Ralph

Rhody Ram ‘80. track 1000, 800, 600,400,200 and 4x4. Rhody sports fan. IT Project Management. father of two daughters.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Ingraham: Why not just give the $5,000 to people now? If you have it, why not just give it now?

Trump: Because the Democrats can’t do it. Because with them, it’s negative growth. We’re taking in $21 trillion because of tariffs.

Huh??

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@SaysMissy Why doesn’t he/hasn’t he done it now?

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Flew to Afghan. w/different president on AF1. An insurgent missile struck Bagram runway before landing. Weather was bad so planned Marine 1 trip to Kabul scrubbed. We were w/president the whole time. Our safety wasn’t treated any differently from his. We were never decoys.

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

Father’s Day by the pool. My yearly chance to remind everyone that The Pencil is not a dive.

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@BBGreatMoments Yaz hits a 2 run homer in the 1978 single game tie breaker to win the game against the Yankees and advance to the playoffs.

[Tammi Reiss @CoachReiss32]

Come celebrate the bracket reveal with us tomorrow evening💙🐑Rhody Nation show up and show out👊🏼💪🏼

[Brad Sparling @playgolfcollege]

What College Golf Is Actually Like

Most junior golfers dream about college golf.
Almost none of them know what it actually looks like.

After coaching at Duke and Ohio State, and sending 165+ players into programs across every division, here’s what college golf is really like:

1. It’s a job. Early morning workouts. Film sessions. Travel weekends. Team meetings. The romance fades fast if you’re not truly committed. You are an athlete first, a student second, and a normal college kid third. In that order, most days. The players who thrive treat it like a profession from day one.

2. The jump is real. The gap between the best junior golfer in your state and the average D1 player is significant. Prepare accordingly. The speed of the game increases. The courses are harder. The fields are deeper. Most freshmen are humbled before they’re ready to contribute. That’s normal. Plan for it.

3. You will sit the bench. Most freshmen don’t play right away. How you handle not being in the lineup defines your trajectory more than your talent does. Coaches watch practice players just as closely as tournament players. Nothing is invisible. The ones who stay ready when they’re not playing are the ones who earn the spot eventually.

4. The coach relationship is everything. You will spend more time with your college coach than almost anyone in your life for four years. Choose that person carefully. A great coach at a smaller program will develop you faster than a disconnected coach at a prestigious one. Ask hard questions on your visit. How do you communicate with players? How do you handle conflict? What happens when I’m struggling?

5. Teammates matter. You travel with these people. You compete with them for spots. The culture they create will shape who you become. Talk to the players on a visit without the coaches present. They’ll tell you the truth. The best programs feel like families. You’ll know it when you walk in.

6. Academics are harder than you think. Golf travel means missing class, managing makeups, and studying on the road. This is not optional. Programs that don’t support your academic success aren’t programs worth attending. Ask about graduation rates and academic support before you ask about the practice facility.

7. It’s a short window. Four years goes fast. The players who are present for the journey enjoy it. The ones always looking ahead miss it. Freshman year feels long. Senior year feels like a weekend. The players I’ve coached who were the happiest competed hard and stayed present. Both. At the same time.

8. Not everyone turns pro. The goal of college golf is not the Tour. It’s becoming the best version of yourself as a player and a person. Keep perspective. Less than 1% of college golfers play professionally. Plan your four years around the 99%. The discipline, teamwork, and work ethic you build will pay dividends for the next 40 years of your career. That’s the real return on investment.

9. The right division matters more than the prestige. Playing every weekend at a D2 program beats riding the bench at a D1 program for four years. Fit is the most underrated word in recruiting. Academic fit. Cultural fit. Geographic fit. Golf fit. I’ve watched players thrive at NAIA programs and wither at Power Five programs. The division does not predict the experience.

10. You have to want it. Coaches can feel the difference between a player who chose their program and a player who settled for it. Be somewhere you chose. Motivation borrowed from your parents doesn’t survive the first hard stretch of college golf. The players who last are the ones who chose the game, chose the school, and chose the grind. All three. On their own.

The dream is worth chasing. Just make sure you understand what you’re chasing.

[Amity @amitylee13]

The “no tax on Social Security” promise was misleading. I just did my mom’s taxes.

They didn’t eliminate the tax. They added a temporary $6,000 senior deduction that reduces taxable income.

Social Security is still taxed.

Taxing seniors on benefits they already paid taxes into is absurd. Yet another bait-and-switch for campaign talking points.

Do they really think their constituents won’t notice the thousands of dollars they still have to send to the IRS?

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@DavidJHarrisJr Yes

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@CoachReiss32 @rhody_wbb Proud of the team and very proud to have you as a member of the URI family!

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@RhodyRampage Haha!!

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@PaulaYScanlan Why? What difference does it make to you?

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@DanaBashCNN Would like to believe all that however credibility rating = -10.

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@CoachReiss32 Unsung star!

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@CoachReiss32 Congrats to you, the staff and your team!

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@TReiss32 Congrats to you and the team coach!

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@BeingJWood HDS

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@AlixG_2 Another case of HDS.

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@NBCNews Hey, transparent administration. Why?

[Ralph @ralphwindle]

@ClayTravis Lots of accusations. Lots of lies. No arrests.