Idiot of the Day

This is another post from the Hawaii files. And, sadly, this one involves UK fans. Because I have to be honest, even my beloved state produces people that are idiots. Wait a minute, this is not news to me or anyone.

The UK-Washington game was a fantastic basketball game and naturally we had wonderful seats. The thing to understand is that the whole arena, save for a couple sections for the hoi-poloi, is open seating. Once they open the doors it's first-come, first-served which creates bedlam but for the most part it's all OK because it was mostly UK fans and once everyone figured out that there were no bad seats, people were courteous and friendly.

Until we ended up behind these jackasses. Sadly, these two dudes were a harsh reminder of what Kentucky can be like when you mix alcohol and idiots. These guys spent a large chunk of the pre-game and nearly the entire first 10 minutes of gametime screaming homophobic chants and generally making complete asses of themselves. It was bad enough that we, and the other fans around us, were lumped in with these guys (all made worse by it being a small arena where voices could be picked out all over the place). Then it was made worse when these two idiots got a three older fans (two women, even) to join them in the insult parade that further shamed me as a UK fan.

It was just disappointing as a UK to see people, especially these guys who seemed friendly at first, turn into raging idiots and complete mockeries and insults of my home state. Sure enough, there were fans from Washington and even louder ones from Connecticut the following night that were equally awful, and you expect it to some degree. Just hoped for something better while in Hawaii. Idiots. Just idiots.

Idiot of the Day

This is a post from the Hawaii files. I snapped a pic of this idiot as we were sitting down at Mama's Fish House to eat our Thanksgiving meal. Yeah, seafood on Thanksgiving, I know it sounds sacrilegious, but you have to be religious for that shit to matter to you. And I'm not, so I don't. Plus, it's Thanksgiving, and pilgrims would have had delicious seafood if they were in Maui then too. So there.

Anyway, back to this idiot's story. We're sitting there enjoying the appetizers when this moron and his lady friend sit down at the next table and he starts barking up a storm. And he has several arguments with her and the manager, so bear with me. First, he bitches that they aren't sitting in a window ocean view table.

Did he request one when making the reservation (yes, this place is that fancy that it's reservation-only and you can make all sorts of fun seating requests)? No, he did not. Then why did you think you could get one? Because I told the guy at the front desk that was what I wanted. Sorry, sir, but just telling him doesn't make it so. Did he confirm one for you? Well, no, but I want one. Sorry, sir, if you'd like to wait at the bar until one opens up in approximately 45 minutes, you are welcome to do so. But I'm already here, so forget it now.

Boy, I wish this was the end of this story, but it's not. Then he calls the manager back over again. Why? Because the menu is all seafood. IT'S CALLED MAMA'S FISH HOUSE YOU DIMWIT! It's in Hawaii. ON THE OCEAN. It's not called Mama's House of Pork or Ribs by the Ton. For another 3-4 minutes this idiot gets his voice all raised in a nice restaurant and bitches because there are only two non-fish items and they're both vegetarian options not meat options. I think the lovely server woman wanted to stab him with the tiny yellow umbrella in his mai tai. I would have understood.

Golf on the Island

Normally when the wife and I go to Hawaii, I try to squeeze in at least two rounds of golf. But since I was dragging the wife to three UK basketball games while on a Hawaiian vacation, I figured more than one round of gold would be pushing my luck. I know, I'm such a sweet guy, always thoughtful.

So I played my one round, at the best course I've ever played, Kapalua's Plantation Course. They play PGA events there every year, and so the course is always in pristine condition (though what in Maui isn't pristine?). This was my fifth time playing Plantation, and I always find that it brings out a good round from me.

I had a lackluster 2010 in the golf realm, primarily because I didn't play much at all; I think I squeezed in 7-8 rounds all year, so needless to say I was bummed about my 2010 and was expecting very little from my game and was just hoping to avoid complete embarrassment or losing a whole box of golf balls on the front 9.

No worries, though, because as I said, Plantation brings out some good golf in me. I hit some good shots, some bad, had a horrible putting day, but thankfully my long game and approaches saved me. I escaped with an 88, which felt really good. It included a personal highlight caught on video, a 386-yard drive on the 18th hole. Yes, it's downhill and the northern winds are at your back, but I don't care. It feels great to tee it up high and smash a long drive. I love the video of it, where if you listen closely you can hear one of the guys I'm playing with say I smoked it. Love it.