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Shot 80. Yep, 80. In a Pro-Am.

Dave tells me "weird things happen in tournaments that don't normally happen" and this was the case for me. I had two bogeys going into the sixth hole (bounced a wedge over a green, tried to cut a shot with the ball a foot above my feet, dumb) but was getting good looks at birdies and tap-in pars on the other holes. Feeling good, striking the ball well.

Thing #1 that doesn't normally happen:
I hit a ball on the line I was told would be good. Ball clips the top of a tree and bounces backwards and I have to pitch out backwards. I don't remember the last time I pitched out backwards. Tried to make up for it from there and ended up doubling the hole. Pffft.

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Definitely "pop" for me. In PA, there's a fairly clear line that you can draw near the middle of the state. East of the line, it's "soda." West of it, it's "pop."

http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/ is, well, awesome.

So says this article as linked to by Jason Kottke:

There may also be a medical reason for the decline in crime. For decades, doctors have known that children with lots of lead in their blood are much more likely to be aggressive, violent and delinquent. In 1974, the Environmental Protection Agency required oil companies to stop putting lead in gasoline. At the same time, lead in paint was banned for any new home (though old buildings still have lead paint, which children can absorb).

Tests have shown that the amount of lead in Americans' blood fell by four-fifths between 1975 and 1991. A 2007 study by the economist Jessica Wolpaw Reyes contended that the reduction in gasoline lead produced more than half of the decline in violent crime during the 1990s in the U.S. and might bring about greater declines in the future. Another economist, Rick Nevin, has made the same argument for other nations.

The movie "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie and Morgan Freeman is a fun little movie I've seen a few times now…

Is it safe to call it a "kung fu movie, western style"? Both "Wanted" and kung fu movies have lots of (highly unrealistic) fighting and seem to be based on fairly simple motives ((Then again, that includes all movies.)) - love, revenge, vengeance, and other venge-words. 🙂

Just a thought. Probably not a fully complete one at that…

From a Brown Derby (in Columbus, OH) menu.

D'oh!

Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big.

Daniel Burnham, Chicago architect. (1846-1912)

From this thread on The Sand Trap.

Carey and I are both eligible for an upgrade (she has a 3G, I have a 3GS) in early July and August of this year.

We'd like to upgrade. Thing is, we don't want to upgrade if the iPhone 5 is coming out by the end of the year. If it's a 2012 product, that's one thing. If it's coming out for Christmas, that's another thing entirely.

Anyone know anything?

P.S. "October" seems to be what's being thrown about. In which case I'd wait.

An old Cherokee chief was teaching his grandson about life.

"A fight is going on inside me," he said to the boy. "It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, self-doubt, and ego. The other is good - he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on inside you - and inside every other person, too."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"

The old chief simply replied, "The one you feed."

50 State Stereotypes (in 2 minutes)

Uh, the phone number seems to be missing some numbers. On purpose, perhaps?

Live From New York: An Uncensored History Of Saturday Night Live and Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN. If anyone wants to gift the Kindle versions to me… 😉

I'd like to start making scallops at home. Where should I buy them in little ol' Erie, PA?

Also, any great recipes for cajun style scallops?

Broiled ones are here with a lot of other recipes here… but none say "blackened" or "cajun" in the title.