Friday, June 26, 2009

Walter Lost a Ball


Dear Mr. Woods,
Sorry 'bout the US Open,
AND congratulations about placing sixth in the US Open.
It's all a matter of perspective :)
Now, for my news.
I saw him.
I thought he was fictitious,
but I saw him.
He's one of the subjects in my study.
Walter Mitty of James Thurber fame putted into my yard in a golf card.
It appears that the ONLY putting he does is in the golf cart.
He was a few feet from my bedroom window when I yelled out to my husband to grab the camera. (in hindsight, a mistake.)
He (Walter) appears to be in his eighties now. He wears thick glasses.
He canvassed the woods edge in search of his misguided ball.
He didn't find it.
I'm sure.
To his credit he did not take up the foolhardy plight of trekking the tick infested area.
Before I could get the lens cap off of the camera my husband had called out to him something about private property.
Walter did not realize that the space four feet from my bedroom window and in front of our wooded lot was private property.(I mentioned the glasses).
Walter mentioned something about no out of bounds......
My husband mentioned something about no carts....
I didn't get a good shot.
Darn it!
Yours Truly,
The Muse

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

A l R


Dear Mr Woods,
Congratulations on your win last weekend.
Hope this is the turning point of your season.
Today I present to you another frequent flier, "AR".
Now, AR , like Three Dots is running with a fast crowd on the expert tee.
But AR is cool.
He has cool clothes, cool balls and cool equipment.
He lets it all hang out.
His balls are well marked because he wants no discrepancies.
He's like the "Fonz" of golf-
as long as he doesn't play.
The picture illustrates a few of his missed hits.
He's hit the siding, the Honda, the mailbox and the deck (it actually ricocheted off of a tree and then hit the deck so I'll forgive him that one).
He's quite adept at hitting most anything as long as it's not on the fairway.
I fear that he's a mentor to Three Dots which is why I am working so hard to get some interventions started for Three Dots.
I am concerned AR is coaching Three dots on his swing,
and I don't think that I need to be graphic in pointing out the obvious.
The balls speak for themselves.
Forever the optimist, I believe that all is not lost,
and I see hope for AR.
What do you think?
The Muse