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This just in...man pulled over traveling on I-285 Sunday afternoon after seen weaving irratically in- and-out of traffic with his golf cart.

Hi ya'll...this is Biff Busterman reporting to you from the bee-u-tee-full state of Gawgea to review with what has been an apparent attempt of one man to try out all the new laws that passed by our state's legislators.

Now we all know how hard your elected officials work...I mean with the collective vision to know that the economic light at the end of the tunnel is not an on-coming locomotive...but a...

Golf Cart.

Late Friday our leaders passed a law to allow golf carts to...excuse the pun...putter, on more roads across our fine Cherokee Rose state, well...I just had to look into this.

Turns out that Georgia manufacturers more than 90% of all golf carts sold in the country...and get this...there are 20 jobs created for every 1000 golf carts sold!

Weeehhooo! Folks, leave your unemployment worries behind...Georgia need golf cart salespeople! Are you mechanically inclined? Operators are standing by to take you golf cart maintenance application!

Now all we need is to make these puppies run on bio-diesal, and we'll have a full-fledged economic recovery....those jobs will be available in Georgia....Russia though, because we'll need to export the higher paying jobs so we can import the lower paying ones.

So what about our man on I-285? Well he was driving a golf cart legally(Senate Bill 240), driving irratically because he picked up and was drinking some brewskis from Kroger on Sunday (Senate Bill 10), he was weaving in-and-out of traffic because he couldn't get an anti-diarreal and was trying to find a toilet (Senate bill 36), luckily (because the trees had been knocked down) he saw a billboard that said a McDonalds (best bathrooms in America) was at the next exit (House bill 179).

So, next time you see a golf cart, thank a Georgia congressman.

Thanks for reading. Keep it in the short-grass,

JFB

Masters Wii reviewed!

508 days...

That's how many days it's been since Tiger Woods last won a golf tournament.

Well, that's not including his virtual self...he won last night.

In between hitting shots around my daughters dollhouses, and my son's lego collection, I was able to guide Tiger around Banff golf course to win at an astounding -18 under.

So let's close the book on his drought.


Masters for Wii is the latest and greatest golf game from EA Sports. It is the first video golf game I have owned. What has kept me away from these games is the lack of interactivity before the Wii. So you might say that the Wii is the real reason for the incredible awesomeness of this game...not the game itself.
That said, the ability to start as a club pro, and move up the tournament ranks to have the opportunity to play in The Masters, makes you feel like your playing out the scenario of the Feinstein book 'A Good Walk Spoiled', I love this game, and will play it not only for the fact that Augusta has opened the veil to allow EA to map the course, but for the other reasons of my 7 year old finding enjoyment out of it whether we are playing skins at Pebble Beach (him at all-play, me at beginner level), or whether we are crashing golf ball zambonis around the range.
This is not your typical video golf game with Scottsdale golf courses filling out the roster...no, this is much more...
...So much more that I may never play real golf again...

...okay, that part's not true (I hope!)


25 years...

That's when Nicklaus guided himself around Augusta to win in everyman fashion. Tomorrow he will tee off with Arnie to open the 2011 Masters, and we will all say to ourselves: "really? it was that long ago...man, I'm old."

...then I'll take my Wii-stick and guide Nicklaus around Augusta in true '86 fashion...

...and I'll feel young again.


Thanks for reading. Keep it in the short-grass,

JFB