Blogs and Vlogs
Star of the Seas Caribbean Vacation Blog, Part V – St. Maarten, Hooked Seafood, Price is Right and the Craziest (raunchiest?) Quest you’ll ever see
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff, Matthew and Bethany Rendall St. Maarten for non-beach people. It was still worthwhile. We knew after a relatively late evening the previous night that it would be harder to get going the next day in St. Maarten, but we were...
Yanks Air Museum – Visit the flying machines that saved the world
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff Rendall and Matthew Rendall CHINO, CA -- This may very well date me, but one of my favorite shows in my elementary school years was “Baa Baa Black Sheep”, starring Robert Conrad. The show was retitled, “Black Sheep Squadron” at...
Clinger Mitch McConnell cements his induction into the political loser Hall-of-Fame
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Ultimate hanger-on Mitch McConnell clings to the vision of the GOP establishment If you saw any of the Republican Midterm Convention last week, I think you’d agree that a sizeable portion of President Donald J. Trump’s keynote pitch was directed...
European Cruise Destinations: Barcelona – Drink in the sights, sounds, culture and history of the Sagrada Familia dominated Barcelona. Prepare to be wowed.
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; Photos by Jeff Rendall and Shari Rendall Yes, the Olympics were In Barcelona in 1992. Be prepared to see much more. Barcelona? You mean the place where the 1992 summer Olympic Games were held? Such was the reaction I had when my wife mentioned...
Commentary, Current Events and Politics
Clinger Mitch McConnell cements his induction into the political loser Hall-of-Fame
By refusing to resign, Mitch McConnell has guaranteed himself a preeminent spot in the political infamy hall of fame. Rather than championing the conservative causes he purported to represent, McConnell held true to the status quo, do-nothing preferences of the DC swamp establishment. McConnell’s last days in Washington will pass quietly with no honorariums, awards or fanfare. Mitch is the poster child for hanging around well past his sell-by date.
What a real conversation sounds like ‘out there’ in Republican-land in 2026
Congressional Republicans – more specifically, Majority Leader John Thune and a small contingent of RINOs – haven’t done a lot that average people do see. Obstruction and lethargy isn’t a winning formula. That’s it in nutshell. The results aren’t baked in. But the difference lies in convincing a few people in each close district or state that you’ve got what it takes to change course. And that they’re being heard. That’s really important.
Trump accomplishments, Trump bluster and the gamble on turning out Trump voters
Will there be a “bump” in the polls because of this convention? Republicans surely hope so. But more than anything, Trump and his advisors clearly surmise their best play involves attempting to convince marginal regular Trump voters that their lives and economic fortunes depend on keeping GOP congressmen and senators in the seats of power. How well Trump did will come to light soon enough.
Latest News and Updates
AOC renews her Democratic Socialists of America membership as she mulls a run for the White House
Mary McCue Bell, Washington Times Ms. Ocasio-Cortez rejoined the national Democratic Socialists of America in August after a seven-year lapse, the organization announced in a statement to members Tuesday. As soon as she rejoined, a group of DSA leaders announced a...
Trump DOJ Renews Gun Rights Restoration for Felons Back to Life
Just the News (Ben Whedon), The Star News Network Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Justice Department was reviving a process by which those who lost gun rights due to criminal convictions could have them restored. While federal law provides for a process to...
Busted! Feds Charge SPLC With Funding Klansmen, Neo-Nazis
Daniel J. Flynn, American Spectator The feds allege that the group set up bank accounts for fictitious entities to pay racists with funds difficult to trace back to the SPLC, such as on “loaded,” prepaid cards. Apart from this deception, the indictment highlights the...
Where we’ve been
Mid Pines Restored — Donald Ross is back in Southern Pines
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; photos by Kevin Gaydosh and Jeff Rendall SOUTHERN PINES, NC – “It was really a dream come true to work on and be a part of the restoration of Mid Pines,” remarked course architect Kyle Franz, the lead mind behind returning the Donald...
The Oconee Course at Reynolds Lake Oconee – Golf’s Hippocratic Oath taken to its logical extreme
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Matthew Rendall GREENSBORO, GA – When a medical student is ready to embark on a career as a physician, he or she must first take the Hippocratic oath, which originated in ancient Greece and roughly translated today means “First, do no...
Maui Nui Golf Club — A Hawaii golf experience that won’t break your wallet
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Charles Rendall KIHEI, MAUI, HI – I don’t know about you, but one of the things I dread most about traveling to a touristy destination like Hawaii is the prospect of paying supersized prices for products and activities that just don’t...
Kinloch Golf Club — Nourishment for Future Comparisons
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos By Kevin Gaydosh and Jeffrey A. Rendall Kinloch's Website MANAKIN-SABOT, VA -- Kinloch Golf Club's been called the 'Augusta National' of Virginia. Most folks, when talking about golf courses, categorize...
Kiawah Island Golf Resort’s Ocean Course — An Exhilarating Pounding
By Jeffrey A. Rendall; Photos By Kevin Gaydosh CONGRATULATIONS to Phil Mickelson for winning the 2021 PGA Championship. It's often said that golf is the sport of a lifetime, and Mickelson proved it. If a 50-year-old can compete with the best a sport has to offer, it...
PGA West Stadium Course — The Hardest Examination You’ll Ever Love
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Scot Rendall LA QUINTA, CA – It isn’t often you walk off a golf course having struggled mightily and subsequently learn your troubles were exactly what the owners had planned from the beginning, but it’s not every day you see a layout...
Stuff that’s useful – and fun
Miura Golf’s Series 1957 Wedges — Good golfers will find them
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images Courtesy of Miura Golf HEMIJI, JAPAN – Japanese golf club-making guru Katsuhiro Miura is a confident fellow, and has adopted a philosophy for the company which bears his name: ‘The good golfer will find me.’ Miura has a reason to be...
Brava Driver Shaft from Breakthrough Golf Technology – Long and Straight adds years to your life
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from Breakthrough Golf Technology RICHARDSON, TX – “I’m 83 and would gladly welcome an advanced blend of ingredients in pill form that would move me back to 73,” remarked innovative golf club design legend Barney Adams when I asked him if...
ASICS GEL-ACE PRO M STANDARD Golf Shoes — No need to think about it
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Images from ASICS HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA -- Don’t think, just do. It’s something Tom Cruise’s Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell character instructed his students to do in the aptly named box office hit “Top Gun: Maverick”. I can’t speak for Pete,...