Stating the Obvious

"It's tough to be poor and sick."

Really?

You don't say...

Saw that on a flyer stuck up on the squeaky clean glass wall of a pro golf shop at United Square this morning. Apparently that's supposed to persuade golfers that they should attend a charity golf thingy with the proceeds going to NUH (I forget which part though).

Apart from stating the obvious, how's that supposed to make golfers (again, think about it - about the people who actually golf: they who can afford club memberships, green fees, cost of clubs, etc) feel that they can do something for the poor and sick that they won't already do if they wanted to?

And NUH? For the poor and sick?

Uh, wrong hospital I think.

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So much for me getting off the booze.

Last night, the missus and I had dinner and drinks with her friend from college, Kumiko, who is visiting for a couple of weeks.

Only had two pints last night though... a good start: cutting down by 80% of my normal intake.