two shots I hit which were absolutely beautiful ... the went about 200-ish yards (Han knows the exact number) and were exactly where I aimed.

Man, when everything comes into place ... your grip, your stance, your swing, and contact with the ball ... the little whoosh clack ... and the ball goes perfectly where you aimed .... it's such a relaxing feeling. A great stress reliever.

Posted by roy on July 20, 2005 at 09:34 PM in Ramblings | 7 Comments

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Comment posted on July 23rd, 2005 at 06:27 PM
you're hooked~
Comment posted on July 22nd, 2005 at 11:33 PM
It's a very useful hobby; one of the ultimate networking tools.

Play as much as you can in NC. You've got some of the cheapest green fees out there.
Comment posted on July 21st, 2005 at 08:26 PM
i have a golf club in my car, but i think of it as a, say, an elegant weapon of self-defense. that skinny thing is bloody strong.
Comment posted on July 21st, 2005 at 06:57 AM
how could it be a "useless hobby" when you're finally getting some good physical activity? The people in this world would benefit greatly from a little extra exercise, whether it be walking or golfing. Plus as HK1997 said, in the big corporate world, golf is where the big deals are made... that and strip clubs.
Comment posted on July 21st, 2005 at 08:29 AM
Your last two words have summed up why golf is useless hobby ;)
Comment posted on July 20th, 2005 at 09:53 PM
golf will come in handy when it's time to schmooze with the bosses
...hella expensive though
Comment posted on July 21st, 2005 at 08:29 AM
Or I need to schmooze with Rubert Murdoch. I'd say Tabulas is worth at least a billion, doncha think?