birdmangriffin

Gasman nailed it.

Do use caution when changing stride length. Nearly every runner's body naturally selects their perfect stride length when running. Overstriding can lead to injury. Good info elsewhere through this thread (For what it's worth, I've raced two marathons, ten half-marathons, and about 50 or 60 races between 5K and 10K).

2002 Nissan Sentra, about 30mpg City/40 Highway $4.15/gal regular here in Portland.

I have about $40,000 in student loan debt at the moment.

Wasn't that the place (I know it was in WA somewhere) that a guy tried to change a tire, couldn't get it off, so he shot it with a 12 gauge?

Even the day after, there's still a decent sized line here in Portland.

Seconded. Just replacing the shaft would most likely be a lot cheaper than trying to find a single 7 iron

Some of these meltdowns are better than celebrations! I've never tossed a club, but once or twice a year, I'll spike it into the rough or something (I try not to do it on the teebox, or the fairway).

^ Great advice, not only for weight loss, but just for general health or nutrition. I'm a marathoner (as well as a golfer), and those guidelines are almost exactly what I do during training.

I've got an old mason jar that I got from my great-grandma years ago for my birthday (with change in it :D)

nope, Nike is in Beaverton, and UO is 2 hrs south. I go to the Univ. of Portland (one of the smallest D1 schools in the country)

At my school (I don't play for them, though), they get bags, clothes, balls, etc. all free. I don't believe that clubs are a part of the deal though. It's a given that the school is sponsored by Nike though, since the world HQ is down the road 10 minutes.

Well done. And even better, the son will remember your gesture and possibly "pay it forward" in the future.

I've noticed that Golfsmith/Galaxy/etc all use the "national golf network." Is this less acceptable than a GHIN?

Portland was pretty awful last winter. I think I got lucky and had only one or two rounds where it wasn't raining.