Saturday Night Open Thread – The June Gloom Edition part deux

ballsofsteelandfury - June 10, 2023June 10, 2023

It just dawned on me that I was supposed to be writing tonight's Open Thread. WOOPS! I will do a real good Karen Carpenter job. Several things to discuss: I played in DAY ONE of my golf club championship today. I broke 100 and scored a 98. Day 2 is tomorrow. I'm in

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 7

ballsofsteelandfury - June 6, 2023May 27, 2023

It's so nice when you are working with true professionals that are good at their job. The Franco bullet perfectly grazed the shoulder pad on his suit and landed square in the middle of the decorative pillow on the bed. The Sally bullet went through her hair in the gap between

Saturday Night Open Thread – The June Gloom Edition

ballsofsteelandfury - June 3, 2023June 3, 2023

It has been remarkably cold and wet in Southern California this year. We started with Atmospheric Rivers in January that bled into February and even into March. Then we stopped getting Rivers and just got good ole regular April Showers. Those eventually relented and we thought the sun would finally

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 6

ballsofsteelandfury - May 30, 2023May 16, 2023

We had been on the road for a couple of hours when I farted. "Really?" "Sorry. I guess I overdid it yesterday with the tapas." "Dude!" It was pretty bad, I had to admit. We had started off hesitantly, not sure if we could trust each other. After an hour of talking shop, we reached

Balls Magazine Volume 16 and Saturday Night Open Thread

ballsofsteelandfury - May 27, 2023May 28, 2023

As you may have noticed, I have been lax in publishing new episodes of Balls Magazine. That's not to say that I haven't been playing golf. I have. I've just been playing really shitty golf. To wit, here are my results from my last three rounds: 107 at Santa Anita Golf

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 5

ballsofsteelandfury - May 23, 2023May 16, 2023

"So much for moving on to Part 3", I told the empty room. I then proceeded to empty out my vocabulary of curse words in both English and Spanish. I might have thrown some French in there for good measure. Was the lawyer THAT connected that he instantly got someone to

Saturday Night Open Thread: My Top Five…. American Idioms or Phrases that use the F word

ballsofsteelandfury - May 20, 2023May 11, 2023

Tonight's post category again comes from my dirty dirty dirty mouth. As I mentioned last weekend, one cannot call oneself an American if one cannot use the word "fuck" in at least 25 different ways. We all have our different and preferred ways of using the word. The defining thing

Oh boy! Rotational Thursdays with Litre.

litre_cola - May 18, 2023May 18, 2023

Good evening to you from a smoky hellscape due to forest fire smoke. Two weeks ago you may remember that I was enjoying beers on a patio in Edmonton and it was incredibly hot for this time of year. Well, you add hot to dry and throw in some dumb humans

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 4

ballsofsteelandfury - May 16, 2023April 22, 2023

I looked up to see Sally staring down at me. She had the same expression on her face as I had seen in the Jet Blue Baggage Claim. "Can I take a leak first? I can't really escape now, can I?" She nodded and I got up to go to the bathroom

Saturday Night Open Thread: My Top Five…. American Idioms or Phrases that use the S word

ballsofsteelandfury - May 13, 2023May 3, 2023

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Tonight's post category comes from my dirty dirty dirty mouth. One cannot call oneself an American if one cannot use the word "shit" in at least 25 different ways. This article does a good job of displaying the fun dexterity of the word. We all have our different and preferred

It’s No Good to say Goodbye: Part 3

ballsofsteelandfury - May 9, 2023April 22, 2023

I was waiting in the lobby bar when she walked in carrying her cinq à sept bag. She looked stunning in an outfit that made her look like Brigitte Bardot straight out of the 60s. Very appropriate for our setting. This was one of several reasons why I love her

Saturday Night Open Thread: My Top Five…. Bar Orders

ballsofsteelandfury - May 6, 2023April 30, 2023

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Tonight's post category again comes from my stomach. Well, probably closer to my liver. I don't drink like I did when I was younger. Truth be told, I hardly drink at all and I can't really tell you when was the last time I went to a bar. However, that