A quote to ponder

It is not enough to fight for the land; it is even more important to enjoy it. While you can. While it is still there. So get out there and mess around with your friends, ramble out yonder and explore the forests, encounter the grizz, climb the mountains. Run the rivers, breathe deep of that yet sweet and lucid air, sit quietly for a while and contemplate the precious stillness, that lovely, mysterious and awesome space." ~ Edward Abbey

How true, how true...

It's cold and I want to golf!

I've been away for awhile.  I mean, not from home, but from here... anyway, thats not important.

It's been winter for a long time now, and I am to the point where I am SO ready for spring.  Don't get me wrong, I love winter and snow.  I am going skiing in Colorado in about a month and I can't wait for all the glorious snow that will greet me on those amazing mountain slopes.  But seriously, a person can only handle so much -10 degree weather without wishing that it was at least 10 or 15 out, you know?  

One of the things that I am missing most about warm weather is golf.  I know, I know, you think golf is lame, for pansies, a waste of time, not a real sport, yada-yada-yada.  Well I don't care what you think, I like it.  In fact, I probably dislike a lot of the same things about golf that you do.  I hate how expensive it is.  I hate the people behind you that act like they are in a hurry to get to the next hole because it might be gone when they get there.  I hate the whole country club, yuppy, rich, spoiled-brat atmosphere that so often accompanies this wonderful past time.  I am not one of those knicker-wearing snobs that talks about buying/selling stocks and portfolios while riding in my electric golf cart with a martini.  YACK!  No, I just love being outside in the sun.  I love to golf in a beat up t-shirt and shorts without any shoes or socks.  I love the feel of the grass under my feet and the breeze in my face.  I love walking up and down the fairway lazily and without a care, the sensation of the sand traps and the greens on my toes, the feel of hitting a ball square in the sweet spot and watching it soar through the air. 

To me, golf epitomizes the essence of summer; laid-back, carefree, chill.  I miss that right now.