Pyramids

[Rick Mahoney]

Why is there not a general thread for Pyramids?

Well, here is one.

Last Saturday, Keith Clark, Dave Jenkins and I played Pyramids. We shoveled the tees as we went but another foot of snow has fallen since. Jenks had a turkey, deuce deuce deuce on 6, 7, 8, he had 5 or 6 deuces in the round. Keith and I both hit 40+ footers for deuces on 10. Knee deep snow everywhere except where it was deeper. We did not lose a disc. It took us almost 4 hours; I was pulling up the rear most of the time.

[Rob Belanger]

Hole 14 went from an annoying hole to an empty the bag hole. Pyramids needed 1 open hole. Great job!

[Keith Morin]

I haven't gone out there and played the "new" 14 yet, but it sounds great. I could never get over those trees in front of teepad and get any real distance.

[David Hoey]

Here's a picture of the new Hole 14 to anyone that is curious...

[Dave Jackson]

Yeah Baby!!!!
The '86 Celtic's have been cut down. Whoot-whoot
When there was a head wind, those tree's always made my hoop pucker. I always wanted to throw flatter but had to put air under it to get around those f'n '86 Celtic's. (ya know, the tree's were like the defense on the '86 Celtic's)

Hoey, pic looks mint. Pyramids gets better and better even after years of playing there saying to myself "it doesn't get any better than this".
It's like the Augusta National of disc golf.
I used to really love the MSDGC's when the touring pro's played Pyramids. They did too....

I saw Ron Turner throw a tee bird on hole 14 so effing far, he had a drop in putt for the deuce. The disc soared, the flag waved and it was just about, a perfect throw. It was like watching, well, a tee bird soar.

Way to go Pyramids, Jason, Hoey and the rest of ya, it looks

[Gary Cyr]

Good decision,..I like it!!

[Karl Molitoris]

I don't .

[Jason Southwick]

Today the Pro Shop received a couple calls from golfers reporting an injured pileated woodpecker, who had a mangled leg, couldn't fly, and possibly had other more serious injuries. I went down with a big Discraft box, the 100-disc size, and together with the help of Ryan, coaxed/pushed him into the box. Pileated woodbackers are really big -- like a foot long without stretching them out -- and unbelievably cool in that "I'm one of the coolest phkn birds in the world" kinda way.

And squawking as if we were about to eat it (Bella, for a second, right before we intervened, WANTED to eat it). It got quiet in the dark box. Kelley and I called around and, sure enough, we brought it to Tufts Emergency, and they took it off our hands without a fuss at all. They thanked us. You can tell they really care about animals. Very nice people.

I filled out a form. It was a little 6 x 4 inch board stock card, with only maybe 10 questions, including my info. The last question was:

"How much would you like to donate to our wildlife fund? __?"

Forked over a fin and felt like a crumb for not giving more. That was a good little form. Very smart. Fundraising as a science will never approach fundraising as the art of emotional psychology.

Will call Tufts and keep you updated on the pileated woodpecker, Pyramids' pileated woodpecker. As far as I know we have just one, but it would be good to be wrong...about anything...for the first time ever.

One of the questions on the Tufts Form was:

"If this creature is releasable, do you want to release it?"

I'm hoping that means we can bring it back here and release it. Another question is whether the bird would find his way home if released a few towns over, by bird instinct.

Gotta love animals. Their innocence stands in stark contrast to one other species I can think of. We are an overpopulate and wreck the planet machine.

Good thing not everyone on the planet consumes all the schit your average middle-class American consumes, and owns.

But this per-person consumption is growing around the globe, and we keep having too many children for the planet's resources, while we're caught up in our own individual concerns, and fail to band together as a species to stop the brutal wreckage, because of Republicans.

We've got way more intelligence than perspective, and we're greedy, and big liars about things. Why? Because the entire human race, by nature, is governed by existential narcissism: I think, therefore I put myself first. We gotta fight against that, and not just a little.

Okay okay okay. Thanks for listening. I'll let you know about the woodpecker.

[Jeff Wiechowski]

You could make it a course mascot...... The Pileated Pyramids Pecker !

I hope it makes a full recovery.

[Rick Mahoney]

Jason,

That really sucks, I hope that bird makes a full recovery. Here is a line from a post I made in December on the Newton Hill thread: "I love seeing the hawks on Newton Hill but the red-crested woodpecker at Pyramids is way cooler." I am distressed. I think it would be worth inquiring if he can be released back onto your course. Your philanthropic gesture may appear to be slight, but, taking this bird in to give it another chance is priceless. Bella got enough food around the property... my son and I watched her bury a squirrel under a bush just off hole 1 the other day.

Rick

[Bill Stewart]

Two problems with your Malthusian/anti-human rant Jason:

If the humans are the bad animals, why didn't one of the piliated woodpeckers' friends take care of it?

Paul Ehrlich wrote a very popular book in 1968 entitled "Population Bomb" which helped launch the faux caring of the modern "environmentalist" movement. He was woefully wrong. It sounds like his theory resonates with you. What makes humans great is that we are extrodinarily creative and resourceful. Modern farming techniques developed, and the predicted mass starvation never happened.

The narcissism/greed you speak so ill of is what drives us to solve our problems. When we start to run out of food, the price goes up and the smartest of us figure out how to take advantage of that for our own personal wealth amassment. Oddly enough, without coercive "banding together" the problem gets solved.

P.S. I think the only reason you rescued the bird was to post about it in an effort to promote your image as one of those caring, selfless human beings. Narcissistic Bastard!

[Kevin Silvia]

Two problems with your Malthusian/anti-human rant Jason:

If the humans are the bad animals, why didn't one of the piliated woodpeckers' friends take care of it?

Paul Ehrlich wrote a very popular book in 1968 entitled "Population Bomb" which helped launch the faux caring of the modern "environmentalist" movement. He was woefully wrong. It sounds like his theory resonates with you. What makes humans great is that we are extrodinarily creative and resourceful. Modern farming techniques developed, and the predicted mass starvation never happened.

The narcissism/greed you speak so ill of is what drives us to solve our problems. When we start to run out of food, the price goes up and the smartest of us figure out how to take advantage of that for our own personal wealth amassment. Oddly enough, without coercive "banding together" the problem gets solved.

P.S. I think the only reason you rescued the bird was to post about it in an effort to promote your image as one of those caring, selfless human beings. Narcissistic Bastard!

Two problems with your two problems.
1) first you praise the human race for taking care of other species, as in the example above ... then you tear down the same act and label it ulteriorly motivated.

2) problem not solved. our own personal wealth amassment being the endgame IS the actual problem. taking advantage of one another as a way of life for our culture isn't a wise design IMO. trickle-down is a crock; look at the stats. the rich are keeping the money.

I agree that people aren't inherently worse than any other species around though. But we could REALLY use a new system, God knows what. But our economic design encourages dog eat dog, get all you can get, and is directly opposed to every spiritual teaching going. /2 cents

[Gary Cyr]

Greed, self promotion and indulgence transcends party lines. It is not a Republican or Democrat thing. And IMHO runs rampant amoung politicians. I wish a subject like that beautiful bird could have been posted just to bring light to his injury and recovery. I hope for his full recovery and to see him back at Pyramids soon. Just as I hope to see all of my friends (Republican and Democrat) back at Pyramids very soon.

[Jason Southwick]

OMG I love deep thinking. Ummmm, first off, I was wrong about it being the only pileated woodpecker. There are at least two more. Did I already say that?

Second, I have not yet received word back yet from Tufts about the bird, which Kelley named George. Not after George Economos, in case you were wondering.

Third. Malthusian? Cut my head off Stewy Stew; here, use the edge of this paper towel. Maybe you got me a little on the self-aggrandizement angle, but it was a wounded cool bird on my land and everybody looked to me to fix the problem. Plus I tend to post about things on my mind. Do I want to drive a wounded woodpecker to Grafton on a sunny afternoon after three beers? No. I phkn HAD to. There was no choice. A wounded cool bird?

A wounded squirrel? Step on its head. Kevin Silvia nailed you twice. The only thing he got wrong is that humans are not the worst species eeeeeevvvvvvveeeer. Take a species vote. We come out on top with most cats, dogs and rats, with practically all the other species voting for our extinction.

Good Stew. Let's chase our greed. Reminds me when the Pope went to South America and said go forth and multiply. Let's get what we can while we can if we can as long as we can. Me, me me me me.

I USUALLY use condoms, but I asked myself, "How often do I get to visit Haiti?

[Titan Bariloni]

finding this thread today is ironic to me..last night I was in a conversation about creating a website to swap "good deeds"..Kinda the craig list/facebook of good Samaritans....say I can fix a leaky roof...and you can fix a leaky toilet...we hook up and do the swap...or just if ya need something done and I know how to do it I help within this community just because I am a nice guy or maybe I have hopes in gaining a favor from good juju(I don't like karma so juju it is) in the future.
Going deeper with the theory of most humans needing to being validated now a days..such as how many friends I have on FB or how many people know how great and helpful I am..The site then gives you a rating on how helpful you were..If your a constant giver of good deeds ..you get a rating for being awesome...If your a constant receiver you get rated on that(and we all know if ya want something to be treated like a popsicle then ya better be ready to taste a lil american pie from time to time)..The person I had this conversation with came to the conclusion of manipulating the basic human desire to be beloved(self greed) in a positive way can actually help get us out of the F everyone its all about me me me funk....If something like that would catch fire..and have everyone out doing each other with good deeds..maybe a better sense of helping your fellow man would be reborn..!

Of course a site like this would have a few legal issues..non licensed workers doing work..creating a potential unsafe situation..That is an entirely different topic..

[Jim OConnell]

Objectivists are SO kitschy.

[Jason Southwick]

Sad news. I just called Tufts Wildlife Clinic and they had to euthanize the pileated woodpecker. At first it did okay but then it stopped eating, lost weight, was dying. It's a little bit crushing.

There is more good bird news at Pyramids however -- the other good bird news being the spotting of other pileated woodpeckers here. Last week a red-tailed hawk appeared at the course, and so far has remained here. It's pretty tame, and swoops around on different holes and perches on branches, observing us. Maybe it's what happened to the pileated woodpecker.

[Dave Hickson]

I saw the hawk last night. It came through the fairway of 1.

[Jeff Prendergast]

Sad news. I just called Tufts Wildlife Clinic and they had to euthanize the pileated woodpecker. At first it did okay but then it stopped eating, lost weight, was dying. It's a little bit crushing.

There is more good bird news at Pyramids however -- the other good bird news being the spotting of other pileated woodpeckers here. Last week a red-tailed hawk appeared at the course, and so far has remained here. It's pretty tame, and swoops around on different holes and perches on branches, observing us. Maybe it's what happened to the pileated woodpecker.

When you see it that close to you, that hawk is HUGE. Freaked me out the first time it came down that fairway (at me?) then swooped up into a tree above 10.

[Jason Southwick]

I like Titan's idea. Hook people in need up with people who want to help others. Get all corporate on it and grab all the community service delinquents and celebrities who get off easy on the service side.

Create an exchange between people who need help and people who always wanted to join the Peace Corps but hated flying.

There will be abusers; there always are. But we weed them out by seeking them out, kidnapping them, and making them the data entry slaves we need to run this system. I got it all figured out.

Titan. He'll need to be silenced (good luck right) by limiting his posts to three paragraphs, and one idea per paragraph, with no final "never mind" stoopid paragraph. And writing the sentences together doesn't necessarily make them one paragraph, though you CAN get points for stream on consciousness that way. It all gets really complicated.

[Karl Molitoris]

Double good gnus oh ye of squirrel-squashing temperment...

Your "observing us"-type Hawky has learned from his brethren! Actually he (she if it's the bigger of the two...and yes, there'll most likely be 'in pairs') is more likely 'observing the situation'...and not us specificially.

At Rutgers dgc now - for the past 5 or so years - there have been a nesting pair of Red Tails. Their m.o. is thus:
They hang out waiting for dg'ers to play. They astutely watch we dg'ers 'flush' squirrels to the side of a tree away from us (we've all seen this - Mr. Squirrel runs around to the other side of a tree and then looks out around the tree at us). With the squirrel's attention now distracted by we humans, the hawk then comes in from behind the squirrel and...

WHAM !
...in a word: lunch.

I've personally seen this twice and have heard other dg'ers account this exact scenario.

Got squirrels? Got hawks? Got less squirrels.

Karl

[Jason Southwick]

We're cutting out two new holes, new 17 & 18. Soon there will be no more throwing over the parking lot. And just in time, too. Gregg Hosfeld is coming to visit the week of the tournament.

[Dave Jackson]

Gregg is a funny dude.
Hung out with him at the Vibram Open and laughed a bit.
A good disc golfer too. Like real good

Can't wait to see the new hole configurations. I love the new additions to Pyramids. Just when you thought it could not get any better, it does.
I can only imagine 17 and 18 will be even better with the re-design in place.
Whoot-whoot!!!!

[Matt Stroika]

We're cutting out two new holes, new 17 & 18. Soon there will be no more throwing over the parking lot. And just in time, too. Gregg Hosfeld is coming to visit the week of the tournament.

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I doubt that anyone will miss the old ones Jason. Can't wait to see the new holes.

[Kevin Silvia]

I was pretty psyched when I read the Marshall St. newsletter last night. I really love new holes ... is it 3 4 & 5? I don't remember how many of those are new or changed ... but they're definitely better than what was. That one completely new hole that follows the stream is a cool change; great green at the end too.

Great to hear the news about 17 & 18, can't wait.

[Jeff Prendergast]

We switched Holes 17 & 18 today, including putting up the correct numbers for the two holes.

Hole 17 Silver: 202
Hole 17 Gold: 273

Hole 18 Silver: 234
Hole 18 Gold: 468 (par 4)

[Keith Clark]

So I end up at Pyramids on sat, pull in and go right out with some buds, mind you i havn't been to what was my second home since July or aug between playing tourney's on the weekend and having to cut down the amount of casual play due to back issues, Newton Hill was the closest to work blah blah. Well after the round while screwing around in the lot i look over and see Bella playing with a black dog, i look over to some peeps and ask if that's Jason's dog in that split second i realise they had to as i say put down Pierre, I cared for Pierre very much and i'm sad i didn't see him in the last day's, sometimes i think i care more for animals than people just an animal person is all. So I walk over call Bella she comes running over to say hi the other one followed, he was a little hesitant at first but must have known i was safe after Bella just ran to me, he puts his paw out to shake my hand it was really cool, Bella looked to be having a blast playing with him. Nothing like a new life to replace an other. Jason and Kelly i think the world of you both this must have been a hard thing to do (Pierre) but for the better of course. How is the new puppy i didn't get a name. I was told there was a posting about Pierre that i never saw i looked in the forum for it couldn't find it. I hope your both doing well and see you soon.

[Gary Cyr]

It is hard not to see Pierre these days when I go to Pyramids. He was such a great fixture there. I know some ppl had issues with Pierre but I never had any issues with him. He would let me reach down and give him huge hugs without any issue at all. The thing about being pet owners and lovers is we all know that we will outlive dogs, cats and most other common pets. I miss both Pierre and Monique but the new ones are cute.

[Jason Southwick]

Had a tough dog day yesterday. Bella got hit by a truck that didn't stop, visiting the neighors across Marshall Street. Actually the new neighbors, who we've now sort of finally met, now that they've lived here the better part of the year, blamed themselves.

I took her to my vet in Rutland, who patched her up and sent her off with me to Tufts.

Bella will be okay. She's resting comfortably at Tufts after her surgery. She's mending but still hasn't eaten. Kelley and I visited her tonight. Her stomach and intestines have been moved out of her chest and back, I guess, into her abdomen where they belong. She looked like Bella again. Kelley asked the doctor if we have reason to be more than optimistic, and he said yes.

That was the perfect question. My wife has such a knack.

The lady of the house across the street (Which street? MAAAARRRRSHAAALLLLLLL STREREEEEEEEEET) shooed Bella away from her roadside trash, rushing Bella into the road. I say sort of met because, ironically, on my way home from Tufts I finally visited our new neighbors, to tell them Bella would be okay, since they were the ones who witnessed the incident and notified my dad who notified Hoey who told me. I met the daughter, one of three children, who didn't witness the incident. Her mom and sister and brother and Kelley were crying on my doorstep. We probably passed each other on...

...Marshall St.

So many people love Bella. Unfortunately, some of them live on the other side of our street, or Mulberry Street, the one by Hole 16's tee. Recently Bella followed the red-headed crooked-head lunatic to the center of Leicester, and my frantic calls to police and animal control revealed that she had indeed wound up at the Leicester Animal Control kennel.

The things we do for dogs. Why can't Kelley and I get our dogs to behave?

Bound to happen sooner or later, was Belhumeur's declaration.

I need to read a book about dogs. How to keep your dogs at home, and out of the road.

I'm psyched our beloved dog is going to live. Tough little bitch, ha ha. Still, I had to be very irresponsible for this to happen. How bad is it to hope your dog understands traffic when you live on Marshall Street? Wishful thinking posing as a Run Free My Child(surrogate) philosophy.

Shoot me in my deranged head. There's got to be a better plan for our dogs who we love almost as much as people love their kids.

I dunno. I was thinking about cutting my head off, and [bleep] down my neck, until it became clear that that's a physically impossibility, without cutting up a whole bunch of hard-to-define body parts, such as your ass.

Better to cut my head off, sht in my hand, and stuff the sht down my neck with my shtty hand.

Don't ever accuse me of not looking for solutions.

[Todd Lapham]

Oh man, that's horrible. I'm glad she's going to be ok!

How the F do you not stop after hitting a dog? F'n AHole.