My Lazy Week in Washington

This week has been wonderful. No classes, no tests and no work. I have spent most of my time relaxing, lifting weights, reading about Irish history. On Tuesday, some friends and I played a round of golf at Andrews Air Force Base. They actually have a really nice, affordable course, as long as you are with military people. On the fourth hole, we saw the Marine One helicopter suddenly swoop down, and five minutes later Air Force One, which is stationed there, took off, presumably with President Bush inside.

Three holes later, my friend Andy had a nice tee shot towards the right of the fairway. His second shot, however, was not nearly as good. Although he made a solid connection, the shot sailed into a tree just off the fairway. Normally, when a golf ball strikes a tree, it careens off in some strange direction, and usually a direction with which the golfer is unhappy. However, Andy's ball not only bounced in the direction of the green and into the fairway, but it also managed, to the delight of the other three of us, to dislodge a 20 foot branch from the unsuspecting tree. Here is Andy with part of his prey.