Pete Conrad's Blog, page 2

Golf is Writing

When I first began playing golf, I really sucked at the game. I only wanted to learn how to play golf so I could fit in with the business people I was attempting to emulate. Good businessmen and women played golf. I would go to the local driving range, buy a couple buckets, and smack at the tiny balls until I was frustrated enough that I wanted to wrap the golf club around the closest tree. But then something miraculous would always happen – I’d hit that golf ball so perfectly long and strai...

So, My First Blog Post...

...comes in the form of poetry.

I’ve been asked to answer the question, “what might the literate arts be said to be good for?” Well, I’m not able to answer such an informal fallacy. This question has no answer because in order to answer this question I would be following an agenda and I do not wish to follow an agenda. This is a loaded question.

I cannot answer this question because as I sit here at the computer I am reminded that it’s been over ten years since I last saw my daughter and I woul...