Stop bugging me
In an effort to reclaim my two oldest son’s from my husband this summer, I joined them on the golf course - a sport in which they have become obsessed with the past year. If they are not golfing, they are reading Golf Digest or books from the experts (Hogan, Penick) or watching The Golf Channel or researching swings on YouTube. My husband secured us the first tee time on July 4 (the pro shop is on speed dial) and as I lined up for my first drive I was pleased we would not have to wait on anyone. But as I ventured down the fairway, my enthusiasm waned as the swarms of mosquitoes hungry from a night of human host inactivity attacked. When I reached a par 3 and pulled it into the rough along a soupy area waterlogged from two months of rains in Texas, I looked down as I set up my pitching wedge, and I kid you not, there were no less than 75 mosquitoes. It was extremely unnerving and from that point on, I could care less about my score. I was only interested in survival. Fortunately, my son had listened to me and was carrying around the bottle of Coppertone Bug & Sun in their bag I had purchased for them months ago. Without it, the 25 or so bites I now harbor would have been much worse. Oh, they still swarmed but they did not bite. And I like the fact that it is a 2-for-1 product. Anything that saves time, is tops on my list. With DEET at only 10 percent, it won’t be the best protectant (I prefer 28 percent) but smells much better. Available at local drugstores and for about $10.
