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Could Matt Willis, ESPN Researcher (alias The Eliminator) actually be right? Can The Masters winner really be picked purely through golf stats?

“Say it ain’t so!” It leaves no room for conquered nerves, gutsy plays, brilliant shot calls, weather warriers… everything that adds up to The Masters magic. But Willis predicted Lee Westwood, and right now he has a 1-shot lead after 54 holes, with a 4-under-par 68. Doubtless, Mr. Westwood had earned his position and is obviously a golfer to be reckoned with. But let’s hope it’s just a coincidence -

Shoot, if I thought life was nothing but probability and statistical analysis, I’d stop trying… anything! Where’s the fun in learning something new, or succeeding against all the “odds”. Where do inspiration and guts figure in these equations? Statistics have their place, but not in the art of living! Sorry, guys and gals… guess I got kinda hot under the collar.

Full speed ahead, Mr. Eastwood – have a great game tomorrow. And the same goes to all the others  – you can be sure they have no respect whatsoever for golf stats!

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According to the SFGate article below, U.S. consumers will only be paying $25,280 for a new Nissan all-electric compact car (after a $7,500 federal tax credit). I’m saying “only” because most environmentally-friendly automobiles are pretty dang pricey.

So this is encouraging news! Read the rest of the story about this remarkable little car right here…

Nissan clips price of its all-electric Leaf
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Until the Tennessee plant goes into production with the batteries and the car, Nissan will be limited to just 50000 Leafs a year worldwide from the Japanese …

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I know lots of you guys dream of workshops for cars, and bikes, and… well, anything with an engine in it.

It doesn’t matter if it runs or not, right? Maybe it’s for vintage 20’s, 30’s, 40’s cars… or, classic 50’s and 60’s. And, muscle cars… well, they’re in a class of their own!

Restoration or just tinkering or serious grease-monkey stuff… you gotta have a workshop. You gotta have one of those big red tool box cabinets – on casters. Yeah, the one with all the neat drawers, shiny red metal and chrome. After all, you need someplace to put complete set (or two) of socket wrenches, and spark-plug spacers, and Lava soap for greasy nails and bloody knuckles.

If you’re really, really lucky, there’s a gal in your life who understands her place when it comes to a guy and his car. Of course, she should belong before the car… but just barely (grin).

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Most men I know dream of their own workshops, and some of you lucky lads even have one! As a matter of fact, one of my friends has a woodworking shop “to die for” (see, I didn’t forget you gals). He has every hand tool you could imagine, a huge table saw, a custom work bench, sanders, and routers, and shapers. Dang… and envy!

He started out with a workbench pretty much like the photo on the right, but it didn’t last long. He’s one of these guys with so many tools that if they didn’t have a specific spot, he’d never find ‘em.

So, he did what every dyed-in-the-wool woodworker does. He designed and built his own workbench… and hand tool drawers, and small tool cabinet, and shaper tables. You get the idea. He got himself completely organized, and is mighty proud of it. So proud, in fact, that he wouldn’t let me take pictures… yet. He might put together a DIY woodworker’s dream shop.

Good news, though, I made him promise to let me market it if he ever did.

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Golfing fans have their Tiger back.

But, from a family point of view, we have to wait a while… the future will tell if he’s turned his life around. Sometimes it takes the loss of those we love (let’s hope it’s not permanent) to realize just how much we love them. Tiger has and continues to take mighty tough steps to earn his way back.

There’s nothing he can do about the past, he just has to be true to today to earn his tomorrows. Sorry, guys… sometimes I get profound in spite of myself! Let’s see how he does at the Masters… Read the rest of this entry »