Part of me is glad to make it through 18 holes today at Palmer Golf Course without any injuries. Aside from that, I hit the golf ball relatively close to my target most of the round and even birdied my second hole of 2024. I wasn’t as rusty as I thought, but I was rusty, […]
Round 1
There is a decent chance I will get out this week for my first round of golf of 2024. Always an exciting time, when I’ve been away from the game for more than half a year. If there is one thing I’ve learned in nearly 40 years of golf, it is that golf is a […]
Golf season is underway, finally
The 2024 Alaskan golf season started on April 22, with 12 holes open at Palmer. Though, I likely won’t venture out for a couple more weeks, we can officially mark it down.
Marino or Dilfer?
I once read, or maybe was told, not to start an essay or an article with a question, so that’s why I am starting with a statement. Now, on to the question: Who was a better NFL quarterback, Dan Marino or Trent Dilfer? The answer to that is obvious. Marino was miles and miles better […]
Alaskan golf season still isn’t here yet
Tax season is over and so is the Masters, but us Alaskan golfers aren’t quite ready to go. Snow still covers most of what we see, but temperatures are eking toward 50 degrees for the day’s high. Perhaps even more helpful in melting the snow are the long days. The sun rises before seven and […]
Just a rumor
A person not to be named crossed my path today and said there was a faint rumor the Creek Course at Moose Run would be shut down. The closing of Eagleglen once started with a rumor, but that doesn’t mean anything. The reason for the rumor was problems with maintaining the greens.
Is Alaskan golf season here yet
As we set our watches forward an hour today, we are still two full months or more from golf season in Alaska. With daylight hours getting longer, however, the mind starts to wander toward my favorite game. I’m thinking about how much I will get to play this year. The past two years, I’ve barely […]
Having fun with quantum physics
The never ending story search brought me to Oppenheimer and Interstellar in recent weeks. Both movies are founded in science, which makes for tedious viewing at times. I don’t hate science or anything, but does it really belong in the movies? For the record, I ranked both movies relatively high at 7 out of 10, […]
Not just a golf blog
If you read this blog at all, you may have gathered JJ Petes goes slightly beyond golf, but you may not know there is another domain name to get here with. Neveress.com will bring you to this blog. It stands for Never Ending Story Search. I’ve loved stories in form of books and movies most […]
UAA basketball was a hit
A while ago, I visited a UAA basketball game for the first time in years. As I suspected, the game itself was an easy November win for the Seawolves. The new arena was much nicer than the old and I definitely will be back. There seemed to be a lot more dunking in pre-game warmups […]