So now if you read my last blog you may be giving some casual or serious thought to examining what it takes to even learn the game.
I sadly did not do this until I was 49, which by the way coincided with my marriage to Joe, an avid golfer. In fact, Joe cautioned me many times in our six month courtship that he golfed on weekends and every other possible four hour break in his life. I answered that I thought that was great as I was busy in my own business and as an entrepreneur I worked all the time. That was enough to convince him and on April 14,1986 he asked me to marry him.
Not until we were married six months later did I find myself on the course with him. I was witnessing first hand his passion for the game and so I agreed to cautiously try it. He gave me a set of his clubs and said the magic words after my first several swings, “ you are a natural at this game”
So how do you know you can or can’t learn the game if you don’t try it ?
September 21, 2009 at 5:55 pm |
Very Interesting, I certainly will give it some thought.
Sandy
October 10, 2009 at 1:34 pm |
Atlantic City casinos have become so numb to receiving their revenue figures each month, that the process does not bring nearly the joy that it used to. For September, however, the casinos can claim at least a small victory.
For the first time in many months, the revenue decrease from one year to the next in month over month figures was less than double digits. In September, revenue at the casinos was down 5.8%. Four of the eleven casinos even experienced an increase in revenue.
“I hope we’re seeing signs that things are starting to stabilize,” said Mark Juliano, CEO of Trump Entertainment Resorts, as reported by The Associated Press, “Perhaps the double-digit (declines) might be behind us. The real question is how long until we get back to the results we saw in past years, which is the question everyone in the business has.”
Actually, many in the industry are wondering if Atlantic City casinos will ever see the glory they once experienced. Competition in the Northeast is becoming fierce, and people no longer have to travel to AC to do their gambling.
Connecticut and New York have both expanded casino gambling options for their residents. Pennsylvania has also opened new casinos, and table games for Pennsylvania casinos may not be far off, with lawmakers already talking about table game expansion.
Atlantic City casinos, however, will take small victories if they are a means to an end for an awful year and a half worth of revenue figures. The double digit declines have been adding up, and several casinos have already gone into bankruptcy in the city.
For September, AC casinos won $335.4 million. That is down almost six percent from last year, but considering the sixteen percent drop in revenue in August, September figures do not look that bad.
January 4, 2010 at 12:03 pm |
Sorry for writing OT but what WordPress template are you using? It looks awesome!
January 6, 2010 at 11:34 pm |
msn I can’t wait till the kids are older so I can get into golfing. My father in law is really really into it, so I’d like him to teach me.
June 30, 2010 at 2:11 pm |
My second wife and I played a lot of golf together, she was tall and slim and had a nice turn but she could never master the trick of hitting down on the ball to make the ball go up. She may have been afraid of breaking a nail, who knows? But we did have some fun!