title starts the tale. up yesterday early enough to go play golf. told the work crew not to come so i could join the duffers group at bristow manor. plowed through the traffice and had a decent time and it didn't rain as predicted. played with ralph, jack and roger. jack won the money on the front nine and i won on the back so we kept the money in our carts, so to speak, which is always nice. had two birdies and 6 pars and an assortment of others, but overall not too bad as i try to recapture the game i left behind while we were in england. fast bumpy greens didn't help. hit a slightly choked down 4iron draw onto the green from 170 to get the back nine money; a shame david c wasn't there to yell "good shot". hope he is feeling ok.
anyway- after i stopped at several stores on the way home and then at the range to
chip and putt for a bit and then home to get some work done. a decent enough day.
and friday went out early and stayed out long enough to get 11 miles in and then spend some time with some friends/neighbors getting caught up. the crew didn't come on time so i worked around the house and did lots of gardening trying to get a year's worth done before winter. finally they came and worked for a few hours and headed out. they get the chance to fix up some of what they did when they come back, but at least we are moving in the right direction, as i continue to frustrate my boss by not being able to work. i have offered to quit or be fired so they could replace me, but not yet they say. won't help that next week i am gone and won't be able to work. the crew won't work either. a different crew will get some time instead and i get to go to penna. for a few days for my mom's birthday.
the 11 miles went ok today after a very slow start but once the legs were stretched out a bit the rest went ok and at least 7-8 of it was decent enough. the trail along the river was pretty and it was not really warm that early.
did get to the range tonight to chip and putt a bit and hot a fast large bucket of balls to work on tempo and drills. coming along as i continue to learn stuff and work on drills i got from mark and a few leftover from rick. still have hopes to get a little better. short game is coming around and i have some shots i didn't have last year. hit several good pitches and chips yesterday to reap some reward from all of the practice.
and that about wraps up most of it. usual other stuff in the daily chores and bills and house junk. soccer game tomorrow and golf on sunday. philly on monday, etc.
phils won today to take game two over the dodgers. phils-rays series would be a tv problem i am sure and the baseball gods must be praying for the red sox to win.
enough. have to meet gail in two minutes. will get more in on sunday as we will be back really late tomorrow night.
PS- our phones are down and the repairs are set for tomorrow in case anyone tried to call. will get to the emails then also as they all just came in from the last few days. seems the neighborhood lost phone service yesterday and not everybody got it back. what next?
Friday, October 10, 2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
quick note/track workout, etc
no time at all practically to do this but wanted to start it at least- keep losing emails i try to send when cox logs me out for security reasons. am supposed to have autosave but have no idea what happens to them and am tired of it and also of sending short emails so as not to lose them- bahhhh
ran track this morning and did and easy 100 and 200 workout as i have done a lot in the past few days. the crew didn't show up today but the door guy did and that is set. he seems much more reliable. why can't people call when they cannot come?
nobody is coming tomorrow as i am taking the day off and going to play golf. have played 18 holes once since i am home and it will be nice to play again regardless of how i play.
very busy schedule for the next 4 weeks and will do what i can to keep this up. will be away a lot of the time and will see what happens.
and off i go- will have some time tomorrow evening i think-
almost time to start training for the upcoming marathon- will have to rely on the long runs i did in the UK. one 15 at home and several 12's will not cut it. have plans for two long ones still and hope that will do it. 184 done but never with fewer long runs. will see how the UK training carries over. had many 3 hour runs there.
peace
ran track this morning and did and easy 100 and 200 workout as i have done a lot in the past few days. the crew didn't show up today but the door guy did and that is set. he seems much more reliable. why can't people call when they cannot come?
nobody is coming tomorrow as i am taking the day off and going to play golf. have played 18 holes once since i am home and it will be nice to play again regardless of how i play.
very busy schedule for the next 4 weeks and will do what i can to keep this up. will be away a lot of the time and will see what happens.
and off i go- will have some time tomorrow evening i think-
almost time to start training for the upcoming marathon- will have to rely on the long runs i did in the UK. one 15 at home and several 12's will not cut it. have plans for two long ones still and hope that will do it. 184 done but never with fewer long runs. will see how the UK training carries over. had many 3 hour runs there.
peace
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
9 mile run and some golf, etc
have a lot to do to get ready for tomorrow, but wanted to capture the day - was up pretty early and out the door and ran a really decent 9 miles keeping up a better than normal pace and getting in a bunch of hills, both up and down. was nice and cool and a really pretty morning.
the crew went elsewhere today so i had time to get some stuff in like cutting the grass, doing laundry, making some calls and then slipping out to play 9 holes of golf at jefferson. had a treat and played with the woman's club champion and her friend and we all played pretty well, though none of us putted particularly well as the greens were both slow and fast and the flags were in some strange places. i was 3 over par for the 9 holes with eight fours and a bogie six. also had 18 putts which is very unusual for me though i hit a few more greens than usual. did hit some very nice shots and maybe i am starting to recapture some of my old swing. will see.
ran many errands on the way home which didn't actually amount to accomplishing much. can be really frustrating trying to shop and i will leave it at that. and got home too late to go to the range so i hit about 90 pitch shots and chips in the back yard and gave up when it got dark. then headed over to safeway and picked up some things for the next few days.
am scheduled to play at bristow on thursday. the crew will most likely be here wed and Friday, though who knows -nobody is telling me for sure.
the debate is on and i have the tv on without the sound. i did listen to 20 seconds of it while mc cain was talking and rather than get sick i shut off the sound. i know who i am voting for and will skip the utter stupidity and attack vulgarity of mc cain and the witch. see i can do it too.
and now to pay some bills and maybe answer a few emails, though i would rather wait for tomorrow when i am stuck here anyway. the dow crashed again today. it seems to me if they are going to have a global economy then they need to work together to have some global standards. do you think europe realized they were buying bad loans and that we gave away money to anyone regardless of whether they were qualified, in the little bundles they bought. so now everyone is afraid to loan money and nobody can buy anything and the world's economy is in the tank-- who else went to a spa besides the AIG people i wonder. i know i had to pass on things at the store when i thought they were just too expensive. and while i did fill my gas tank tonight for only $56+ dollars i was amused to see the prices varying from $3.39 at a texaco to $3.79 most everywhere else. they cannot even figure out how much to overcharge us on any rational basis as gas is dropping lower and lower by the barrel. what a joke- maybe we need to regulate the gas business - who runs the worse business- the airlines, phone companies, car sales or gas companies? and today i heard calls for a nationalization of businesses like the swiss model. trillions of dollars lost in the past weeks. at this rate the boomers will all be looking for jobs again.
it is all so sad and the people actually asked for this when they put "W" in for 8 years. i think maybe they should send stimulus checks to dems and independents and the RNC can save the rest of everyone---- or we can all join in and try to make this a better place for everyone and not worry about what church they go to or whether they are for or against roe vs wade. 4 weeks from ow we will have the beginning of an answer. fingers crossed everyone- whoever wins starts out way in the hole for sure and good luck to them. and us and me for they will be my president too whether i voted for them or not and i need them to do a good job. let's hope.
on that note i am off. this is a great country. it can be a world leader and not be hated, but it has to think of itself as a big partner with global responsibilities and not the 800 pound thing pushing people all over the globe around.
meanwhile i worry about what color to paint the bathroom and what kind of doors to hang. all so important??? necessary at least.
the crew went elsewhere today so i had time to get some stuff in like cutting the grass, doing laundry, making some calls and then slipping out to play 9 holes of golf at jefferson. had a treat and played with the woman's club champion and her friend and we all played pretty well, though none of us putted particularly well as the greens were both slow and fast and the flags were in some strange places. i was 3 over par for the 9 holes with eight fours and a bogie six. also had 18 putts which is very unusual for me though i hit a few more greens than usual. did hit some very nice shots and maybe i am starting to recapture some of my old swing. will see.
ran many errands on the way home which didn't actually amount to accomplishing much. can be really frustrating trying to shop and i will leave it at that. and got home too late to go to the range so i hit about 90 pitch shots and chips in the back yard and gave up when it got dark. then headed over to safeway and picked up some things for the next few days.
am scheduled to play at bristow on thursday. the crew will most likely be here wed and Friday, though who knows -nobody is telling me for sure.
the debate is on and i have the tv on without the sound. i did listen to 20 seconds of it while mc cain was talking and rather than get sick i shut off the sound. i know who i am voting for and will skip the utter stupidity and attack vulgarity of mc cain and the witch. see i can do it too.
and now to pay some bills and maybe answer a few emails, though i would rather wait for tomorrow when i am stuck here anyway. the dow crashed again today. it seems to me if they are going to have a global economy then they need to work together to have some global standards. do you think europe realized they were buying bad loans and that we gave away money to anyone regardless of whether they were qualified, in the little bundles they bought. so now everyone is afraid to loan money and nobody can buy anything and the world's economy is in the tank-- who else went to a spa besides the AIG people i wonder. i know i had to pass on things at the store when i thought they were just too expensive. and while i did fill my gas tank tonight for only $56+ dollars i was amused to see the prices varying from $3.39 at a texaco to $3.79 most everywhere else. they cannot even figure out how much to overcharge us on any rational basis as gas is dropping lower and lower by the barrel. what a joke- maybe we need to regulate the gas business - who runs the worse business- the airlines, phone companies, car sales or gas companies? and today i heard calls for a nationalization of businesses like the swiss model. trillions of dollars lost in the past weeks. at this rate the boomers will all be looking for jobs again.
it is all so sad and the people actually asked for this when they put "W" in for 8 years. i think maybe they should send stimulus checks to dems and independents and the RNC can save the rest of everyone---- or we can all join in and try to make this a better place for everyone and not worry about what church they go to or whether they are for or against roe vs wade. 4 weeks from ow we will have the beginning of an answer. fingers crossed everyone- whoever wins starts out way in the hole for sure and good luck to them. and us and me for they will be my president too whether i voted for them or not and i need them to do a good job. let's hope.
on that note i am off. this is a great country. it can be a world leader and not be hated, but it has to think of itself as a big partner with global responsibilities and not the 800 pound thing pushing people all over the globe around.
meanwhile i worry about what color to paint the bathroom and what kind of doors to hang. all so important??? necessary at least.
Monday, October 06, 2008
12 miles and no cloud of dust
walked about 12 miles today with a little jogging thrown in to let the legs recover from yesterday; pretty and cool out and the river was nice; then back home and do some work in the garden while waiting for the crew to come. they showed up and had to cut off power and water so i stayed outside and worked for about 5 hours and also hit some pitches and chips- about 250 actually. watered the new plants and called it a day almost, as the door guy came and we talked about installing the 3 doors and shutters, etc and that led to driving around to see door paint jobs-
10:25 almost now and the day is ending- need some sleep as i must be getting old and having trouble sleeping. tv was fixed today also and email came back up and i got to see my new 83 emails- will answer some of them tomorrow- hate owing answers but have no choice right now. finally got our account with cox straightened out and hopefully the tv and email will work now. still lots to do and it will get done.
lots of travel coming up too - want this election over already -- just so hard to believe how they run for office-- character? integrity ? ha-- the dow took another dive today-- houses in our neighborhood are down now about $100k, some a little more-that's not a big deal to everyone, but people who moved in for three years under a military tour won't be happy when they have to sell.........solid ground, right!
10:25 almost now and the day is ending- need some sleep as i must be getting old and having trouble sleeping. tv was fixed today also and email came back up and i got to see my new 83 emails- will answer some of them tomorrow- hate owing answers but have no choice right now. finally got our account with cox straightened out and hopefully the tv and email will work now. still lots to do and it will get done.
lots of travel coming up too - want this election over already -- just so hard to believe how they run for office-- character? integrity ? ha-- the dow took another dive today-- houses in our neighborhood are down now about $100k, some a little more-that's not a big deal to everyone, but people who moved in for three years under a military tour won't be happy when they have to sell.........solid ground, right!
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