“The Sand Trap: “It all began quite innocently in 1956 with the televising of The Masters tournament held at Augusta National. Just one look at the pristine fairways and perfectly manicured rough and Americans across the country demanded the same attention to detail from their local municipals. This day marked the end of American dominance in the sport of golf. Recent history proves how dead American golf is. Look at the World Golf Rankings, 13 of the top 25 come from countries other than the United States. The European teams have held The Ryder Cup six of the past nine years. College golf teams are recruiting players from all over the world](http://thesandtrap.com/) because of their abilities. Why the shift in power? It’s not due to a lack of effort: go to any course and you’ll see tons of youngsters trying to emulate Tiger woods. If fingers should point, then blame should lie squarely on American golf courses.”

This is a very interesting point of view. I’ve had this exact argument with one of the guys I play with. I told him a story of what it was like playing at “the highland links up in Nova Scotia. this is ranked as one of the top courses in the world. I explained to him that the fairways weren’t manicured, or architected](http://www.highlandslinksgolf.com/.) They were just **there**, hills, knolls, trees and all. His response: “That’s not golf. When I play golf I expect the fairway to be flat and the greens to be perfect.” When I explained that, according to the rules, there’s no such thing as a *fairway* in golf, just the area between the tee and green, he just scoffed.

Oh well, I enjoy the challenges of a difficult course that isn’t *perfect*.

“Scripting News: “Here’s another top-xxx list](http://www.scripting.com/) that leaves out most of the people who should be on it. They’re talking about key innovators in the last 15 years. Let’s see, 15 years ago is 1990. Uhh, shouldn’t someone from Microsoft should be on that list? Why is Dan Bricklin there?”

And what about Steve Jobs? He brought us NeXT and OSX during that time. I know this is based on UNIX, but it’s the first time it’s been brought to the masses with such success. And what about the whole iLife concept? Everyone is making movies, writing music and sharing digital photos in large part because of how easy iLife has made it.

On a different front, what about George Lucas and ILM? The pioneering work on digital special effects has changed the way we watch movies.

Or what about John Lassiter of Pixar Animation?

Never mind all that. The main purpose of lists is to start discussion, so let’s get started [[:-)]].

[Scripting News](http://www.scripting.com/:) “One critique of the aggregator developer community is that they don’t steal each others’ (good) ideas, that’s why most of them suck, and most users aren’t getting much benefit from using RSS. Seriously. It’s one of the paradoxes of our time. I know that Mitch Kapor used VisiCalc, for example. Steve Jobs visited Xerox PARC. Bill Gates used a Mac.”

Just a quick note on a new feature… documents on [[CarneyWeb]] may now be title free… this document is an example of just that.

Just a quick note on a new feature… documents on [[CarneyWeb]] may now be title free… this document is an example of just that.

[Boston Globe — Sports News](http://www.boston.com/news/globe/sports:) “Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens could suffer a career-ending injury should he play in Sunday’s Super Bowl, and the team is ethically obligated to prevent him from taking such a risk, according to local medical specialists.”

[Boston Globe — Sports News](http://www.boston.com/news/globe/sports:) “Barring severe soreness or a setback to his balky left knee, Richard Seymour will likely suit up and play a significant role for the Patriots in Sunday’s Super Bowl.”

From [PGA.com – PGA of America](http://www.pga.com:)

For one of the rare few times all year, the gentile aura of the PGA Tour gives way this week to the FBR Open in Phoenix. It’s the rowdiest stop on the circuit, with big, boisterous crowds creating a spirited scene that irritates some golfers and invigorates others. Tiger Woods is among those who haven’t dropped by for a few years, but those who play every year say the secret to success is to just get into the spirit.

Remember when Tiger hit the hole in one on the 14th back in 1998 (I think).

From [MacCentral](http://maccentral.macworld.com/:)

Thunderstone Media has released an upgrade to iPodderX, the company’s utility for downloading and managing “podcasts,” which are radio shows that can be downloaded in MP3 format and transferred to an iPod or other MP3 player. Version 2.2.7 adds the ability to convert files into AAC format and allows users to bookmark files so that they can resume listening where they previously stopped…

This is what I just sent Adam Curry an email about… podcasts should by default be broadcast in the bookmarkable form. Sure, MP3 is more ubiquitous, but these are **pod** casts, and the iPod plays these files very well, thank you very much 🙂

OK… here we go.

He’s not a bad speaker when he has prepared notes.

Can we really take him seriously when he talks about not spending more money??? He has **no** credibility on this issue.

Frivolous asbestos lawsuits? WHAT!!!

Come on, get to social security.

Well, at least he’s talking about getting less dependent on foreign oil. But what’s the right way to do it???

Immigration? Borders? We don’t need no stinking borders.

###Social Security

Now we’re talking. Give me control over my own money. PERIOD! It’s good to hear him promise that people over 55 will have no change in benefits. Thank god he’s addressing the ratio of contributors then versus now: 16:1 vs. 3:1 vs. 2:1 in the future.

I wish the democrats would shut the f**ck up and admit that there’s a serious problem… the above ratios *’do not lie’*. **GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY!*

###Marriage Ammendment

NO!!!!!! **Not In My Constitution!!**

###The War on Terror

Support the military, the terrorists are on the run… didn’t we hear this speech last year? WOW, Did he just slam Saudi Arabia?? Excellent.