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...
It doesn’t matter if you’re mad at Trump and the GOP, we must vote against Democrats
By Jeffrey A. Rendall Excuses for skipping 2026 dwindle by the day; voting against Dems is motivation enough There comes a time in every crucial election cycle when you throw up your hands, shrug in abject hopelessness and vow that it doesn’t matter how wrong such and...
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
It doesn’t matter if you’re mad at Trump and the GOP, we must vote against Democrats
I don’t put much stock in the “the polls are always wrong” theory many conservatives put forth to cushion the blow when election results don’t go as hoped. Living in Virginia taught me that the polls, though frequently faulty, weren’t wrong last year. Here’s thinking the mood of the country is reflected in the survey numbers. President Trump will deal with them one way or the other.
RINO losers worried about post-election Trump reaction, cite J6 as reason for concern
I don’t put much stock in the “the polls are always wrong” theory many conservatives put forth to cushion the blow when election results don’t go as hoped. Living in Virginia taught me that the polls, though frequently faulty, weren’t wrong last year. Here’s thinking the mood of the country is reflected in the survey numbers. President Trump will deal with them one way or the other.
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.
Latest News and Updates
Trump hails Columbus as intrepid explorer, says he’s been ‘rehabbed 100%’
Tom Howell, Jr., Washington Times President Trump extolled Christopher Columbus as a pivotal historical figure worth defending, saying so during a holiday event where he also praised Italian-American contributions to the country. Mr. Trump said he likely got “100%” of...
Trump Says Russia Will Ship Millions of Tons of Diesel to Bring Down Record Prices
Daily Caller News Foundation (Simon August), The Star News Network President Trump said Russia agreed to put millions of tons of diesel on the American and global markets as diesel prices sit near record highs. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post after a call with...
In GOP midterm calculation, avoiding the unthinkable
Byron York, Washington Examiner Why would Republicans not throw everything into the Michigan race against Abdul el Sayed, too, given how close it is, given that victory would mean picking up a Democratic seat, and given that Abdul el Sayed is an unthinkable senator?...
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,...