Best golf courses 'you can play' in Utah!

According to this article on GolfWeek's website, these are the top ten courses that 'you can play' (I'm assuming this means regular schmoes like me...) in Utah.  See the article for the top courses for the rest of the country.

1. GC at Sand Hollow (Championship), St. George (m)
2. Thanksgiving Point, Lehi (m)
3. Coral Canyon, St. George (m)
4. Hideout GC, Montecello (m)
5. Soldier Hollow (Gold), Midway (m)
6. Sunbrook GC (Pointe/Woodbridge), St. George (m)
7. The Ledges of St.) George, St. George (m)*
8. The Ranches GC, Eagle Mountain (m)*
9. Entrada at Snow Canyon, St. George (m)
10. Wingpointe, Salt Lake City (m)

I've played only five of them so far.  How about you?

So incredibly sad...

My heart just goes out to the people of Japan.  More so as the number of injured and killed just keeps growing!

Below is just an incredible video of the tsunami and the power of nature.  It's just amazing as the water level starts to rise in the streets and as, first, cars then trucks and, finally, buildings(!) drift by.

Happy Pi Day!

Celebrate everything 3.14...ad infinitum.  If you've never heard of Pi Day, it's about time you get with the program!  You can learn more about it here.

Hey, I think I've played golf with this guy before...

Just kidding.  He putts way better than anyone I've played with, but these videos sure are funny.

If you don't know who Ben Crane is, he's a golfer on the PGA Tour.

MADD for irony

Okay, this one's pretty funny too, and really sad at the same time...

A former MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) president was arrested for--you guessed it--drunk driving. And she wasn't just a little drunk.  Two breath tests put her blood alcohol between .234-.239 (almost three times Florida's .08 limit).  I guess she's not against drunk driving anymore...

(photo from, and thanks for info to, The Car Connection)

Disturbingly funny...

I thought this Subaru Forester commercial was pretty dang funny.  But it was also one of the more disturbing things I've seen in awhile too... :P

By the way, I used to drive a Forester.  I thought it was a pretty good car.  Check it out if you're looking for a crossover type vehicle.  Mine didn't come with Sumo wrestlers though.

How a busy rabbit doesn't lose all his carrots...

You may have noticed I haven't done much posting lately.  The problem isn't lack of desire; it's lack of time!  I'm taking two courses at college in the evenings and until recently, was finishing up an independent study class.  Just to show you what it's like, one of my weeks had a final on Friday, read a book and write a report for a class for the following Tuesday, and study for a midterm for the other class on Thursday.  All this while keeping up with class attendance, class reading, and doing assignments!  I'm amazed I didn't drop dead that week!

The only way I was able to keep things straight was to have all my assignment deadlines online and at my fingertips.  I could bore you with all the to-do list type applications that I went through or mention the probably hundreds that I didn't have time for, but I won't do that.  If you'd like to take your own journey through that vast field, just Google "to-do list applications" or "GTD" (Getting Things Done).  It'll definitely keep you busy.

For me, I just had a few requirements:

• online - I had to be able to access it from anywhere.
• easy - nothing complicated.  Just let me enter a task, a due date, and be done!
• quick - See "easy".  Quickly add a task and date.  Keyboard shortcuts are a real help here.
• flexible - But when I need it to do some more complicated things, those features should be available somewhere.  And nothing fancy either: recurring appointments, flagging tasks, stuff like that.

So after a bit of testing, I settled on... are you ready for it?... Todoist.  Like I said, it's nothing fancy, but it lets me do what I need to do to keep organized and on top of my homework quickly and easily and for free!  There's a monthly paid version, as well, with more powerful features which is probably worth it if you need those, but for me the free version is good enough.  

Right now, I'm just using it online, but according to their website they have both iPhone and Android apps available (third-party I'm assuming), and an API to extend Todoist's functionality.  Something I'll have to play with (once I have some time... :) ).

I hope I don't have any homework that night!

SyFy just announced that new episodes of Stargate Universe begin on March 7!  There will be 10 new episodes coming (Yay!), unfortunately, these will probably be the last 10 episodes (Boo!).

Also, for you Sanctuary fans (and wanna be fans-like me), 10 new episodes are coming for that as well, beginning April 15.

Read all about it here!

Happy Birthday, Jules Verne!

Today (February 8) is Jules Verne's birthday.  He, as much as anyone else in my early life, influenced what became my love for science, science fiction, and all things gadget.  I'm not much of a novel reader, but I remember loving the books of his that I did read.

Anyway, he must be famous.  Even Google has gotten into the act of celebrating his birthday...

Golf quote trivia question

Who said the following?

"It's good sportsmanship not to pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."

Remember, no cheating and answer posted in a day or two*.

*But if you really need to know now, you can go here.