Priorities
Priorities
Greetings Golfers,
Last weekend, a few courses around here opened for play. Last night when I went out to dinner … my car said it was -7 outside. It felt colder.
So … now is a good time to stay inside and watch sports. This weekend is the PNC Championship … where Tour players play with their child or grandchild. I think it’s fun … and funny.
Speaking of funny … I thought that the Michigan players planting their flag on the Ohio State field was funny. The scuffle probably wasn’t that funny … take a look at it HERE. You can see there was some scuffling before the planting of the flag. Hey … these are the #1 and #3 all-time winningest college football programs … the biggest rivalry of all. It will get contentious.
However, an Ohio congressman wants to pass a bill that “flag-planting” will be a felony. A felony? Are you kidding?
So … people are outraged about a basically funny-ridiculous part of college football … but are not outraged about a Minnesota 50 year-old father of two who gets assassinated because he works for a healthcare company.
I’m not going to get into our country’s healthcare situation. I agree it needs major changes. But murdering a company employee is horrendous … and not the solution.
Whereas a college football rivalry that gets over-heated is not horrendous … and making it criminal is not the solution.
Talk about not getting your priorities right.
So … let’s relax and make the best of this cold weather. It’s still not super cold … but I can’t handle super cold.
The other day I ran into a guy ringing a bell for the Salvation Army Christmas fund raiser in front of a grocery store. It was cold. I asked him if he remembered refereeing my 8th grade hockey game that was -20. He did. He REALLY did! He said it took him a week to warm-up. We got to warm-up in the bus after every shift … he had to stay on the ice.
He’s that guy. Referring kids hockey in ridiculous weather … and ringing the bell for charity on a cold December day.
Do you think he has his priorities right?
Cheers,
Tom Abts
GM/Head PGA Professional
tabts@deerrungolf.com