Golfer bruns up the course.

Well here is one you don't here about very often. A golfer in an attempt to get out of the rough (Must be a new golfer), ended up burning about 20 acres when his club hit something and a spark from the club did the rest.

So all you golfers out there, besides watching for lighting, now you need to make sure you don't hit something with your club and burn the course down. The big question I have is "Why didn't he see the fire before it got so big". This had to be one of those "one in a million" type of incidents, maybe we need to have a fire department stationed at each golf course just in case.

Below is the actual article as it appeared on MSNBC's web site.

Taking ‘burning up the back nine’ to extremes

Blaze burns 20 acres near course after club hits something, creating spark

Updated: 10:12 a.m. MT June 19, 2007

RENO, Nev. - A golfer’s attempt to get out of the rough and back on the fairway started a grass fire that burned about 20 acres near a golf course, officials said. The golfer had knocked his ball into dry grass beyond the course on Monday afternoon, officials said. When he tried to play back to the fairway, his club struck something that created a spark. “He was totally honest about it,” said Reno Battalion Chief Curtis Johnson. About 50 firefighters responded to the blaze as it spread through tinder-dry grass, and engine trucks were brought in to protect nearby homes. No buildings were damaged and no one was injured, officials said.

Maybe golfers should be required to carry a fire extinguisher with them when they are trying to get out of the rough, Good luck on your next golf game

Attorney tries the “Sleepy Defense”

Well know I have heard it all. It seems that attorney Charles R. Curbo had a client that was convicted of first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Leondus Hawkins, 27, in September 2004 at a service station parking lot. He was sentenced to life in prison. So, in an effort to try to get his client a new trial he filed a motion stating he was too sleepy to properly defend his client (Note: the person in this picture is not Mr. Curbo. the picture was used as an example only.) Curbo stated:

"The court constantly rushed defense counsel, who the court knew had little sleep on account of the hours that the court was keeping for no good reason,"

The Prosecutor however stated:

"The defense attorney showed anger, passion and zeal in representing his client. There was never a moment when he was running out of gas,"

On the other hand both sides did say:

“The trial held long and late hours due to Wolfe's medical condition and because the judge wanted to send the sequestered jury home as quickly as possible.”

I have to say, I give this guy high marks for creativity in thinking of things to get his client a new trail. However, I must say that if he did not do a good job the first time, I don’t think he will do very well the second time. This attorney has to be the dumbest attorney known to man. So what do you think? Will the judge grant a new trial or will he say go home get some sleep and stop whining about it. Stay tuned for part 2 as the judge will decide in July.