Curious where you're located because here on the West Coast we call it mini golf but my Ohio relatives call it putt putt. Both bowling and putt putt are terrific - I hope you get the chance to do them! I think the thing that I would like to do but haven't is to write and produce a play.
Hi Kathryn. I'm in Florida. When I was doing some research for this post, I found that most of the places that I thought would call it putt-putt called it mini golf or miniature golf. I just remember it being called putt-putt when I was growing up. So I guess the terms have changed since I heard it.
I hope you get to write and produce your play one day! That is a big task compared to my two things.
🤣 I'm originally from New York State. We called it "pop" all the time. When I moved to Florida, people would always wonder why we were calling it that. Then, I learned they called it soda down here. But I still call it pop.
There are plenty of things I haven't done but I'd really like to - for instance, I'd love to pilot a glider. And I'd love to travel - just without the travelling. I think I'll just wait for teleportation tech to make getting across the world take about as long as it takes me to drink a cup of tea.
I last went bowling with my family (by family I mean parents, sibling and our respective spouses) for my birthday over a decade ago. It was fun, but I'm no good at it at all! There isn't quite the same bowling culture over here as across the pond, I don't think - although I might be wrong. I'm not aware of huge competitions and things, and people taking their own ball to the lanes - which is something I seem to see a lot in American films!
How interesting that you picked a branch of Hollywood Bowl that's around 25 miles away from where I am! 🤣
You are braver than me to want to pilot a glider. You must not be afraid of heights like me.
I would like to travel too but I haven't been in a plane since 1980 when I was a kid. They started having all these crashes and I got scared and didn't want to get in one again. And then you have the expense of getting from place to place, food, hotels. These days that can add up.
I like virtual travel better.
I thought the Hollywood Bowl would get a chuckle from you. 🤣 I pulled up Google Maps and told it to show me all the bowling within your area. I picked it at random.
I've kind of always wanted to lie in a sensory deprivation tank for a while. Also I have wanted to go on a fasting vacation where you can get your body checked to see if it's still healthy while fasting for longer periods of time, but that takes a lot of time and money if you can't work during that time.
Curious where you're located because here on the West Coast we call it mini golf but my Ohio relatives call it putt putt. Both bowling and putt putt are terrific - I hope you get the chance to do them! I think the thing that I would like to do but haven't is to write and produce a play.
Hi Kathryn. I'm in Florida. When I was doing some research for this post, I found that most of the places that I thought would call it putt-putt called it mini golf or miniature golf. I just remember it being called putt-putt when I was growing up. So I guess the terms have changed since I heard it.
I hope you get to write and produce your play one day! That is a big task compared to my two things.
It seems regional. A handful of people I know call it putt putt. Mostly the same people who call soda “pop”
🤣 I'm originally from New York State. We called it "pop" all the time. When I moved to Florida, people would always wonder why we were calling it that. Then, I learned they called it soda down here. But I still call it pop.
There are a couple states where people just call it “coke” even if it’s not Coca Cola 🤣
Matt, I really loved this post!
There are plenty of things I haven't done but I'd really like to - for instance, I'd love to pilot a glider. And I'd love to travel - just without the travelling. I think I'll just wait for teleportation tech to make getting across the world take about as long as it takes me to drink a cup of tea.
I last went bowling with my family (by family I mean parents, sibling and our respective spouses) for my birthday over a decade ago. It was fun, but I'm no good at it at all! There isn't quite the same bowling culture over here as across the pond, I don't think - although I might be wrong. I'm not aware of huge competitions and things, and people taking their own ball to the lanes - which is something I seem to see a lot in American films!
How interesting that you picked a branch of Hollywood Bowl that's around 25 miles away from where I am! 🤣
Thank you Rebecca!
You are braver than me to want to pilot a glider. You must not be afraid of heights like me.
I would like to travel too but I haven't been in a plane since 1980 when I was a kid. They started having all these crashes and I got scared and didn't want to get in one again. And then you have the expense of getting from place to place, food, hotels. These days that can add up.
I like virtual travel better.
I thought the Hollywood Bowl would get a chuckle from you. 🤣 I pulled up Google Maps and told it to show me all the bowling within your area. I picked it at random.
I haven’t been in the sky since 2014, but Dad’s a glider pilot and instructor and taking a lesson with him is on my bucket list!
He used to fly longhaul jets for a living so I know I’d be in safe hands. 😊
I've kind of always wanted to lie in a sensory deprivation tank for a while. Also I have wanted to go on a fasting vacation where you can get your body checked to see if it's still healthy while fasting for longer periods of time, but that takes a lot of time and money if you can't work during that time.