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Star of the Seas Blog, Part III — Pier 7, The Sexiest Man in the World, Giovanni’s and Back to the Future the stage musical
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff Rendall, Bethany Rendall and Matthew Rendall Tuesday, our first full day at sea. Fitness, Pier 7, The Sexiest Man in the World, Giovanni’s and Back to the Future the stage musical Despite being up late the previous night, we...
Jackie the Eagle was more than just a bird to those who loved and followed her
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff Rendall (Note: Images are NOT pictures of Jackie or Shadow; they are from the Raptor Center in Sitka, Alaska) (Images of the Big Bear Lake trail are near Jackie and Shadow's nest tree) Jackie the Eagle taught us a lot about...
Democrats main campaign strategy is talk about Trump, Trump and more Trump
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Democrats never talk about a governing agenda, mostly because they don’t have one Question for Democrats: Will hating on and bashing President Donald J. Trump be enough to inspire your voters this year? Ask the average Democrat (if there is such...
GolfintheUSA.com visits Pompeii (and Naples) – Amalfi Coast, Vesuvius and Sorrento
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff and Shari Rendall Having conducted our quick once-over of Rome the two days previous, and having boarded Oasis of the Seas the evening before, we were ready for another intense day of history – and perhaps a little breather – in...
Commentary, Current Events and Politics
Democrats main campaign strategy is talk about Trump, Trump and more Trump
Democrats run the risk of having the Democratic Socialists define the party brand, yet levelling with voters about their true intentions will only drive ballots towards the Republicans. Democrats will continue using “Trump” as the main reason they merit being returned to power. Sooner or later, voters must become wise to the naked sell-job.
You’d need a magnifying glass to spot Tucker Carlson’s shot to be president in 2028
By Jeffrey A. Rendall With the 2028 GOP race in limbo, some see the potential for “way-outsider” candidates Do you see what I see? I suppose we’ve...
Crooked Hillary and Cackling Kamala fill different trenches in Dem strategy tug-of-war
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Kamala Harris could step in to lead today’s Democrats. Both are inexorably linked to the “old” Clinton/Obama/Biden establishment, and the party’s young upstarts aren’t about to pay heed to the dying breed. Democrats will continue to try and find themselves somewhere along the continuum. Any hints on where to search?
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Hasan Piker and the Democrats Who Embrace His Violent Rhetoric
Deroy Murdock, American Spectator Hasan Piker’s blood-curdling words parallel the Party of Tolerance’s devolution into the Party of Terror. President Bill Clinton would have shunned Piker. To his credit, former Clinton aide James Carville said of Piker: “I have no...
A youth movement is coming for the 2028 presidential election
Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner After electing back-to-back-to-back septuagenarian presidents, voters are likely to elect a younger president in the Oval Office come January 2029. Following a string of deaths and medical episodes suffered by members of Congress,...
Trump to Meet with Kim Jong Un
Just the News (Ben Whedon), The Star News Network President Trump said he plans to meet with North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un sometime this year. “Yeah, I will,” Trump told reporters when asked if he planned to meet with Kim this year. “The fact that I get...
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,...