Out of the Rough … my usual vantage point

Out of the Rough...

Out of the Rough, in golfing parlance, is not a great place to be. And despite my great enjoyment for the royal and ancient game of golf, it's where I find myself for much of the time when I'm playing.

It's not all bad though... playing out of the rough often requires me to think outside the square, to take time to analyse and reflect, rather than just blasting away, hoping the result of my next shot will end up somewhere near (or hopefully on) the putting green.

Thus, Out of the Rough is the name of my blog; a place where, when I'm not working, I can analyse, reflect, improvise and generally provide my own assessment and views of the world around me.

Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘Q’

Rohan May 1st, 2009

‘Q’ Songs - May 2009

  • Queenie and Rover

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘P’

Rohan April 1st, 2009

‘P’ Songs - April 2009

  • Passed Over
  • Play Me
  • Please Leave Your Light On For Me
  • Please Myself
  • Pretty Place

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘O’

Rohan March 1st, 2009

‘O’ Songs - March 2009

  • (The) Oldest Story In The Book
  • Our Sunshine
  • Other People’s Houses

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘N’

Rohan February 3rd, 2009

‘N’ Songs - February 2009

  • Night After Night
  • No You
  • Nothing But A Dream
  • Nukkanya

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘M’

Rohan December 24th, 2008

‘M’ Songs - January 2009

  • Maralinga
  • Midnight Rain
  • My Way Is To You
  • Meet Me In The Middle Of The Air

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘L’

Rohan December 1st, 2008

‘L’ Songs - December 2008

  • Lately
  • Leaps And Bounds
  • Little Boy Don’t Lose Your Balls
  • Little Kings
  • Love Never Runs On Time
  • Love Is The Law
  • Luck

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘K’

Rohan November 4th, 2008

‘K’ Songs - November 2008

  • Keep On Coming Back For More
  • Keep On Driving
  • King Of Fools

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘J’

Rohan October 1st, 2008

‘J’ Songs - October 2008

  • Jump To Love
  • Just About To Break

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Paul Kelly (A-Z) - ‘I’

Rohan September 1st, 2008

‘I’ Songs - September 2008

  • I Close My Eyes
  • I Was Hoping You’d Say That
  • I’d Rather Go Blind
  • If I Could Start Today Again
  • I Wasted Time
  • I Won’t Be Your Dog

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My kids in the Olympics? You just never know…

Rohan August 20th, 2008

I’ve noticed on a few online forums I frequent, a high level of discussion about “sports that should be in the Olympic Games” but are currently not. Not surprising really, considering that the 2008 Olympics are currently in full swing in Beijing, China.
Of course there are the usual suspects getting a regular mention: golf, rugby, bowling (tenpin &/or lawn), surfing, croquet, ballroom dancing, plus a myriad of other “recognised” sports.

I, however, believe there is one activity, were it to be introduced into an upcoming Olympics, that my kids would do very (very) well at.

It’s very simple, only two rules:

  1. Whatever you touch, you must move.
  2. Nothing can be moved back to a former position.

They have, after all, already been in training for years and given the state that they leave their bedrooms, the bathroom, the family room, the kitchen, the dining room and the backyard on a daily basis, I would expect they would come in at very short odds to pick up a medal, perhaps even gold.

Great, more things for them to play with and then leave lying around…

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