Brotherhood

  Brotherhood One group's commitment to  support and golf by Arnie _____________________________________________________________________________________           Four friends converged upon Palm Springs, California for a three-day 'meet in the heat'. For the 25th straight year, there would indeed be a golf trip. Yes, in the middle of a pandemic, during tense social strife, and amongst multiple natural disasters... it felt like the trip had to be made.      In the midst of a relentless 2020, there had also been a series of personal tragedies, familial health concerns, and heartache, which ultimately helped to cement the mandate for the annual late-August trip. Pity and despair would not dominate this trip, however. Instead, unwavering support and brotherhood would win out; in a word, the retreat that was part group therapy session/part nature trek/part varying qualities of inconsistent golf, was...EPIC!      Flashback...