Beautiful Golf. Beautiful Price at Eagle Par Birdie

What's the one thing that golfers love most? I would argue it's discovering a great course at a great price. What if I told you there was an entire province in Canada filled with great courses at great prices? Well, there is. Prince Edward Island on Canada's east coast has some of the best courses I've ever played and the green fees are ridiculously cheap. By the way, they all have [...] Read More


The Links At Crowbush Cove at Eagle Par Birdie

Our recent golf trip to Prince Edward Island took us to a course we hadn't played in previous visits - Dundarave (see my previous post) - and to a long-standing favorite that we'd played twice before. The Links at Crowbush Cove. The Links at Crowbush Cove represents an interesting experiment undertaken nearly 15 years ago by the provincial government of Prince Edward Island. [...] Read More


Sandbaggers, Egos and Beautiful Walks Spoiled at Eagle Par Birdie

Courtesy: Thornhill Country Club I want to pass along a couple of comments from readers to my recent post, A Beautiful Walk Spoiled. The first comment from Dave is sublime in its precise analysis of the male golfer's mind; the second, from Mark Greenwood, my teaching pro, is the "applied science" of Dave's psychology. My argument, essentially, was that many amateurs can become bound up by scores and can, quite literally, spoil a [...] Read More


The 50 Most Beautiful Latinos List... What Is Beyoncé Doing There? at Latina Viva

People En Español has announced the 50 Latin/Hispanic celebrities that made into their "Los 50 Más Bellos" list. But, wait: the 2007 list of the most beautiful Latin People has 51 names... 50 Latinos, and Beyoncé. What?? "We decided to make her an honorary beauty, since she has already gained the title; her new album features six songs in Spanish, and she sings a duet with Alejandro Fernández every night, during [...] Read More


The Potentially High Price of Being Beautiful at Straightfromthedoc

These days, I don't spend a lot of time trying to look gorgeous. I work out of my home, where no one but my neighbors, my dogs, and my husband generally has to see me. After reading an article on FoxNews.com about the health risks of certain cosmetics procedures, I'm somewhat comforted by my lack of enthusiasm about trying to look beautiful. According to the article, most beauty treatments are safe [...] Read More