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TARDINESS PART TWO

  BEVERLEY A lot has happened in the world since I last blogged. Rory McIlroy has won the Masters and become one of only six people to complete the grand slam of golf. On the political stage Donald J Trump has introduced the world to the art of the deal, shite or otherwise. Keir Starmer has introduced us to the ‘Coalition of the Willing’ and the   Judge has had a triple heart bypass! Said colleague from our ‘Coalition of the Willing’ had spent two winter months abroad and was looking forward to a summer of fine golf. Two games back and he, me and the Big Easy venture out in the first Senior open of the season. Playing off the whites, the driver had recovered its intelligence, the Big Easy continued to perform and the Judge intended to take his time. Annual fees were due and the latter was considering a change of club. Beverley was in his sights. I have blogged about Beverley before but in a nutshell the course is played on the Westwood which is awash with cows, dog wal...

TARDINESS PART ONE

 TARDINESS In the dim and distant past when I used to go work,  I was always told never start a speech with an apology as it can set a negative tone and undermine your credibility. My lack of blog then is not down to my tardiness but the fact that I have started many times and finished never. This is not an apology, just a factual statement. Why no completion after multiple starts? It could be due to lack of incentive, lack of decent story line or just plain I couldn’t be bothered. To reduce eight pages of stop start story lines into an acceptable blog length may take some doing I have therefore broken it down into two parts, in the hope that the massive readership won’t get bored. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  It’s early January and in the hope that my eternal slice could be rectified, I took the decision to replace my well-worn Ping G25 driver, but what to choose? The industry is awash with choice, all explaining to us the punter, why we should buy their product. The...