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BACKSHOP BOY: How I retired at 51 to work part time at a golf course

Posted by Steve Bush
|Date: December 10, 2019
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BACKSHOP BOY: How I retired at 51 to work part time at a golf course

“Retired at 51? How does THAT happen?” That was what Dale, the golf cart maintenance guy, asked me shortl ...

“Retired at 51? How does THAT happen?” That was what Dale, the golf cart maintenance guy, asked me shortly into a conversation about why a 51-year-old was parking power carts, when it’s typically the ...

December 10, 2019
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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

Posted by Leslie Long
|Date: January 30, 2019
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Elkhart Lake, WI: Summer the Way it Used to Be

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door f ...

Maybe you have memories of childhood vacations at summer resorts with the relaxed, carefree screen-door feel of summer: fields of grass, a convivial dining room, a nice beach and long, lazy days to en ...

January 30, 2019
| by Leslie Long

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Blind Golf

Posted by Gary and Pamela Baker
|Date: December 01, 2018
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Blind Golf

I couldn’t believe it when shortly after I retired, I got a call from a friend I’d known for 45 years, Mi ...

I couldn’t believe it when shortly after I retired, I got a call from a friend I’d known for 45 years, Michael, asking me if I’d like to play golf every week for free. I said, “Sure, what’s the catch? ...

December 01, 2018
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Darcy Rota: Head Down, Follow Through

Posted by John Kelly
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Darcy Rota: Head Down, Follow Through

Everyone is a household name… even if it’s only in their house. “With the 13th pick overall, the Chicago ...

Everyone is a household name… even if it’s only in their house. “With the 13th pick overall, the Chicago Blackhawks are pleased to select… (if general manager Tommy Ivan doesn’t say the right name, I’ ...

May 01, 2018
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Don’t Give Your Warm Up the Cold Shoulder

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: May 01, 2018
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Don’t Give Your Warm Up the Cold Shoulder

Warming up prior to your workout or activity helps prepare you both physically and mentally for physical ...

Warming up prior to your workout or activity helps prepare you both physically and mentally for physical exertion. It’s not a good idea to warm up incorrectly or to avoid doing it altogether. Warming ...

May 01, 2018
| by Eve Lees

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Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic

Posted by John Thomson
|Date: April 01, 2018
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Umberto Menghi: Fresh, Simple, and Authentic

Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him M ...

Foodies are rejoicing. Umberto’s back in town. Vancouver’s effervescent restaurateur – nobody calls him Mr. Menghi; it’s simply Umberto – is back in business, mere footsteps from the legendary Yaletow ...

April 01, 2018
| by John Thomson

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Go East, Friends, Go East

Posted by James Ellsworth
|Date: October 01, 2015
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Go East, Friends, Go East

Horace Greeley may have coined the phrase "Go West, young man" in 1865 but, after 150 years, perhaps it's ...

Horace Greeley may have coined the phrase "Go West, young man" in 1865 but, after 150 years, perhaps it's time to consider a new direction. Many West Coasters think only of the western point of the co ...

October 01, 2015
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Injury-Free Golfing

Posted by Eve Lees
|Date: July 01, 2015
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Injury-Free Golfing

Leisure sports, like golf, can give you a good workout. If you skip the electric cart, golfing 18 holes i ...

Leisure sports, like golf, can give you a good workout. If you skip the electric cart, golfing 18 holes is roughly a 10-km hike that burns around 470 calories – more if you carry your clubs. And the b ...

July 01, 2015
| by Eve Lees

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