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A True Tail!
Jungle Scene 1 Tiger lay there, feeling somewhat hungry. As tigers tend to. Switching his tail. Suddenly in the glade ahead appeared a fat juicy Antelope. "Ah" said Tiger, "Dinner Time!" He crawled on his belly, inching closer and closer to his lunch. But a Bird chirped a warning! ""DANGER"" The Antelope looked up, saw the Tiger and thought "Oh, Oh, I'd better make a move.
Self Defence: What Do You Think?
I am not a lawyer, I have no legal experience or skills. These are my opinions, but I hope they may be of use to you. To help you avoid problems. As a keen sports (wo)man your interest may be cycling, running, gymnastics, whatever. It may even be the martial arts, karate, aikido, or any of a wide range of systems.
Dim Mak Death Points
One Blow and ... Well, perhaps! If you push both your thumbs into his eyes, or hit him on the back of the head with a brick. Both blows will cause the greatest inconvenience, perhaps even death. There are certain 'points' in the body where a strike can cause much damage. As any cricketer or rugby player will tell you.
Ronaldinho
One of the players most associated with Joan Laporta's renaissance of FC Barcelona is Ronaldo de Assis Moreira from Brazil, better known to the world simply as Ronaldinho, sometimes as Gaucho, or affectionately just as plain Ronnie. Brought to Barcelona in 2003 by Laporta's then ally and right hand man, Vice-president Sandro Rosell, Ronaldinho quickly established himself in the hearts and minds of Barcelona's supporters - known as "culés" - with a combination of unmatched skill with the ball, daring attacks on the goal, and a manner that showed above anything else that win or lose, he just loved playing football.
Baseball... Anyone?
How it all began What comes into your mind when you hear the word baseball? For those of you who have been in a real baseball event would it lead you to think of a huge stadium, an open field, the heat of the sun, the cheer of crowds, the cracking of the bat as it hits the ball, or the shout of the umpire of what decision he has for the teams? For those of you who in anyway have not experienced being in a baseball game but have seen it through sports channels or heard it on the radio or viewed it online, you might also have the same perception of the game.
NFL Betting: Should You Pass On The Nfl Pre-Season?
Is there value in Pre-Season NFL Games? Are these games a good bet? My belief is, no & no. While some sports services you will find suggest that the NFL pre-season offers valuable wagering opportunities, I could not disagree more and recommend that you stay way from these games. Here are the four major reasons why you should always pass on the NFL pre-season: 1.
Defend Yourself With Your Walking Stick
Why? I don't need to answer that. You already know - to Survive! But why a walking stick? If you're a big tough guy, 4th Dan Black Belt in karate or other martial art, you don't (really) need a walking stick to defend yourself. Unless your big interest is in fact stick fighting, sutekki-shin-jutsu.
Doing my part for charity, I bought four green fees from the silent auction at a fundraiser that had been donated by an exclusive, private country club. I should have known the day was going to be a bit different when I called to book a tee time. The voice on the phone asked for my name of course, then asked for it again, then asked me to spell it - then silence - another voice asked me for my name - more silence - then asked if I was a member. I guess they never get any calls from anyone who is not in the computer. No, I am not, I responded and explained that I had purchased the right to play a round at a charity auction. No problem - arrangements were made.
The course is about a half hour drive from my house, so the other three in the foursome agreed to meet at my place at noon. Lot's of time to make our 1:30 tee time and possibly have a bite of lunch before starting. Traffic was brutal with road construction, accidents, you name it, and at 1:15 we were still a ways a way. I called to see if we could get a later time and was told that a tournament was booked for the afternoon and ours was the last time out. But they were running a little late, so we should try to make it.
We got there at about 1:40. Being a private club, there were no signs anywhere, so we scurried in four directions to find the pro-shop. We got our time and our carts and were told we had two minutes to get something to eat. Of course, the snack bar had no cash for change, since members sign for everything, so we counted out the quarters dug out of our golf bag pockets and scrounged up enough for a hot dog and a beer each. We headed out to start at the 10th hole.
As any golfer knows, there is nothing worse than teeing off after rushing to the tee. Add to that the first couple of foursomes playing in the club tournament watching you tee off. None of our drives were very good. None of our second shots were very good. We hacked our way up the fairway, with one of our carts chugging and sputtering. The friend who was driving it paid no attention at first, thinking it was just cold, or the choke needed adjusting, and nursed it along. But it died, in the middle of the fairway, halfway to the hole.
We pushed the dead cart to the side and waved on the tournament. No one in our group had a phone with them, but one of the passing golf tournament players had one and called the clubhouse. We were assured that another cart would be dispatched immediately. After waving the next group on, one of our foursome got impatient and decided to jog up to the clubhouse. He came back with a cart after the third foursome in the golf tournament passed. Apparently, forgetting we were on the tenth hole, the clubhouse was looking for us with the replacement cart on the first hole.
Having a good laugh, we decided the hole was a write-off, agreed on double pars all round, and resumed play on the next hole. By this time we noticed that there was no one else behind us waiting to tee off, and by the time we got to the next tee, the group ahead was well on their way. There were only three foursomes in the tournament that had booked the course for the afternoon, and they had all passed us. We had this exclusive country club course all to ourselves for the rest of the round, which turned out to be one of the most relaxing rounds we had all summer. One thing about golf, you just never know what's around the next sharp dogleg turn.
About the Author
Ron Strand is a college instructor, consultant and golfer who writes for a golf website.
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