Blogs and Vlogs
Star of the Seas Caribbean Vacation Blog, Part IV – Puerto Rico, the Windjammer, Torque (aqua show) and the soundtrack of your life
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff Rendall Wednesday, Day Four -- First time ever in Puerto Rico – would it fit in as the 51st state? Star of the Seas was still on the open ocean when Wednesday dawned. It wasn’t long until we noticed we’d entered Puerto Rican...
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 don’t know the meaning of the word ‘normal’
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Before Dems think about acting “normal”, they should figure out what the word means Is President Donald J. Trump abnormal? The answer depends on who you ask. Democrats have spent the past eleven-or-so years arguing (pleading?) that Trump was so...
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 don’t know the meaning of the word ‘normal’
Democrats will fail in their quest to normalize themselves. It’s hard to portray an image when the policies you’re advocating are anything but normal. President Trump may not always make wise political choices, but his policies are sound. The Democrats are the abnormal ones. American voters will render their verdict in a couple months.
Is Ted Cruz primed for a presidential comeback in the post-Donald Trump era?
Be prepared to look on as potential 2028 presidential candidates “test the waters” as the rest of 2026 plays out. It’s the game within a game for politics watchers as ambitious politicians vie for an issue or set of issues that sets them apart from the others. Ted Cruz has been around for a while but could still fly under the radar. Will Republicans be open to him starting next year?
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?
Latest News and Updates
Amy Acton’s Story Reeks of Lies and Alcohol, But Mostly of Lies
Scott McKay, American Spectator The video of Wasted Amy Acton Who Is Fun At Parties But Might Not Quite Have Top-End Leadership Potential got out anyway. It’s too bad Ramaswamy has made himself such a heavy lift among so many in his own party. He’d be up 30 on...
Economy sounds warning bell for Trump, GOP in midterm elections
Jeff Mordock, Washington Times The numbers behind consumers’ worries are stark. The U.S. economy grew just 1.5% in the second quarter, a marked slowdown from the 2.1% pace in the first quarter. Inflation is still running at 3.4% year over year in July, up from 2.7%...
Does progress in Iran help Trump?
Byron York, Washington Examiner The war is self-evidently important, for the U.S. and for the world. But for the nth time — it is nowhere near the top concern of midterm voters. By a very long shot, those voters see the cost of living and, to a lesser extent, 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,...