http://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-loveComments on "I can't afford to fall in love." - Faerye Net2005-08-22T13:19:47+00:00http://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1800Re: Rowing2005-08-22T13:19:47+00:002005-08-22T13:19:47+00:00<p>While this is a good thing to bear in mind should I ever try to get you to golf, I doubt you would golf WELL under such duress. Certainly not well enough to dominate the Mediterranean with golf-galleys full of your ilk!</p>felicityhttp://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1799Re: Rowing2005-08-21T13:59:31+00:002005-08-21T13:59:31+00:00<p>If you chained me to a golf club and beat a drum, I’d probably play golf.</p>wonkohttp://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1798Re: Speaking of Golf Balls2005-08-20T21:03:57+00:002005-08-20T21:03:57+00:00<p>Ach! That’s horrible! Whilst I was golfing, I noticed that the golf course (Heron Lakes, on the East Side) occasionally had planes making a lot of noise as they came in for landings at PDX—and trains rattling by, and I thought ‘good use for land with industrial nuisances like that that would distress residents.’ I guess that’s another one!<br />
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I have seen some golf courses with driving-range style curtains…one hopes that makes golfing less of a gamble with someone’s health :(</p>felicityhttp://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1797Re: Rowing2005-08-20T20:46:36+00:002005-08-20T20:46:36+00:00<p><strong>blank stare</strong> Brunslo, golf and tennis have STRATEGERY. There can’t be that much STRATEGERY in rowing, or you couldn’t get people to do it by chaining them to an oar and beating a drum! :P</p>felicityhttp://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1796Speaking of Golf Balls2005-08-20T16:24:31+00:002005-08-20T16:24:31+00:00<p>Gotta watch those golf balls – they are deadly things! I recently cared for a patient whose jaw had been shattered by a golf ball. He was just driving down the road, minding his own business, window down, enjoying the beauty of a hot summer day in the PNW, when a golf ball came flying out of nowhere and completely ruined his plans for the rest of the summer.</p>
<p>I doubt, somehow, that he would share your enthusiasm. :)</p>LadyLonghttp://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1795Rowing2005-08-19T20:30:30+00:002005-08-19T20:30:30+00:00<p>So you should get into rowing. All the majesty of golf and tennis with actual physical activity. It’s fantastic and very upper crust.</p>brunslohttp://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1794Re: The joy of improvement2005-08-19T16:37:51+00:002005-08-19T16:37:51+00:00<p>Hrm…somehow I’m guessing that downhill skiing would not give me time to ponder and make sure I do it right ;) More seriously, last time I RAN in cold weather, my breathing hurt for the next day. I’m not sure my asthma could cope with alpine sports. :(<br />
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Why are all sports ideally suited to Central Oregon? Both golf AND skiing are things my Pop has taken up since retirement (and fly-fishing, too!)</p>felicityhttp://faerye.net/post/i-cant-afford-to-fall-in-love#comment-1793The joy of improvement2005-08-19T16:11:33+00:002005-08-19T16:11:33+00:00<p>If you like technical sports, you might want to take a jab at alpine skiing, once winter approaches. It’s probably a lot cheaper, although you do need some equipment, and you’ll see some very fast improvement when you’re a beginner. And I promise it’ll make your heart race. :o)</p>GreyStork