April 23, 2006

• Today, I was SUPPOSED to play golf with Mark and his in laws. Now, I
  have only golfed a handful of times, so there is no need for me to own
  a set of golf clubs. I have always used Mark's father in law's extra
  set. He didn't bring them today, so this meant I would have to rent
  them. Mark said it shouldn't cost all that much money, we were guessing
  around $20 total for clubs and golfing. Turns out, we were off, it was
  $29! Fuck that shit. I told Mark that I would just use his clubs, but
  he and Ron (his father in law) both said that they will not let you on
  a course unless you have a set. Fuck that, I wasn't about to pay $30 to
  fucking golf. I know golf is a rich man's game, but it really pisses me
  off, it tries to hard to exclude instead of involve. First of all, it
  expensive. It cost $13 for 9 holes of golf at this place. Now, I know
  that doesn't sound too bad, but Mark said it was less because its still
  early in the season. Then, you have to also take into account balls,
  tees, a cart and clubs. If you don't have any of these and need to rent
  all of these, that amounts to about $50 just to play fucking golf. And
  if you were to buy your own set of clubs, they go for about $250-$300
  for just a cheap set, plus you have the bag. Another thing about golf
  is that it is a racist, sexist sport. I'm sure most of you know that at
  Augusta golf course in Georgia (where they play the Masters) females
  are not allowed to play at that course. Also, up until about 15 years
  ago, blacks were not allowed. I find this unacceptable. And the mere
  fact that it cost so much to play, that in itself might be a bit racist.

   Getting back on topic, though, I decided that I wasn't going to
  pay that much to play and took Mark's car and came home, where John was
  babysitting Addison (since both Mark and Amy and the grandparents were
  golfing, they needed a sitter). She is so fucking adorable, but its
  both cute and annoying that she cries every time she is left alone. Of
  course, she is in a strange house and its not like John or I see her
  enough to be extremely familiar with her (we see her every couple of
  weeks) so I guess her crying is understandable. Still, she has been
  very good and is currently napping on the couch. Gee, I hope she
  doesn't fall.

  One thing I forgot to mention about the Bulls-Heat game last night in
  Miami. It looked creepy that the whole crowd was dressed in white.
  Seemed a bit like a cult. You know, like they had drunk a bunch of
  Kool-Aid and were following their leader. Creepy. On the other hand, it
  does look  sorta cool.

  • 6:00 pm
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