a matter of teys.t

Today’s word is: 

GOLF, n. A game with ball and bat,in which he who drives the ball

into a hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.

 

I find it fascinating how a simple game like golf can close multi-million dollar deals. I often wonder what conversations go on while business execs concentrate on trying to hit that tiny white ball into a hole that’s beyond their line of sight and still manage to snag a deal or more. Maybe it’s the long quiet walk across the green, the absence of eavesdroppers who might spoil the negotiations or just being in a relaxing environment that contribute to all that.

My father-in-law played golf in his heyday. In fact, when my husband and I got married, I found a set of irons that belonged to him gathering dust in our bodega. I didn’t know if they were Callaway irons but my dad who lived with us while he was alive, found a very good use for one of them. Our neighborhood back then wasn’t exactly safe and there where incidents of  robberies that would happen often even during the daytime.

One day, I found one of these old golf clubs right next to my dad’s bed ready to whack any intruder or thief that would attempt to break in and steal from us. Now, that’s a thought… Some influential people who play golf in our country and enter into anomalous deals for the sake of greed need a whack or two in the head with a good old golf club to stop them from stealing. That being said, I think I might take up the game for that purpose and really practice on my swing. What do you think?