Sam And Saundra's Second Time Around - Part 10

Sam And Saundra’s Second Time Around – Part 10

Arizona

11/1/10 – 3/1/11 Yuma  - Golf

Gremlins:  Creatures that sabotage things that are mechanical, beginning with airplanes in the late 20’s and 30’s, and graduating to jeeps and usually anything military.  Very mean-spirited, high jinx characters that love to cause problems for the front line. Stephen King thought he knew all about them, as did Rod Serling. The description of how they look varies, but the movies influence most people views on gremlins.  All prior thoughts and information on gremlins is totally wrong! I do not believe one word of it!  Well, OK, the ‘mean-spirited’ part I believe.

Gremlins reside in golf balls!  Especially, very bright colored, fluorescent golf balls.  Most of which are mine. I can line up in the best ‘railroad track’ fashion and smack that ball smartly, after a well planned, cadenced swing – and not only does Sam lose sight of it, I never get a good look at it at all.  I don’t like to whine, much, but I really like those fluorescent orange and green balls. Sam says it will get better. I am going to buy some old, used white ones that already know the game, and save my pretty ones for decorating my bag.

Sam and I have completed six golf lessons with Trentie, the pro at the Foothills Golf Club.  She is extremely good at giving instruction without making one feel harassed (or worse) while learning.  We are taking it slow, and now that I have some golf balls that I do not fear losing, I am able to keep my head down - a little.  I do believe that by taking up this game at my age, I will guarantee to provide myself with hours upon hours, upon years of anguish. I’ll share that with Sam too.