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...
JB Pritzker’s new body makes him a lighter, skinnier gasbag rather than a big fat one
Rapidly downsizing Democrat JB Pritzker’s weight loss has stirred talk about surface looks The recent controversy surrounding actress Sydney Sweeney taking criticism for bearing it all to promote a sports betting site she partially owns – and drawing intense hatred...
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
JB Pritzker’s new body makes him a lighter, skinnier gasbag rather than a big fat one
Glancing at the expanded picture, it’s JB Pritzker’s off-putting, nails-on-a-chalkboard personality that represents his biggest obstacle to national political success. JB is brash and bombastic, and not in a Trump-ian kind of good way. Pomposity and puffed-up arrogance isn’t a selling point, something most Democrats have yet to grasp.
Democrats’ bogus ‘affordability’ pitch exploits uneducated and reactionary human nature
One segment of the American population will probably always think things are too expensive. That’s part of living in the United States where just about everything is available in abundance. Some reason that government has a role in making things “affordable”. As long as this belief persists, you will have the “affordability” issue. Don’t let Democrats get away with it.
Trump hits the campaign trail, Democrats see fruitlessness and futility in the effort
It’s easy for Trump’s detractors to question whatever he does and automatically assume his 2026 campaign mission will end in failure. They’ve waited for years to be proven correct, but Trump has defied the odds before. The media and Democrats smirk at his latest efforts, but it’s never wise to bet against Donald Trump.
Latest News and Updates
Moving on from MAGA: 2028 GOP presidential field is suddenly getting crowded
Susan Ferrechio, Washington Times Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana added his name to the growing field of Republicans who say they are weighing 2028 presidential campaigns. There are nearly a dozen others. Polls show voters are deeply dissatisfied with the president’s...
Wall Street Expected to Have Its Best Year Ever as Americans Drown in Debt
Daily Caller News Foundation (Paris Apodaca), The Star News Network Americans thirst for financial relief. New York’s securities industry is on pace to blow past last year’s record profits, according to a new report from NY Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Wall Street...
Republicans welcome Trump’s help, just not in battlegrounds
Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner Republican candidates in the most closely watched races this midterm election cycle are split over whether to appear with President Trump on the campaign trail or risk offending the MAGA base by avoiding him altogether. Trump’s...
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,...