Golf at Quail Run

Man what a week.

I got to help out this past week after school on so many different things. Monday was concession stand at Family Night for the girls' volleyball. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday had me at hole #7 at RiverBend helping monitor and measure the Hole in One Shootout. Not hard, just hard on the ol' arse.

Finally thought, Saturday came. I had my high school team set up, so I was clear to go out and had a great time. Played with Richard, Ron (new guy), and Paul. Old dudes, but fine just the same. The only thing that sucked was that I wasn't hitting my driver for jack, so no long ball and ended up just trying to save par on most of the holes. The thing from this weekend was I learned how strong my iron game and short game was. No chip in's, but some damn close chips, most within 2 feet. Irons were so strong, I was using a 7 or 8 iron for my 150 yard shots.

In the end of it all, we finished in the bottom half of the contestants. My players finished slightly better than we did, so I felt good about that. I bought a picture, so I'll post that up.

Cheers,

Dave

Houston Astros!

Love it. Plain and simple. Astros fan all the way. See the poster.




Visit the site, http://houston.astros.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp?c_id=hou.

Hell yeah. Any White Sox fans just need to keep rolling, 'cause your in the wrong place.

Special news too to go with the 'Stros win, but I'll keep that nugget until November 1.

Counting down,

David

Fishing and Workout Results

Wow. Check out the pictures below. This past weekend, Dylan wanted to get a Batman Shakespeare Fishing Rod set. Being a good boy, we went ahead (it was $15, so no biggie). Picked up a kid's set of lures and such, and went fishing on Sunday. He was really excited just to be out there and was making some good casts. Stupid me, I suggested/told him to work the worm, but all he wanted to do was reel it in really fast. Well, we moved so that we were at the narrow end of the pond and was casting out. Dylan wanted to go, so I was reeling in very fast. POW! A good sized perch hit on the hook right at the weed line and Dylan freaked out. Well, I forced a few pictures, then we went home.

Tonight, we went out around 6:45 or so and just wanted to cast a few. Dylan was really wanting to just try it again, so I got a good cast out for him, and he started reeling in a bit fast. BOOM! A fourteen inch bass hits the line and he starts grunting. I finally see a flash and he starts freaking out again. I try to keep him excited and he is until, after reeling the fish in, the fish flops off the hook and and is "dancing around" on the grass. I'm able to catch a few more bass, and the second one, he poses for, resulting in the best picture.




FYI, the equipment was a Batman rod/reel combo, chartreuse jig head, and a chartreuse grub worm.

Same day we bought Dylan's rod and reel, I purchased some Adidas running shoes. Brand new, I only paid....$19.99!!! No box, but sometimes Academy has some really good deals. They've really worked out the last few days, just really squisy and supportive. I've picked up the pace with a bit of running. I'm almost getting frustrated by the plateau of weight loss, but I've noticed a physical difference in my appearance. Having talked with some others who work out, they claim this is normal. We'll see.

That's all for now. Hope all of you guys are doing well. Peanut festival is this weekend, so that's we're I'll be some of the time. I'm also looking for a birthday gift for Renee, so if you have suggestions, I'm listening.

Cheers,

David