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For Golf... the price is sorta right
July 31, 2008Now, I'm going to readily admit that I'm an avid golfer and I am seriously looking forward to the new Weeks Park course with all of the challenges it is going to present.
But... now that the pricing structure has come out, I'm having a bit of sticker shock.
Like many of the folks who have been paying attention, and many who haven't. The bill to play a round out there is going to be a bitter pill to swallow.
Now... because it was a slow day in the office, I created this handy illustration to show the prices you'll pay at the new course.
And let me be perfectly clear about one thing... this is a totally NEW course. It may be on the same ground as the Weeks Park course I played in college in a t-shirt and flip flops once or twice... this is a truely high caliber golf course that will be better than many of the offerings in the metroplex even.
That being said... I'm going to have a hard time coughing up $50 on a Friday morning to play with a cart. That is a bit much if you ask me. And I think that they are going about it all wrong in the first place.
Sure, there is talk about running specials and whatnot... but they should have just come out right yesterday and said:
"Those are the going to be the prices... but we're going to have a first month special of $25-30 anytime any day to show off the course.
That would get a ton of people out there to play and see if they think it's worth the $50 for a weekend tee time. And who knows, maybe that'll happen before they open. But ther sure are a lot of people around town who are pissed off at that price structure.
I can't tell you how many times today I've heard "Well, I can play for 1/2 that at River Creek" ... blah blah blah. This isn't going to be like playing there. It's going to be like playing one of the nice courses.
I've got a lot of ideas about what's going on, and I'll share some of those with you laters.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 4:50 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Well... now I have to hate Pudge Rodriguez
July 30, 2008One of my favorite Texas Rangers of all time has waived his no-trade clause and joined the dark side.
Pudge is a Yankee.... and I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Here's the ESPN story...
The New York Yankees have found a replacement for Jorge Posada.
New York acquired catcher Ivan Rodriguez from the Tigers on Wednesday for right-handed pitcher Kyle Farnsworth.
Rodriguez, who is in the final year of his contract, waived his no-trade clause to join the Yankees, sources told ESPN.com.
"He's hitting over .290 I believe and he's been hot so we're looking forward to having him," Yankees manager Joe Girardi said after New York's 13-3 rout of the Orioles on Wednesday.
Farnsworth played for the Tigers in 2005.
Posada, a five-time All-Star catcher, announced he would have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder on Monday. He has struggled with shoulder pain for most of the season, limiting his ability to throw out baserunners and cutting down his playing time behind the plate.
On the disabled list for the second time this year, Posada was trying to rehabilitate his shoulder enough to come back as a designated hitter or first baseman this season. But after the Yankees acquired outfielder Xavier Nady in a trade with Pittsburgh on Saturday, they determined it was best for Posada to have surgery now, general manager Brian Cashman said Monday.
In my book... Pudge joins the traitorous likes of Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi and countless others who have joined forces with the evil empire. Not that I wish ill will on anybody or anything, but I don't want the Yankers to make the playoffs even more now.
Sure, he's only a stop-gap until Jorge Posada comes back next season, but that's not the point.
Guess I can give away my Pudge bobble-head doll now. Maybe I'll put it in my garage sale coming soon.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 3:52 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
I smell like burned popcorn
So the other day, after yet another wildfire photography excursion, I come back to the office and sit at my little work area and one of the reporters comes in and the first thing out of her mouth is...
"Man, it smells like some stinky burnt popcorn over here."
It took me a minute, but I had to fess up that it wasn't the popcorn she was smelling.... it was me.
Honestly, I'm just not a big fan of going out to take pictures of a grass fire unless it's either threatening buildings or they call in the forest service to help (like they did the other day near Electra).
Jason Palmer/Times Record News
A Texas Forest Service air tanker helicopter drops water on the head of a large wildfire west of Hwy. 25 and Bradley Ranch Road near Kadane Corner. The fire consumed more than 800 acres of land before area fire departments brought it under control.
That was probably my fave. shot ever of the Forest Service doing anything at a fire. Kinda made it worth standing out in the blazing sun trying to pick a good location for that shot.
Nothing like putting yourself in harms way just for the sake of a photograph. Mercifully, the fire wasn't really anywhere near where I was standing.
I wouldn't have wanted that water dropped on my head though. There aren't any special fire-fighting chemicals in that water or anything. It's just plain mud water. Drawn from either Beaver Creek or some stock tank. Gross.
Not only will that knock down the fire, it'll probably prevent any re-growth for a length of time similar to Mt. St. Helens.
Hopefully the burn ban will keep people from being stupid and burning 1000 acres, but you never know.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 3:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
The Last of the SugarBabies
I usually try to avoid the candy vending machine here at work. I mean, I know that I have been trying to eat healthier and whatnot.
But until today... for the last week I haven't been able to shake from one of the glorious carnal cravings of all time.
Sugar Babies.
Mercifully... I purchased the last package of them in the machine (there is a sleeve of Hot Tamales in the D7 slot now).
Time to get back on track with salads for lunch and healthy foods for the rest of the day. I should probably get back on a bike too.
Not that I expect weight to start vanishing just from the lack of a daily sugary caramel candy, but it couldn't hurt right.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 3:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Loyal Readers
July 24, 2008Apparently.... even though I haven't written in nearly two months... I'm still the most popular blog on this website.
Yesterday, the Publisher Bossman came over and said something to the effect of I'm his "blog stud" or words to that effect. I was shocked, frankly, I hadn't even cared about this blog in a lot longer than the 2 months I've been absent.
I'm pretty sure I've written a grand total of 3 entries in as many months. None the less, my blog page still has 2x as many page views as the next most popular and 3-4x the rest of them.
That means, there are like 50 of you that check daily to see if I have written anything. Or maybe there are hundreds checking every few days... I dunno.
I suppose I should be grateful... and I am. It makes me feel pretty good to know that there are folks out there still hoping that I'm writing or showing off photos or something.
It has been a busy few months actually... a lot of stuff going on in my life. I'll be sharing some of that with you, as well as some of the great photos that you've come to hopefully expect from me.
Publisher Bossman said yesterday.... "Well what to I have to do to get you writing blogs again, kick you in the butt?!"
Even easier than that... prove to me that I'm appreciated. My readers have done that it would seem.
Posted by Jason Palmer at 10:27 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
