The working title for this blog was “Back to Back”, but when I took a nine on the eleventh hole of the final round of The Villages 2019 Super Senior Golf Championship, that all changed. I went into the final round with a two shot lead and I was anticipating another Super Senior victory. (I …
Category: Life Lessons
Beer and the Band
I played golf with three friends today. We have a standing bet and the guy who wins the money usually buys the beer after our round. Today that guy was me. I won $10.00. As we were having lunch we started telling tales. All were based upon fact and we discussed a multitude of …
Tips
I’ve never had a job where I worked for tips. All three of my kids have, but not me. All of the jobs that I’ve held over the years paid an hourly wage or a salary. The first time that I ever heard about tips, and tipping, was about sixty years ago. Maybe more. My …
Trust
We all know the “trust game”. One guy stands erect, crosses his hands in front of his chest, falls back, and trusts that his friend will catch him as he falls. The test is “do you trust your friend” to catch you? Over the years I’ve been comfortable being the catcher, but I’ve never …
A Thought Sparked By Christmas Past
Ruth and I listened to Christmas music as we awaited our Christmas guests this past Christmas season. Most of our family was with us for a few days. The Christmas music helped with the spirit of the season because there is no snow in Florida and snow helps with the spirit as well. We’d …
Lost Not Found
Ring number three. When I was a senior in high school I joined the local junior achievement program. My friend, Bill, and I went to the organizational meeting in the fall of 1964. Several new junior achievement companies were formed that night. Students from high schools throughout Oakland County were invited to attend. …
If I Were You I’d
As I entered my adult years, my dad had a habit of offering up the phrase, “If I were you I’d…” The words that completed the phrase were his unsolicited advice. He’d tell my sisters, or me, what we should do given a certain situation. “If I were you I’d save the money until …
The Poet and the Hunter
When I was growing up, I never went hunting. We lived in the city and my dad was not a hunter. We didn’t have a gun in our house except for the World War II Japanese rifle that my dad brought home from the war and the BB gun that my Uncle Elmer gave …
Peeing In The Pool
Be honest. I expect that each of us has peed in a pool at least once in our life. If not as an adult, you probably did so as a child. When you’re a kid playing in the water, even if some of it comes from you, it’s more fun than getting out, walking …
On The Road
My parents used to take my two sisters and me to Bowling Green, Kentucky to visit “Old Granny Barner”. She was my grandfather’s mother but we knew her as “Old Granny Barner”. We traveled most of the way on US – 31 which was the main highway heading south towards Bowling Green prior to …