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I take exception to Garrison Keillor's "tragic hero" op-ed June 21, especially that nonsense about " … I don't play golf. Two hours of self-loathing is not fun."
Does he not understand that a decent round of golf is going to be closer to four hours of self-loathing, five if you're stuck in slow play?
It just shows how removed he is from the common man, cosseted (his word) in his Minnesota ivory tower, oblivious to the plight of the average golfer who spends Sunday after Sunday churning up sod and enriching the English language with colorful new turns of phrase. All in hopes of improving a handicap that is, well, golf.
Can one really be so disconnected from self-loathing? It makes him sound almost … happy. Is that what we're looking for in our humorists and storytellers? Is that appropriate fare for NPR?
I hope more will speak out about these weighty matters that further darken these troubled times.
Jeff Newman
Salt Lake City