Hole in One: an occurence in which a ball is hit directly from the tee into the hole in a single shot by a golfer playing alone.

A tap-in is a putt that is short enough to be missed one-handed.

Duffers who consistently shank their balls are urged to buy and study Shanks - No Thanks by R.K. Hoffman, or in extreme cases, M.S. Howard's excellent Tennis for Beginners.

A ball will always come to rest halfway down a hill, unless there is sand or water at the bottom.

"Play it as it lies" is one of the fundamental dictates of golf

Garden: One of a vast number of free outdoor restaurants operated by charity-minded amateurs in an effort to provide healthful, balanced meals for insects, birds and animals.

Fairway: a narrow strip of mown grass that separates two groups of golfers looking for lost balls in the rough.

The true definition of a perennial: Any plant which, had it lived, would have bloomed year after year.

Hoeing: A manual method of severing roots from stems of newly planted flowers and vegetables.

Follow through: The part of the swing that takes place after the ball has been hit, but before the club has been thrown.

Few golfers are born with the natural talent for hitting the ball, but every player is blessed with the God-given ability to throw a club.

The unemotional life is not worth living.

Hanukkah is...the festival of lights, instead of one day of presents, we get eight crazy nights

If you ask Americans whether they've been successful at sealing the border with Mexico, they'll tell you that it's a very difficult proposition.

I spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality.

I'm an artist at heart.

Asking me why I did or didn't do anything is generally pointless. How do I know? And asking me what I'll do in the future is even less rewarding.

I'm an angel compared to some of my friends.

In true democracy every man and woman is taught to think for himself or herself.

I promised myself that no matter where I went, what I did, I'd never take anything for granted again.

You don't scream because you're scared. You scream on purpose.