I'm Moving!!!

I've started a new blog that's more accomodating to my needs, so I'll be leaving this site behind. It's been fun.

Please come visit my new site at jeffwinget.com.

Cheers,
Jeff

102 Yards of Cowboy-Butt-Kicking Bliss!

I'm a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan. My history with them goes way back, and I watched in horror last year as they fell apart in the midst of the Terrell Owens scandal and several key injuries. And, I cheered when Owens was suspended and left the team to head for Dallas.

Since then, I have waited for today, the day that T.O. and the Cowboys would come to play in Philly. The game lived up to all the hype. It see-sawed back and forth, both offenses firing well and both defenses causing turnovers. At the end of the game and with a 7-point lead, Michael Lewis committed pass interference on Terry Glenn, putting the Cowboys inside the 10 and eying a game-tying score. On second down, Drew Bledsoe fired a pass toward his tight end that was intercepted by Lito Sheppard and taken 102 yards for the score, sealing the win for the Eagles.

The win proved that the Eagles are a serious contender in the NFC this year and puts them at 4-1 and solidly on top in the NFC East. To all the critics who thought they were a last place team this year, I have to say that they never should've doubted a team with McNabb at the helm and a great defense. The rest of the season looks promising.

Cheers,
Jeff

Amen, Mr. Olbermann

Hat tip to Crooks and Liars

I'm not sure that I can add to what Keith Olbermann said the other night, but I agree totally. Watch for yourself:

Special Comment by Keith Olbermann

Please God, Protect Our Children

For the third time this week, one of our nation's schools was attacked by a new brand of terrorist. I'm appalled and frightened by this trend. Schools should be a place of security and trust, but that is not the case. Even more disturbing is that the attacks have come in rural schools, places that normally don't have the threat of violence.

I teach at a school with a population of 38 students (K-12). I've always thought that we were safe, that nothing bad would ever happen to us. The school that was attacked today had a smaller population than mine. It appears that this new breed of terrorist could strike anywhere.

Please God, protect our children. Please God, help us all.

MoonDawg's Den: Semantics and the Right-Wing Fear Rhetoric

I'll be getting back into blogging now since school is about to start. For my first post of the new school year, I'm posting a link to a post at Moondawg's Den. I apologize for just posting a link, but these words belonged on that blog although they're pertinent here as well.

MoonDawg's Den: Semantics and the Right-Wing Fear Rhetoric

Cheers,
Jeff

Thumbs down to Nancy Grace

This will be a quick post just because I'm mad. Nancy Grace recently interviewed Elizabeth Smart, the Utah girl who was kidnapped from her room when she was 14. Smart did the interview to help push through a bill to stop child molesters, and Nancy couldn't stop talking about the abduction. She seemed to be digging for some juicy tidbit that hadn't been released yet. She even asks the completely stupid question, "how did you see out of that burqua?" Yuck!

Crooks and Liars has the transcript and the video.

The worst moment of all is when Elizabeth tells Grace that she wants to talk about the bill and not her abduction and Grace snaps back, "I thought that you would speak for other victims." Please, Nancy, that's what she was there to do, and you didn't have the brains or the sense to let her do it. Two thumbs, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down!

Cheers,
Jeff

What a great little course!

Picture from Webshots


This wonderful little picture is taken from the tee box of the second hole at Millsite Golf Course in Ferron, Utah. As you can see, it's quite an intimidating shot over a canyon to a narrow fairway. It would be an amazing hole on any course, but it's just one of many stunning holes at Millsite--one of Utah's best kept secrets.

Millsite is a 9-hole course in central Utah set close to Millsite Reservoir. It's narrow, challenging, and beautiful. It's the type of course that can eat up a scratch golfer and yield some birdies to higher handicaps. There is trouble everywhere, but scoring opportunities as well. It's my home course, and I love it.

To show you the intrigue of Millsite, I'll show you a hole-by-hole breakdown of my score today. I'm an eight handicap, and I played well today. Check these scores out:

Hole #1 (404 yards, par 4): 4
Hole #2 (274 yards, par 4): 5, bogey
Hole #3 (606 yards, par 5): 5
Hole #4 (396 yards, par 4): 3, birdie
Hole #5 (164 yards, par 3): 3
Hole #6 (489 yards, par 5): 9, quadruple bogey
Hole #7 (213 yards, par 3): 6, triple bogey (#7 is Millsite's signature hole. It was rated the 16th toughest hole in Utah.)
Hole #8 (306 yards, par 4): 4
Hole #9 (350 yards, par 4): 3, birdie
Total (par 36): 42

I'm posting this round because it is typical of Millsite. I played 7 holes at 1-under par, but I was 7-over on the other 2 holes. I hit two bad shots all day, and they cost me 7 strokes. That's the beauty of Millsite.

There is a great slideshow of the course and the surrounding area here.

Cheers,
Jeff