BTW when I'll have kids, their one year birthday gift is gonna be golf lessons. I can imagine my sons future nickname - The Jewish Tiger.
I like it, Misha!
A little story: My first year of college was spent at Clark University in Worcester, MA, and at the time, it was mostly Jewish ... the majority being from up-state New York, (Westchester County, etc.) ... the school, (a very good one, with a gorgeous campus, despite the horrible locale), even had two meal plans: the regular one, which was what you'd expect at most any college, and the Kosher Meal Plan, which was supported by the generous donations of the mainly-Jewish, mainly-rich parents. To say the quality of the Kosher Meal Plan was much better would have been an understatement ... there was NO comparison. Well, my room-mate was a Jewish guy from Ardsley, NY, but my other best friend there who lived across the hall, was one of the only three "WASP"s in my entire dorm! (I was another, and a girl on the 3rd floor). Needless to say we stuck out like sore thumbs in most situations, but my very kind and thoughtful Jewish friends felt quite sorry for us having to eat the Regular Meal Plan, while they ate truly priveleged cuisine. Their result was to re-name my WASP buddy and I with Jewish names so we could get into the Kosher Meal Plan and eat much more appreciatively, to say the least. Needless to say it was a quick-fix that created a nightmare of problems with other areas of school later on, but we did indeed eat much better from that point on. I am still in touch with those people, and I will never forget the endless hours of learning about the Jewish faith, and teaching them about mine ... all done with mutual respect and love, and it was an awesome experience. To that point in my life at 18-years-old, I had not even heard of Masada ... that shows you the lack of empathy and sharing that existed between cultures at that time ... I think it has improved ... at least a little, I hope.
Sorry, I should have PM'd that ... doesn't quite go with the thread. I'm really tired, man ... forgive.