It's the tail end of a turkey weekend, so it's a good time for a potluck reading experience. Help yourself to any or all of these tidbits.
A story on Page One of the Wall Street Journal last week said President Barack Obama is really getting into golf but is trying to avoid being photographed on the links.
The problem is that the prez, who's quite athletic on the basketball court, is a lousy golfer, and he doesn't want us to see him shanking a drive and beaning some poor dude waiting for him to play through.
Mr. President, on behalf of millions of would-be golfers, let me say this about that: I feel your pain.
One of the cruelest jokes of life is loving something you aren't very good at. Consider all the American Idol wannabes who become grist for the ain't-that-awful footage the producers use to spice up the show. How'd you like to be singing your heart out while Simon Cowell rolls his eyes?
Imagine what the talking heads would have to say about the president's golf swing, which the Journal reports is not exactly a work of kinetic art.
I suspect the prez, who's more athletic than most of us, will eventually become a respectable duffer. For his sake, I hope so. I gave up golf years ago for religious reasons. Every time I'd hit the links, I'd lose my religion.
Which would be a bad thing for a president to do on the nightly news.
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Personalized license plates are making a comeback in Texas, and there's a new wrinkle.
Now you can cut a deal to get your own corporate plates, logo and all.
The real-estate folks at RE/MAX of Texas are the first company to sign up. RE/MAX associates can now buy personalized plates with their company logo through the My Plates program, a partnership between private business and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
This brings up some interesting possibilities. Let's say your distiller of choice, Ol' Crawfish, cuts a deal for corporate plates. Let's also assume you have a tendency to be overserved and are therefore paranoid about getting a DWI. Well, order yourself some personalized plates with a ready-made excuse. For example:
JST-HAD-2
JST-SLPY
IWLK-DLIN
IM-TXTNG
Or let's say you operate a chain of self-defense academies. Imagine having your company logo on these personalized plates:
MK-MDAY
TRY-IT
NO-911
NO-VCTM
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Did you hear the National Football League is discussing whether to ban helmets for practice and possibly do away with face masks? The thinking is that going back to little or no head and face protection might deter defenders from leading with their heads in those tackles that make the highlight reels. And that, in turn, could decrease the number of concussions suffered by the league's players.
Interesting idea. But that line of reasoning makes you wonder:
Why not ban seat belts and airbags on the theory that we're less likely to smash our cars into each other if it hurts more?
* Donnis Baggett is editor-in-chief of The Eagle. His e-mail address is donnis.baggett@theeagle.com. His mailing address is P.O. Box 3000, Bryan, Texas, 77805.
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