Jefferson on small government

A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government. -Thomas Jefferson, first inaugural address, March […]

Net Golf is for Beaters

If we’re standing on the first tee and you ask “how many strokes are you giving me?” you’ll receive a simple answer: “none”. The golf handicapping system is supposed to allow golfers, of disparate ability levels, to compete on an equal playing field. In theory, it should work fine, in practice, it rarely does. This post is […]