Well, for once, Ed said something with which I most vehemently disagree (though with absolutely no level of seriousness, but only a joyful riposte). Golf, while indeed being good walk spoiled, is not stupid. It's the only game in which honor and honesty are the only moral 'referees' in play. Tournament officials are only there if you cal…
Well, for once, Ed said something with which I most vehemently disagree (though with absolutely no level of seriousness, but only a joyful riposte). Golf, while indeed being good walk spoiled, is not stupid. It's the only game in which honor and honesty are the only moral 'referees' in play. Tournament officials are only there if you call upon them; they cannot issue rulings unless actual players self-report or report playing partners for malfeasance. It is the only individual sport that demands communal responsibility. It unifies technology with natural features in an effort to highlight the simple inability of the player to permanently overcome those natural features every time he or she is confronted by them. It takes time and forces you to contemplate on, primarily, everything else but how terrible your last shot was. I could go on, and I know there's no way to convert Ed on this one. Alas, philistinism has run amok, amok I say, on these venerable webpages.
I won't even TRY to say anything about pro wrestling, except that Coventry Cathedral would seem it's most fitting venue, if we're shoving it into Anglican worship spaces.
Walking 5+ miles on a beautiful day, enjoying the landscape … even if you’re a lousy golfer, it’s great to be able to say Thank You Lord for sharing your Beauty with me.
As Mr. Stelten says below, golf is a great way to be outside on a beautiful day. Golf will teach humility to anyone who plays it. Pray for Ed that he may see the light.
Well, for once, Ed said something with which I most vehemently disagree (though with absolutely no level of seriousness, but only a joyful riposte). Golf, while indeed being good walk spoiled, is not stupid. It's the only game in which honor and honesty are the only moral 'referees' in play. Tournament officials are only there if you call upon them; they cannot issue rulings unless actual players self-report or report playing partners for malfeasance. It is the only individual sport that demands communal responsibility. It unifies technology with natural features in an effort to highlight the simple inability of the player to permanently overcome those natural features every time he or she is confronted by them. It takes time and forces you to contemplate on, primarily, everything else but how terrible your last shot was. I could go on, and I know there's no way to convert Ed on this one. Alas, philistinism has run amok, amok I say, on these venerable webpages.
I won't even TRY to say anything about pro wrestling, except that Coventry Cathedral would seem it's most fitting venue, if we're shoving it into Anglican worship spaces.
Walking 5+ miles on a beautiful day, enjoying the landscape … even if you’re a lousy golfer, it’s great to be able to say Thank You Lord for sharing your Beauty with me.
I agree, the one time I went golfing the best part was the beauty of the landscape.
That said, coming from the Rocky Mountains, I have to say there are better ways to walk 5+ miles in the beauty of nature than golf.
As Mr. Stelten says below, golf is a great way to be outside on a beautiful day. Golf will teach humility to anyone who plays it. Pray for Ed that he may see the light.