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Learning Experiences Suck!
Tom Lehman has had a long and distinguished career on the PGA Tour, but despite his longevity and victory in the 1996 British Open, he has (only) won five times on tour. The cumulative percentage of his victories per tou ament is barely 1 percent. Kenny Perry has won thirtee PGA Tour events in over nineteen years, which accounts for about 2 percent overall. A old Palmer won sixty-two tou aments over his nineteen year PGA career for a winning percentage of 8 percent. For comparison, Tiger Wood’s PGA winning percentage is obviously the highest at approximately 27 percent.
The Human Taproot
One characteristic of plants, shrubs, and flowers is hardiness. A plant’s hardiness includes its ability to withstand drought, wind, cold, and heat. The common trait among all hardy plants, however, is the presence of a taproot. The taproot looks similar to a carrot or turnip and grows ...
Training Days
I thoroughly enjoy watching the movie Training Day. To quickly summarize the film, Agent Alonzo Mosley (Denzel Washington, Academy Award Winner) takes Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawk) out in force and shows him the corrupt side of narcotics detective work. Although it was supposed to be a day of ...