One way forward

I walked into the room with all lights blazing and nobody else in the room. In this day of eco-friendliness, eco-terrorism and eco-posing having all the lights on in an empty room is obviously a no-no.

Another room in the house was also light up like a stage show but it at least had some people in it. Still, I considered so many lights on completely unnecessary.

It occurred (not sure of the actual process) to me that the step we need to make as beings on this planet is to evolve from being wants-driven to being needs-driven. That way the lights that didn't need to be on would be turned off; the cheap plastic toy would be replaced by e.g. a bike ride - they would each last about the same length of time. The examples go on and on.

A change of thought process would also occur. There would obviously be some that would take time to understand that needs and wants are quite different.

There's a lot more to this but I'm tired so I will have to pick it up again another time. If anyone actually reads this I would appreciate your thoughts.

By the way ...

Happy new (white man's) year :-)

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That man knows a thing or two ...

I'm a bit of a golf fan. I like to play and follow the European Tour a bit (my brother-in-law is a caddy on the Tour).

Recently I played at the Kinloch Golf Course which was designed by Jack Nicklaus (one of only 25 in the world on which he put his signature - he has designed over 300 courses in total).

What a great course!

Every hole is different and leads you on a little adventure. You can take chances or play safe (good luck with either option), and it helps to know the course before you can expect to get a decent score. I wasn't too concerned about my score - I played some good golf but I also got myself into some trouble.

There are bunkers everywhere so expect to play out of the sand more than once. Also expect to walk a long way. There are often large distances to walk from green to the next and the signage wasn't complete when I played so we often walked even further than necessary.

The scenery is great but I was enjoying the layout of the course too much to even think about the mountains, hills and lake. The course is its own scenery.

The tees cater for all level of player so if you can't manage the tournament tees (we didn't) you will still be challenged by some of the distances required to make a decent shot at the green. Some holes will make you think you can play a particular shot then punish you if you get it wrong. The occasional gamble can also pay off - sometimes.

My only beef was that the greens were quite hard which made it almost impossible to stay on the green if we were hitting in from a distance - which was often. The greens were fast and I had difficulty judging the speed but they were consistent and it made it a lot easier to be putting uphill.

Congratulations to the design team and the ground staff. I enjoyed my round and look forward to playing again ... with a bit of local knowledge.