Blogs and Vlogs
Star of the Seas Caribbean Vacation Blog, Part II – Private Beach paradise and the best ice show you’ve ever seen
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff, Shari, Bethany and Matthew Rendall Monday at Coco Cay, the MDR makes an adjustment and wowed by SOL (ice show) Our group woke up fairly early, having slept pretty well, all things considered. I was impressed with the comfort of...
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...
Serious question: Is it even possible for Democrats to challenge Trump more?
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Dem voters demand a more aggressive resistance to Trump; it explains the rise of the DSA Are the current group of Democrat lawmakers being too nice to Donald Trump? You’d almost think so if the results of a recent survey were any indication. It’s...
European Cruise Destinations: Rome – Rome wasn’t built in a day; it can’t be toured in a day, either
By Jeffrey A. Rendall, Photos by Jeff and Shari Rendall GolfintheUSA.com heads to Europe for a fun filled cruise to the southern Mediterranean It takes guts to call a ship “Oasis of the Seas”, but then again, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line has a fleet of 30-something...
Commentary, Current Events and Politics
Serious question: Is it even possible for Democrats to challenge Trump more?
Democrat voters don’t want their leaders to moderate in their dealings with President Donald J. Trump and Republicans in Congress. The tone of political debate isn’t likely to soften anytime soon, including when Trump finishes his second term in the White House. Democrat voters want zealous advocates for their issue preferences, not capitulation to normalcy – or basic common sense.
Don’t let AI scare you away from sharing uncomfortable dangers of technology with kids
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Unintended consequences of technology have corrupted today’s youth. Can we reverse? “What have we done?” The question has no...
Biden lied, cheated and stole classified info — what did he know and when did he know it?
Further revelations of senile Joe Biden’s political corruption won’t necessarily impact Democrats as they struggle to define their party going forward, but Americans must be informed of how we were lied to during Biden’s time as president (and before). This is who the Democrats are – then talk about Biden and his deception a little more. What did (senile Joe) know, and when did he know it? Bring it on.
Latest News and Updates
You can’t erase woke
Byron York, Washington Examiner Ocasio-Cortez says the important thing is “to assess what a candidate is saying now.” But why not take what that candidate said just a few years ago into account? “I don’t love this idea that nothing anyone said or did in 2019-2020...
Trump Admin Ends Ban on TikTok for Government Devices
Just the News (Ben Whedon), The Star News Network The Office of Management and Budget ended a ban on downloading TikTok on government devices. The social media app, formerly owned by the Chinese firm ByteDance, has long attracted scrutiny over potential security...
Left wing of Democratic Party wins showdown Senate race in Minnesota
Seth McLaughlin, Washington Times Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan easily defeated Rep. Angie Craig in the Minnesota Democratic Senate primary, delivering another win for the insurgent, left wing of the Democratic Party. But next door in Wisconsin, the establishment candidate...
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,...