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The U.S. Women's Open began today at an awesome course - Pine Needles in Southern Pines, North Carolina. It's literally just down the road from the famed Pinehurst, but I'd call Pine Needles a far better course for the average or skilled player who isn't quite PGA Tour level - it has a little more character and is a little more playable.

If you've got a daughter interested in golf or if you're just interested in seeing some good golf on a great course, tune in to the U.S. Women's Open on ESPN (Thu/Fri) or NBC (Sat/Sun).

It's the shizzit!

Wow, not bad: http://www.apple.com/iphone/easysetup/rateplans.html.

$59.99 for 450 minutes, unlimited data, 200 text messages, and 5000 night-and-weekend minutes? Not too shabby if you ask me.

Too bad, again, there's no Cingular/AT&T stores near or in Erie, PA. I may have to investigate the options come November, though, when our third cell phone falls into month-to-month. It's interesting that the page linked above says you can buy the phone on the online Apple store. I may be able to get one without actually having AT&T officially in Erie, PA. Hmmm…

P.S. There's still no Terminal app. I must remind myself of that, since that's one of the more important things I'd like to see on the iPhone.

P.P.S. This.

This song came up twice in a row in Party Shuffle mode. The exact same song (and the same file):

Erik is listening to "Everlasting Love" by Howard Jones from the album "Cross That Line" (1989). Erik has rated this song 4.0 stars and last played this song Sunday, June 24, 2007 9:05:42 pm.

I have over 10,000 tracks. To say this is a bit odd is an understatement. Then again, with as much music as I listen to, I suppose one could also say it's overdue.

Why, when you order steak - even if the waitress recognizes you as having been in several times before - must waiters/waitresses describe the way the meat will look after it's been cooked? Do people ever change their mind after hearing that medium-rare is a "warm, pink center" or that well-done is a "hot, brown center with chars on the outside"? Is it done to eliminate customer complaints? Or do people honestly not know what they mean when they're ordering a steak?

Question: What's in your menu bar, from right to left?

My Answer: I have a relatively simple menu bar. From right to left, I have the blue Spotlight magnifying glass, my shortname for fast user switching, the date and time (with the second showing), .Mac Sync, AirPort, FastScripts, and TypeIt4Me. That's it.

You are encouraged to answer the Question of the Day for yourself in the comments or on your blog.

My family has always bought cars, used them until they've become "old" or "not worth it" anymore (about 8-10 years). Right now, with the 2005 Touareg and the 2001 Aztek, Carey and I are on an "eight-year plan" - get a new car every four years, use them for eight years, and trade them in.

Years ago I read two books by the same author, "Live Rich" and "Die Broke" (which, I believe, were written/published in reverse order). The author recommends leasing cars because he believes it's more cost effective. Plus, he admits, you can get a new car every three or four years.

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I've just installed the Safari 3 beta (since Saft has been updated to work with it), and the one thing I've noticed already is that the scroll position is not restored on reload.

Another bug/annoyance: if I enter text in an online forum and post it via the AJAX methods, then try to close the window/tab, Safari will warn me about text I've typed in the window.

What other "bugs" or "issues" have people found with the beta?

Nifty!

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I sat in the same seat for 14 hours, arriving just past 5:00 in the morning. And it wasn't even the best spot!

But it was pretty good, and my notes are here.

It will be good to get back and see my family.

This is the one post I won't just refer to The Sand Trap. 🙂 I didn't write anything Saturday there.

I met my cousin at about 7:15 by the second green, and we watched 19 golfers go through the second hole. Masters champ Zach Johnson triple bogeyed after putting in a bunker to get to a better lie, then leaving his ball there with his next shot.

We wandered around, and my cousin admonished me for not telling him that the "hot chick ratio" at golf tournaments was so high. So, for any other single guys out there, consider yourself warned: you should dress well when you attend golf tournaments if golf and comfort aren't first on your list of priorities.

I spent Friday at the U.S. Open (as I will every day this week except Wednesday) and my observations are here. Executive summary: Steve and I watched seven hours of golf at the first and ninth holes and we saw one birdie. One.

Oh, and Phil Mickelson is a silly, whiny man.

Today Steve and I took the day off from hiking around the golf course to play one of my favorite courses in the general area: Oak Tree Country Club near Sharon, PA. The course was reviewed rather positively on The Sand Trap and it's always a joy to play.

Despite not playing particularly great, I shot 33 on the front nine. I nailed four birdies and mixed in a double bogey from a bad sand wedge. The back didn't go quite as well, primarily due to more horrible sand wedges, but it's one of my better rounds of late, particularly with the putter. I worked with a yardstick on the practice green prior to play. It must have helped.

Play was halted up the sixth hole due to a hailstorm that dumped an inch of water and pebble-sized hail on the area. The practice green was nearly solid white at one point.

They're here. I'm going with Tiger… big surprise.