Scooter Sunday #3
Author : martymankins - May 4, 2008
Getting to this quite late, but it’s been a full day. Another short ride today, but it was still fun. Rode it to check the air in my tires at the local Sinclair gas station down the road. As you can see from the photo, I ride with a helmet, even though Utah law does not require a helmet for any two-wheeled vehicle. I prefer not to be an “organ donor”, as my friend that rides motorcycles prefers to call people that ride without one. I understand there are times when it may hinder a ride, but with the ratio of cars, trucks, diesels and SUVs much higher than scooters and motorcycles, it’s a safety issue. At least that’s how I see it. Golf For the last 12 years, I’ve taken up golf as my sport of choice. And even after that long, I’m still not all that good. But I enjoy it. It’s a challenge to me and one that I really like. Yes, I swear when my ball goes in the water or when I have way too many triple bogeys in a 9-hole game. But that’s all part of the challenge, or so many golfers have told me. Today was my first game of the season. Last year at this time, I had already played five rounds of 9-holes. But this year, as you’ve seen in some of my posts, the weather has been extra So how’d I do? Not bad, for the first game of the season. Pared one hole, single bogey on two holes and multiple bogeys on the rest. But the “fucks” and “dammits” didn’t flow quite as much. It helped that my friend and I were paired up with a 50-something couple and I didn’t feel like blaring obscenities around them. Plus, I was just plain happy to be out hitting the tees, chipping on the fairway and putting the ball into the cup. What’s not to love? IRON MAN But that’s not all of my day. My fiance and I went to the 7:30pm showing of Iron Man. What a kick ass movie. I knew the story from the Marvel comic book series, but that didn’t matter. The movie (albeit changed somewhat from the comic book version) stood on it’s own. Robert Downey Jr. was very well cast in the role of Tony Stark. The effects were non-stop and not cheesy or over the top. I can’t say enough good things about this film. Check it out, even if you are not part of the geekdom world that read comic books as a kid. And stay to the end, past the credits. So that’s it for today. I’ll post again this week. Thanks for reading and sticking with me.
shitty cold and not very golfer-friendly. Today was no wind, high 60’s - low 70’s and just a great day. And I wasn’t about to piss it away by not getting out the clubs.
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May 5th, 2008 at 12:48 am
Yeah, I would be wearing the helmet too. Crazy not to. As for Iron Man, you people have all made me want to see it! And I am soooo not a movie person. I do like RDJ tho.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Saw Iron Man tonight and it WAS awesome.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
winter you will have to let us know how you liked Iron Man.
whall It was a great movie and thanks to Dave2 for the tip of staying past the credits. Who knew that all of those comic books we read as kids would end up being big screen productions at the top of the all-time movie lists.
May 5th, 2008 at 8:43 pm
I really liked the movie too! I can’t wait for the sequel … cuz you know there’s going to be one
What was different about it from the comic?
May 5th, 2008 at 10:53 pm
the movie updated the story line to be current day. The comic book story line used war and political subjects to the time (mid to late 60’s)
May 6th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Definitely always wear a helmet. I slipped off my bicycle about two years ago and cracked my helmet. It could have been my skull.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:32 am
yello ouch… I’ve done that before without a helmet and the down time and damage is not pretty. Since then, I’ve always worn a helmet.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:04 am
I’m still trying to get into golf. I like driving ranges where I do decently enough. But committing to such a long friggin’ game still gets me. I dunno.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:08 am
kapgar 18 holes can take a long time, but 9 holes isn’t too bad. Especially if you can find a place where the course is not crowded, then it’s about 2 hours and not an all day affair.