i've found a golf swing

i've been a casual golfer since about 1998 or so. it started when i was living in stamford, ct, and tiger woods was the biggest thing. i went to the driving range with some friends and coworkers from factset. i borrowed a 7 iron and hit about a hundred balls with it. no one told me how to hit it, i didn't ask for any tips. but i was able to hit this thing pretty consistently around 150 yards and hella high. things are pretty much the same, on the driving range anyway.

lately, if you've played golf with me, you know i hit about 4 clubs. my adams tight lies 4 wood off of the tee and everywhere outside of 200 yards, my 7 adams tight lies 7 wood everywhere outside of 170 yards, my sand and lob wedges, and my putter. i could never hit my driver straight. if i did attempt to swing the driver the ball would take this wicked high banana hook right. without fail.

then at the driving range about two weeks ago i randomly discovered that i could hit it by combining these steps in order:

1. grip the club loosely
2. smooth backswing
3. accelerate the forward swing
4. exaggerate the right wrist turning over the left
5. keep your head down and still through the swing

i'll take a half speed practice swing incorporating all of these steps and then step up and take a swing. for the most part they're going straight. i'm still working on sweeping upwards at the ball on a high tee instead of swinging down on it like an iron.

of course, this works at the driving range. it could all go to shit on an actual course.

are you sure?

so my friends tim and elaine shen in sf have a blog (www.elaineandtim.blogspot.com). they wanted to link my blog to theirs for some reason. i go to their blog and all i see are pictures of them, their beautiful daughter, and all of their friends with beautiful babies. i told him he might not want to link his blog to mine. i was about to post the fact that i saw a "support road head" sticker on some gal's suburban in la last wknd.

that's right, it's back

starburst pineapple upside down cake guarded by a piggy bank dog.

random pics

if you're a girl, here's why you might want to pull your pants up in public. your thong might be posted on someone else's blog in full magazine print quality. this was taken at the daily grind on washington. thank you thong girl.






this was taken at the new target close to the crib and used for a collage in 002 magazine. i could use it for a networking/dating site but they might think i'm a bum pushing around my house or see all the toilet paper i had to buy.

no african hookers

so i went into the doctor's office on friday to get a few shots. i'm going to lima, peru, in november with some friends so it was suggested that i get a few boosters. the nurse talked over which shots she'd recommend i get if i'll be going to lima and india again in the near future. anyhow, we decide on one of the hepatitis varieties and typhoid. as she's leaving the room to go get the vaccines she says to me in a motherly warning kind of tone "no african hookers".

i thought this was a pretty strange thing to say. i was a little perplexed, why the hell would a professional say something like that to me? i played back our conversation and may have found the answer.

as she's going over the vaccines she says hepatitis x is usually contracted through sexual contact or sharing needs. she was about to move on to the next vaccine but i interupted with "sign me up!"