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Nella Mcnairy
From Rhonda Byrne, the author of the worldwide phenomenon The Secret, comes The Greatest Secret--a long-awaited major new work that offers revelations and practices to end suffering and discover lasting happiness.
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I'm not someone who has many secrets, which probably stems from the fact I'm a terrible liar. I'm pretty sure the reason I became a journalist and not a novelist is because I only know how to tell the truth. Fiction is hard (so hard!), both as a form of writing and a thing to perpetuate in real life. But there is one huge secret that I kept for years: I failed my driver's test.
I had never failed a test before, never even came close. I was basically a perfectionist from the minute I came out of the womb. My high-strung tendencies have thankfully waned as I've gotten older, but at 16, I was at peak over-acheiving crazy.
But when October 30th rolled around, my pride set in. I wanted to be like everyone else at my school who arrived to class late on their birthday, showing off the brand new license they'd gotten earlier that morning. It seemed like the ultimate teen rite of passage, and I didn't want to be different or less than.
Looking back on that fateful day, I can't remember if I was nervous. I must have been though...how could I not be? What I do remember is starting the test in a neighborhood near the license bureau, pausing at a stop sign, and being asked by the instructor to pull over. I thought she was going to have me show off my non-existent parallel parking skills; instead she told me I had received an auto-fail since my aforementioned pause was indeed a pause and not a real stop. I was stunned. I drove back to the bureau and crumpled the minute I saw my mom in the waiting area.
I wasn't upset I was leaving without a license, but I was devastated everyone would know that I had. But what if they didn't? I formulated a plan, wiped away my tears, and held my head as high as I could when I got to class. I told everyone I had choked: "I freaked out and didn't want to take the test on my birthday." And thus began the biggest lie I've ever told.
I'm not sure if my high school classmates ever discovered my real driver's test deal (or that they would care, unless they're reading this now...and in that case, hey guys!), but it was only a couple months ago that my mom found out I was no longer keeping my biggest secret. She was shocked, sure I would take this one to grave; I was even more shocked she thought I could possibly still care. But then I thought a little more about it. Sure, the whole thing seems silly now, but failure and imperfection were two things I wasn't equipped to deal with back then. And that whole sucking at driving situation? Well, that never got better, but I'm now an expert subway rider.
There is a feeling of openness and sense of constant movement at Sweetens Cove that you only find at places like The Old Course, Gullane #1 or Connemara. You start to to feel that as you walk down the 1st or 2nd holes, but even more as you start on the 3rd. You are always vaguely aware of groups playing other holes, as you see them progress along in the distance. This is a pleasant aspect of golf that you do not find on the majority of American courses. You also often hear infectious laughter coming across the course from other groups. We had several occasions during our 27 holes when we all spontaneously burst out laughing, when a ball took a slope and rolled down to the hole, or even off rolled the green completely. How often do you hear that kind of laughter on most golf courses?
Back to the 3rd hole, the second par 5 on the course. A drive down the left offers the best angle for the 2nd shot, but the native areas along Battle Creek come into play. There is more room to the right, but waste areas extend down the majority of the right hand side.
Along the left, we were fascinated by an old picnic pavilion on Battle Creek, strung with Christmas lights. We imagined Patrick holding court here with a group of friends on a nice Spring evening with a bottle of Springbank, while somebody grilled hamburgers and hot dogs. There is a nice simplicity and character to the structure, which had to be left over from the old Sequatchie course.
Much of the talk on the drive back home was about trying to agree on our favorite hole at Sweetens Cove. The consensus finally settled on the 5th, a drivable par 4 that embodies all the aspects that make this place so unique and enjoyable.
If I do have a least favorite hole on the course, it is the 6th. It is maniacally hard hole, but my ranking is probably more owed to the fact that I have a tendency to hit a smother hook and this is hole is guarded all the way down the left by a lake. It is the only time water comes into play on the course. It is, nonetheless, a good golf hole and the green is characteristically brilliant. In fairness, even Royal County Down has a pond on the 17th. We played to the far right pin position and could not manage a single two-putt between us in 3 tries.
The 7th is another brilliant short par 4. It is drivable for the very long hitters, depending on the wind. Once again, going for the green off the tee can lead to many other problems, such as long right, from which recovery is a virtual impossibility. For the middle front pin position, there is a ridge that funnels the ball back to the hole. Jake played a run-up 3 wood from 30 yards out that rolled past the hole, up the ridge, and rolled back down within an inch of an eagle. This was an occasion when I laughed out loud. What a fun hole.
The 8th is yet another great par 4. The drive offers so many options. This is one of the more enjoyable tee shots on the entire course. You can choose to try to bomb it left over several disastrous bunkers and have a better view of the green, or go more or less straight off the tee which leaves a more blind shot to the green. The green has a punchbowl section in the middle, where the flag location was that day. The approach will funnel down to the hole from either the right or the left, but if you are a little short it will come back down the fairway. It reminds me of the 3rd green at Machrihanish. In fact, all the green complexes at Sweetens remind me of the great course in Kintyre, Scotland. This is the highest compliment I can make. This particular hole location is so much fun, we all tried a few different shots from around the green, just to see the results.
The 9th is a tremendous finishing par 3 that is semi-blind over an expansive waste area bunker. If you come up short (or go long for that matter) you will be struggling to make bogey, much less par. The green is fantastically tiered, as you might expect. Our hole location was on the lower left. The only way to get close to the pin was to play about 15 feet to the right off the tee and let it funnel down. Any tee shot right at the pin, or just left of it, fell all the way off the green. 7, 8 and 9 all work so well together. They almost seem to be a reward for surviving the 6th.
My son Chester and I can not get enough of Seeetens. Had the honor of playing with Rob Collins and my dream would be to have Rob transform another forgotten tract into a future Seeetens 2.0. Thanks for your amazing article to let other avid golfers in on the greatest secret in golf.
Washington is not world known as a ski destination. One of the main reasons is because most of the resorts are located in the National Forests. Resorts need permission to expand from the national forest administration. I do not blame the National Forests for protecting the evergreen forests of Washington, but it means that our resorts are going to be overlooked.
My local mountain is Stevens Pass. It is hard to find places to stay on the mountain because frankly there are not many. The small mountain towns may have rentals or motels that serve the purpose, but they are a rare find. Drive further into Leavenworth, a touristy Bavarian Village, to find accommodation. I find it hard to justify paying for lodging when I still have to drive almost as long as it would take to get back to Seattle.
A weekend ski trip is usually followed by heading home and doing the drive again the next day, which can be taxing depending on the weather conditions and traffic. So let me share a little secret.
The lodge is only open on the weekends (Fridays through Sundays) and is operated by volunteers. Everyone, including guests, sign up for chores. For more information on costs, check out the lodging options on the Mountaineers website. Mountaineer members receive a discounted rate.
Walk into the main door into the gear area. This base floor has heated areas to dry your wet outer layers, along with boot dryers. No shoes are permitted on the other floors so pack your slippers or wool socks. The toilets and showers are also located on the ground floor, along with a ping pong table for entertainment.
The next two levels are the dorms. Similar to a hostel, there are many beds with limited bedding and three open bunk areas to choose from with mattresses. Some are gender specific and others are co-ed dorms. Since this is volunteer based, guests show up with sleeping bags and pillows to keep them warm through the night to minimize the work for the volunteers. Shared toilets and showers are also available.
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