Blogs and Vlogs
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...
Picking a fight with Canada over Lake Ontario won’t help elect Republicans this year
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Spat with Canada shows much still needs improvement with the 2026 GOP messaging “What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Shakespeare aficionados surely recognize the quote as being from the legendary...
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
Picking a fight with Canada over Lake Ontario won’t help elect Republicans this year
Hubris and chest-thumping isn’t going to get it done for Republicans. Everything President Trump does displays his enormous pride for America, but the fabricated dust-up with Canada over Lake Ontario’s identity isn’t the best way to sell his and the GOP’s platform to voters this year. Think about it over Labor Day. Would any old name sound just as sweet?
GOP overconfidence could be its downfall in this year’s midterm elections
No one says Republicans should act bearish and distraught on the party’s chances to do well in this year’s midterm elections, but they must be aware of the tone they’re setting, knowing whatever they say will be construed negatively in the media. With two months to go until the November elections, time is running short to perfect their message. Republicans must do better.
Will ‘28 Electability vis-à-vis the Democrats be an issue for JD Vance and Marco Rubio?
Judging by the volume of campaign ads we’ve been subjected to over the past several weeks, election season is upon us and about to reach high gear after Labor Day. The 2028 presidential horserace is still in its opening stages. The race to become the next president will begin in earnest early next year. Keep an eye on the possible candidates. It will be fascinating to witness.
Latest News and Updates
Trump Announces 30-Day Campaign Tour Ahead of Midterms
Just the News (Ben Whedon), The Star News Network President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that he planned to hit the campaign trail in the 30 days ahead of the midterm elections. “I’m gonna be campaigning for numerous people, both Congress — a few governors, I...
John Cornyn Is Owed No Revenge at the Expense of His Own Party
Scott McKay, American Spectator What’s probably worst here is the blithering idiocy of it all. You’ve let your nominee, a proven vote-getter who smashed your candidate almost two to one with your voters, wither on the vine for the entire summer, and he’s still right...
The Elephant in the Canadian Room
Victor Davis Hanson, American Greatness Canada's per capita GDP is now among the lowest in the industrialized West. Apparently, Canada believes that opening its economy, insisting upon legal, meritocratic, diverse, and measured immigration, and fully developing its...
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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,...