Drums are Beating!

We are starting to build some momentum for a European golf trip. Below is an e-mail from Smooth, our trip coordinator, to the "World Of" participants:

Men, drums are beating for "A Journey to St. Andrews"-- both the blog and a 2010 Links Trip. There is no final decision from the Committee, but shareholder input is appropriate for this sojourn. Share your votes on the following:

2010 Trip: Foreign _________ U.S. Domestic ____________

If foreign, Scotland________ Ireland______________

Ideal no. of days for the trip: _____________

Ideal no. of rounds: ____________________

If we go, we should go in July or August. Scotland in July will be hard, however, because the Open is at St. Andrews next year.

We will take a modest, "World Of" approach to accommodations to reduce cost, but we also will look hard at a bus and driver to keep Americans off the roads, speed up travel, and increase the intake of single malt.

This is a "big" trip, but we have gone a less expensive route the last two years. If you gambled well, the last two years were dirt cheap. Also, we are 50+, and we need to do this before a Scotland "World Of" trip includes wives, castles, soap factories and a single round of golf on a 4500 yard course.

Yours Very Truly

Smooth