I came back to Tucson about 5 years ago from a 10 year stint in Japan. In Japan, people don’t talk about politics, it’s sort of a rule. All the politicians are corrupt, everyone knows it, and (unless they are part of some nationalist cult) the topic is taboo. I come back to the States […]

This weekend, players from around the world will  play in the British open at the Old Course at St. Andrews.   This is the oldest course, as far as anyone knows, in golf.  Originally it had 22 holes on it, and at some point it was decided that four of the holes were too short. […]