Golf!

Some counties are more relaxed about the end of life on earth than others.  Alameda, where I live, has a population of about 1.7 million people and we have about 1500 cases of the virus.  Let's see what that is in percent...  it's about 0.09%.  So if you engage with 100 people, no one will have the virus.  If you meet 1000 people, still 0,  let's see at what point does the pobability approach 1?  Well, maybe 10,000 people...  Seems like more than usually shake hands with in my life time.  And Alameda county wants to make sure we are all safe, as the first priority of any government is to protect the residents from any possible harm. 

But I'm not here to talk about the attitudes of the power structure of Alameda, as their view is, blessed be the lord, not universal.

I scampered off to Stockton today.  It's in San Joaquin county.  Where the Weltanschauung is a bit different.  They, properly in my point of view, see that providing golf access to the populous is not a bad thing.

Oh they have precautions.  You are separated by plexiglass from the pro taking green fees and you have to swipe your own credit card -- how vulgar!  And the range balls are free!  Well, I'm sure it's included in there somewhere.  Everyone has their own cart!  No water on the course or snacks, but one can bring one's own.

I got there an hour early and probably hit a full bucket of balls.  Then I met the others and off we went to play.  It was a nice course, well kept, nice water holes, generous fairways, lengthy, but not too lengthy. 

The downside is that the course is about an hour away and the rough was longish and I was not good around the greens.  The greens were bent grass and not very fast.  I had a couple of three putts, but made a couple longish ones.  I hit some nice shots and only one bad drive.  It did find the lake on 18, but my reload split the fairway and went 265, a highlight of the day. 

I got home and suddenly realized that I was out of gas.  The body was not up to a long day of golf and I took a cart!  I've been limping around all evening, my neck is a bit sore and I'm hoping that I'll sleep the sleep of the just.

But it was great to see the buds and get out into society again.  I'm happy to have put my life on the line a bit for those fine feelings.  Come on you powers that be, make us all once again free!