Because today will be the kind of day devoted to all-ages (8 to 74) X-Treem mini-golf, I have to drink a lot of coffee beforehand so will not be able write much. However, I am hoping to have many observations to share with you at a later time, if the Internet is working at my parents' house this evening, which is not a given, because (a) their connection stinks and (b) my father has the habit of turning off the router while other people are using it.

Imagine me under the hot sun, with a small plastic putter and a cheating nephew: e.g., dreaming of cold beer.