s sub-par good or bad?

In response to last week’s question,  “Is sub-par good or bad?”, my sailing friend Tom concluded, “Both, sub-par is a good thing on the golf course but a bad thing in the club house restaurant.”   My friend Richard added, “Great if you’re playing golf, not so good if you have a medical condition.”  

My neighbor Stan noted, “For a duffer looking at the score sheet a sub-par score would be good. But if they had a sub-par performance it would be bad. I’m more confused than ever now.”

My writing and sailing Rich recalled last week’s question when writing, “It all depends on how you feel about what normal is.”

My Dish friend Mark replied, “I'm a sub-par golfer and have never been within 10 strokes of a sub-par round which is bad, except when I play another sub-par golfer who has never been within 20 strokes of a sub-par round.  Then I'm good sub-par for the course.”  This would support by dad’s beach buddy Bob, who responded, “My friends who golf envy anyone who can play sub-par.”

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' “:

With so many foods tasting like chicken, what does chicken taste like? (from my son, Zak)

Life  is too short for drama and petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly, and forgive  quickly.

In response to last week’s question,  “Can you burn a field down to the ground? ”, my friend Richard observed, “You can, but you have to be outstanding (out standing) in your field to do it.”  My cousin Wes, who lives ‘up the hill’ from Denver recalled, “Of course, farmers do it to clear it. But when our forest service did it, they lost 26 homes and 3 people.”

My neighbor Dick challenged, “Sounds impossible! We always say that things ‘burn up’!”  And my dad’s beach buddy Bob agreed, “You always burn it from the ground up.”

My friend Kosol added, “If you sing "the field the field the field is on fire! We don't need no water let that field burn!" then no one will bring water.”

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' “:

Is sub-par good or bad?

Life  is too short for drama and petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly, and forgive  quickly.

Hal

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Who determines normal?

In response to last week’s question,  “Who determines normal?”,  my sailing friend Mike realized it is “Norm! of course.  And if you're not in Cheers, it’s the guy at the end of the bar.”  My birthday bud Jon determined it is “Norm and Al.  No, actually it’s Norm and Al's parents.” 

My dad’s beach buddy Bob advised, “It used to be the majority but these days all it requires is a presidential decree to change the rules,” to which my engineering friend Steve asked, “Isn't there a new Czar for that?”   My friend Kwame, who I recently learned completed a Half Ironman triathlon, replied, “The 1%. No wait, that's wrong, it's the 99%. No. No, wait, I know. I know it's the 1%, they have the media buying power ;-)  ”

My Storer Cable colleague Buck advised, “Abnormal’s cousin who’s totally embarrassed by his relatives.”  My BBQ friend Alan shared, “my shrink” while my cousin Wes said, “abnormal psychiatrists who are trying to figure it out” to which my friend Royce added, “But who is really normal?”  Then my friend Swany explained, “those who reside in Normal, IL.  There lies the basis for all normal.”

My neighbor Al pointed out that it was “Dr. Bell Curve.  In reality there is no normal, it's just that we migrate towards people of our own level of intelligence as demonstrated by the people who subscribe to this email.”  And my leadership friend Stuart, “It used to be Norm Stein and Al Levine until they got married. Now it’s their wives, Mary Stein and Dee Levine. (N.B. MaryDee= married).”

My beloved volunteer-recruiting friend Vivian shared, “My normal is probably no one else's.  If I was compared to someone else, I would not be normal, which I have been told many times, but to me, I am normal.”

And then, my neighbor Dick noted, “being "normal" is overrated” to which my organizational behavior guru Marya added, “Normal is no fun, LOL!”  And to all of this, my writing and sailing friend Rich concluded, “Mr. and Ms. Mean Average do. They strive to eliminate the highs and lows and put everyone in the boring middle.  But life is in the highs and lows, long live Mr. and Ms. Abby Normal and their merry band of outliers who soar above and below the average!”

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' “:

Can you burn a field down to the ground?

Life  is too short for drama and petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly, and forgive  quickly.

What do you plant to get seedless watermelon or seedless grapes?

In response to last week’s question,  “What do you plant to get seedless watermelon or seedless grapes?”,  my friend Swany recommended, “In vitro watermelon or grapes.”  My writing and sailing friend Rich replied, “A vasectomy plant.”   My friend Chris, who worked with Swany and me, countered, writing, “spontaneous mutation, kind of like spontaneous combustion but without so much heat.”

My neighbor Al declared, “Everyone knows that you plant seedless seeds to get seedless watermelons and grapes.” My dad’s beach buddy Bob added, “Both with no success.”

My videographer friend Ivan set out to find the answer. “I believe you just need a seedy farmer. No, wait, that would not work, farmers are outstanding citizens. (Out standing in their fields anyway.) You can spay and neuter a dog or cat, I guess it is like that, only with a watermelon.  I bought a seedless watermelon to study this problem, but I ate my homework.  Dang, now I am going to be up all night trying to figure this one out.”

My sailing friend Mike helpfully offered, “While WHAT you plant is important, so is WHO you get to plant it:  Claude Rains of course!”

And then my golden retriever rescue friend, Kate, challenged, “Nothing - they all have seeds and, like every other person in this world, the grocers and grocery chain marketers just lie to you.”

Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' “:

Who determines normal?

Life  is too short for drama and petty things, so kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly, and forgive  quickly.

Hal

To the 100+ volunteers that made Nosh Fest such a success in our community --- the food, entertainment, crafts  and kibitzing – thank you for making this a fun weekend.  And to my wife Alison, for all of her support and advice, and to Barbara, for being an ideal co-chair.