Sunday the Nurse and I played a quick nine holes so she could get out before we head to HH for our annual spring pilgramage. As we were driving along the shoreline on #2 I notice that distinctive white shadow in the water. Fortunately the Nurse carries a ball retiever in her bag and I was able to fish it out. I don't carry a ball retiever since it puts negative thoughts in your head. Anyway, it was a Titlest (not a Pro V1). I'm sure it was new. That is the first ball of the season. Last year was pretty lean - only 2 dozen balls. Good thing I don't depend on found balls to eat.
Saturday was a great looking day, but awfully chilly. Dr. AH and I managed to lose once again to the SD and the GWH. They always start out the year this way and then their games catch-up with them. They are hard to figure out since one is always asleep. They remind me ot those wierd tag teams in the WWE. They hang in there and then lose the championship in the end.
Went to the Rabbit Wranglers JV baseball game yesterday. I guess we put the "grand parent curse" on him. He fielded well, but didn't have a great at the plate (bats 5th), and his team lost. But, we did see one of his games. The great part was it was a perfect day weather-wise.
See ya at the training table.
CC
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
It's Official
We finally got the season off yesterday with nine souls showing up for the daily competition. Since Gilhooley was there I got the administrative tasks out of the way and presented him with his SOTD winnings from Saturday. Since he wouldn't accept the Casino certificate as legit I finally had to give him cash. Teams were drawn up and play commenced after a quick lunch.
At the end of the round one thing became clear. GSP's (Gravy Sucking Pigs) are always GSP's. Bob D, LOA, and Twinkle Toes posted the highly questionable score of -21 in a 2BB of 3 format. They were immediately placed on probation and banned from playing together for the foreseeable future. Our newest full time member - Steve S - was heard muttering about what he was getting into after hearing the winning score. The rest of us just had that knowing look.
No SOTD winners, but several close calls. Weather permitting we all agreed to do this again.
CC
PS - I checked the records and the season was only 4 days late in starting.
At the end of the round one thing became clear. GSP's (Gravy Sucking Pigs) are always GSP's. Bob D, LOA, and Twinkle Toes posted the highly questionable score of -21 in a 2BB of 3 format. They were immediately placed on probation and banned from playing together for the foreseeable future. Our newest full time member - Steve S - was heard muttering about what he was getting into after hearing the winning score. The rest of us just had that knowing look.
No SOTD winners, but several close calls. Weather permitting we all agreed to do this again.
CC
PS - I checked the records and the season was only 4 days late in starting.
Monday, April 18, 2016
We Have A Winner!!
Gilhooley shows up from the great Southwest, plays golf and rolls five 4's (two rolls) on his first attempt of the season on the SOTD. I think that is a record, but I'm not really sure. Anyway he will collect $84 as soon has I can get to the casino and withdraw the funds we have on deposit, If I was him I wouldn't be spending that money any time soon. And oh by the way, he said that Dr. J could "eat his heart out".
The seasonal competition got started on the wrong foot. Dr. AH and I fought the gallant fight but couldn't overcome a massive stroke imbalance on the backside. Plus since it was our first full round I think we both ran a little short on gas. The silver lining to this cloud was we were playing with a surplus of funds built up over the past two years. We now have the GWH and the SD right where we want them - overconfident.
The weather looks great for this week. The course should be drying out nicely and only showers are in the forecast. See ya at the training table.
CC
PS - When I stopped at the post office to mail our tax returns I learned postal rates went down! I'm glad I didn't make a big investment in forever stamps. Pretty sure this will be short lived, and we should now think about buying those forever stamps while they are cheap. The return will be better than CD rates. I wonder if LOA will ditch the $2 dollar bills in favor of stamps?
The seasonal competition got started on the wrong foot. Dr. AH and I fought the gallant fight but couldn't overcome a massive stroke imbalance on the backside. Plus since it was our first full round I think we both ran a little short on gas. The silver lining to this cloud was we were playing with a surplus of funds built up over the past two years. We now have the GWH and the SD right where we want them - overconfident.
The weather looks great for this week. The course should be drying out nicely and only showers are in the forecast. See ya at the training table.
CC
PS - When I stopped at the post office to mail our tax returns I learned postal rates went down! I'm glad I didn't make a big investment in forever stamps. Pretty sure this will be short lived, and we should now think about buying those forever stamps while they are cheap. The return will be better than CD rates. I wonder if LOA will ditch the $2 dollar bills in favor of stamps?
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Finally
We finally had a day where you could get on the course. While not as warm as today promises to be Friday was a great day to play golf. It was still a little nippy with the wind coming off the lake, but no one seemed to mind. Just got in nine holes, but that was enough. Remember when you enter your score this you need to do it hole-by-hole. The data is necessary to establish a base to update the course handicap.
My Bad. TTS is turning 80 not 78. Remember 80 is the new 70. I must have had a senior moment yesterday. I was probably distracted by the problems I was having with the completion of our tax returns. The software I was using kept dropping data. In retrospect one of the problems was mine (missed a question), but the others I don't have a clue. Anyway all is done and filed.
Have to go get dressed so I can head for my Saturday tee time. YEA!!!!
CC
My Bad. TTS is turning 80 not 78. Remember 80 is the new 70. I must have had a senior moment yesterday. I was probably distracted by the problems I was having with the completion of our tax returns. The software I was using kept dropping data. In retrospect one of the problems was mine (missed a question), but the others I don't have a clue. Anyway all is done and filed.
Have to go get dressed so I can head for my Saturday tee time. YEA!!!!
CC
Friday, April 15, 2016
The Golf Gods
To date the golf gods seem to have aligned against us. Last week's snow melted quickly, but left us with a very wet golf course. So wet that the carts have remained on their chargers until today. Even if it was dry I'm not sure we would have played since the temps were well below normal. It's almost like someone set the regions thermostat at 45 degrees in January and locked it and threw away the key. This weekend looks pretty good and a lot of people are anxious to hit the links.
TTS is celebrating his 78th birthday tomorrow. There was a little surprise celebration for him yesterday at the club. The only way we could con him out of the house was tell him he was going to Rudy's for lunch for chili dogs and chili (for the one with the delicate French palate). He was initially disappointed when Jim E and I took him to the club instead. But, he soon got over it and we all had a good time. Congrats.
Finally got the tax returns finished after a couple of software and brain glitches. The Nurse caught me misreading one of our 1099's and the software didn't record some inputed data (I don't think it was me making an error). It all worked out. But I sure wasted a lot of paper printing returns.
See ya at the training table (hopefully),
CC
TTS is celebrating his 78th birthday tomorrow. There was a little surprise celebration for him yesterday at the club. The only way we could con him out of the house was tell him he was going to Rudy's for lunch for chili dogs and chili (for the one with the delicate French palate). He was initially disappointed when Jim E and I took him to the club instead. But, he soon got over it and we all had a good time. Congrats.
Finally got the tax returns finished after a couple of software and brain glitches. The Nurse caught me misreading one of our 1099's and the software didn't record some inputed data (I don't think it was me making an error). It all worked out. But I sure wasted a lot of paper printing returns.
See ya at the training table (hopefully),
CC
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Always Produces
The Masters never fails to have a surprise. Sometimes it's the winner who runs away with it (ie JS), and sometimes it's the player who suffers the collapse (ie JS). No matter what, it is always great fun to watch. What a gutsy performance by the winner coming down the stretch. And, how about those aces on #16? Three in one day is pretty amazing , but the last one was best. I would've been the one to replace my ball.
Couldn't believe the view from my house on Saturday morning. It was truly a winter wonder land. The SD's was even better with the big oak tree that came down and wiped out his power lines, and blocked him in. As he said he was trapped like a rat and had no heat. If you ask nicely I'm sure he'll share the pictures. Warmer days have to be on the way.
It was nice to get back to the club for lunch. The crowd was a little sparse (weather?), but we had an enjoyable time. Dr. J did not win the SOTD, but we had several other close calls. The banter was lively, especially with Gilhooley returning from the southwest. Unfortunately he left the sun there. Since I've got my tax returns done I'm hoping for good weather later in the week so we can play golf. We need to get the season started.
See ya at the training table,
CC
PS - Rules seminar at HDGC on Monday evening at 7 PM.
PPS - the mailbox barely survived. It was at a precarious angle but still upright.
Couldn't believe the view from my house on Saturday morning. It was truly a winter wonder land. The SD's was even better with the big oak tree that came down and wiped out his power lines, and blocked him in. As he said he was trapped like a rat and had no heat. If you ask nicely I'm sure he'll share the pictures. Warmer days have to be on the way.
It was nice to get back to the club for lunch. The crowd was a little sparse (weather?), but we had an enjoyable time. Dr. J did not win the SOTD, but we had several other close calls. The banter was lively, especially with Gilhooley returning from the southwest. Unfortunately he left the sun there. Since I've got my tax returns done I'm hoping for good weather later in the week so we can play golf. We need to get the season started.
See ya at the training table,
CC
PS - Rules seminar at HDGC on Monday evening at 7 PM.
PPS - the mailbox barely survived. It was at a precarious angle but still upright.
Monday, April 4, 2016
The Masters
The Masters is here!! To me this is the best week of the golf year. We are just beginning our season and still filled with the hope it will be a banner year. The tournament is always exciting and usually filled with great drama. I've never been disappointed with the outcome and there is usually a surprise along the way. As far as my hope for a banner year goes that normally starts to fade after a few weeks. The reality of my skill level sets in with the realization I'm not getting any younger. But maybe you can catch lightening in a bottle one more time.
The weather just seems to tease us. Oh, I keep forgetting it is still just the beginning of April and the weather is in it's transitional stage. The weekend's snow showers were a great reminder of that. Maybe that was the last gasp of cold weather and we can expect warmer days to come. I'm reminded that Gilhooley should be on his way back from the Southwest and the warm weather always follows his trek back home (check the weather map). Let's hope we can play this week, especially after lunch on Thursday. Of course that may have to compete with opening day for the Mudhens.
Enough for now. I've got to work on the tax return. The data is all here and now I have to enter it into the software. Not hard to do, but one of those tasks that I resist until the end.
CC
The weather just seems to tease us. Oh, I keep forgetting it is still just the beginning of April and the weather is in it's transitional stage. The weekend's snow showers were a great reminder of that. Maybe that was the last gasp of cold weather and we can expect warmer days to come. I'm reminded that Gilhooley should be on his way back from the Southwest and the warm weather always follows his trek back home (check the weather map). Let's hope we can play this week, especially after lunch on Thursday. Of course that may have to compete with opening day for the Mudhens.
Enough for now. I've got to work on the tax return. The data is all here and now I have to enter it into the software. Not hard to do, but one of those tasks that I resist until the end.
CC
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