My wife and I enjoyed the Winter Olympics so much, we’re joining the Denver Curling Club. Their Spring “Intro to Curling” program is only $250 per person for 5 sessions.
Can’t wait! We’re not alone. According to The Curling News:
Curling’s popularity in the U.S. has risen exponentially, ignited by Team Shuster’s improbable gold medal performance at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics. New fans were captivated thanks to five-time Olympian John Shuster and his colorful cast of characters – Tyler George (now retired) and front-ender Matt Hamilton among them.
Well, we’re hopping on the band wagon. Truthfully, until the recent 2026 Winter Olympics, we didn’t know much about curling. Didn’t care much either. Just seems like a game of shuffle board on ice. So, we started doing a little research. According to WorldCurling.org:
The first written evidence of ‘curling’ appeared in Latin, when in 1540, John McQuhin, a notary in Paisley, Scotland, recorded in his protocol book a challenge between John Sclater, a monk in Paisley Abbey and Gavin Hamilton, a representative of the Abbot.
Who knew?
We also discovered our new-found recreational interest is going to require a bit of an “investment” beyond the $500 for lessons. We need the right gear:
Goldline Fiberlite Impact Broom $149.99 x 2 = $ 299.98
Goldline Broom Head Cover $ 11.99 x 2 = $ 23.98
Hardline Tru-Grip Gloves $ 44.99 x 2 = $ 89.98
Men's Momentum Rush Gen 2 Curling Shoes $ 219.99
Women's Momentum Ultra Shoes $ 239.99
Scepter Curling Delivery Stabilizer $ 76.50
Remanufactured Ailsa Craig Granite Curling Stones
from Canada Curling Stone Co. $7,200.00
Grand Total $8,073.92 (Plus tax and shipping)
Again - Who knew?
Thankfully, we have a home equity line of credit so we can spread our investments out over 5 years. It’s just $172.96 at our 10.75% interest. We’ll be 78 when the loan is paid. Not sure how many 78 year olds play curling, but we’ll find out.
When we called Mom to share the exciting news, can you believe she didn’t believe us? Something about someone named Penny:
Captain Penny's Law
You can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool Mom.
Unknown Sage
And yes… April Fools!
GAP
When life gets tough we could get a helmet… or… we could leverage the peace and share the power of a positive perspective.
