Blogs and Vlogs
Star of the Seas Caribbean Vacation Blog, Part VI – Pack your at-sea days with fun, plus ‘The Newlywed Game’ is literally slanted towards the (young) newlyweds
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff Rendall and Bethany Rendall Friday – First of two At-Sea Days, Trivia, back to the MDR and Love and Marriage Caribbean cruising on Star of the Seas means a lot of onboard ship time Friday began with having more VOOM issues. I...
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...
Speculation intensifies on who won’t run for president in 2028. Yes, you got that right.
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Right now, there’s quite a bit of speculation on which pols will not run for president in ‘28 With polls and pundits continuing the back-and-forth on which party will do better in this year’s now sooner-than-later midterm elections, distant...
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
Speculation intensifies on who won’t run for president in 2028. Yes, you got that right.
Marco Rubio will hold true to his vow to stay out if JD Vance runs. And Republican voters will spend the next year-and-a-half deciding if they want to extend the Trump dominance of the GOP – or if they’re ready for a new personality type instead. The answers will come soon enough. Political posturing never stops in America. As long as there are two completely different worldviews represented, the mystery will perpetuate.
Trump barks up the wrong tree by berating Fox News over deficiency of rally coverage
Fighting the headwinds generated by high gas prices is difficult, and there’s no clear way to divert voters’ attention away from their own family budget struggles. Personal household debt is rising, an issue that the winning party in 2026 will need to address one way or the other. Trump can work with Fox to shape opinion, or he can become and even bigger part of the problem.
Are JD Vance and Marco Rubio still considered a sure-thing for the 2028 nomination?
We’re still about a half year away from learning how deep the 2028 Republican presidential field will be. This year’s results, the eventual conclusion of the Iran War and falling fuel prices – and economic growth – will allow Trump to reclaim some of what he’s lost. Political cycles come and go, but it won’t be easy to be the one following on Donald Trump’s heels. Stay tuned.
Latest News and Updates
It’s nothing like it was under Biden, but inflation still vexes Trump
Byron York, Washington Examiner Trump’s job approval rating for handling inflation stands at 27.4%, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls. That’s a mind-bogglingly low number. (Trump’s job approval rating for handling the entire economy is 34.2%, which...
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gives El-Sayed Campaign $1 Million
Just the News (Ben Whedon), The Star News Network Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has moved $1 million to the campaign of Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, the NYT reported. “I’m not waking up on November 4th wishing I did more to combat the smears...
Zacharia out as press secretary after less than a week
Jeff Mordock, Tom Howell Jr. and Kerry Picket, Washington Times Katie Zacharia will no longer serve as President Trump’s press secretary, getting the ax less than a week into the high-pressure job after a shaky podium debut and a scramble to defend whether she was a...
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,...