When people hear people who can't play, it's not so pleasant.

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Some memories, though, are not so pleasant.

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Things were not always so pleasant.

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We remember these moments, we share them with our friends, and over time, it makes us more loyal to the brand that created them (we also remember the not-so-pleasant moments).

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So it was pleasant, though not entirely surprising, to spot a trio of new devices from the IPTV pioneer sauntering through the FCC bearing the model numbers 3000X, 3050X, and 3100X.

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Watching so many people stagger through emotional hell is not pleasant, even when it's exhilarating to see how far they fall, and how hard they try to rebound.

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Besides, the Copperhead course at Innisbrook is playing so difficult even in pleasant weather that it's best not to think about anything except the next shot.

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