Round 2 for the Year in the Books!

My prediction of 43 - 45 = 88 was pretty close.  Today's round was 44 - 43 = 87.  It's nice to get out on the course this time of year no matter what.  But, the greens leave a lot to be desired.  Of course, this time of year they aren't cut or rolled, so they're very slow and bumpy.  It's really hard to get the speed right on a long putt.
Just as I thought I would, I had a lot of bad holes today.  My goal when I start is to not have anything worse than a bogey for the 18 holes.  Well, I took all the pressure off after doubling the first hole with a big 7 on the par 5.  I had a couple of other double bogeys, plus one triple on a par three, #12.  So, with all those bad holes, I did manage to have a few good holes to keep the score down and respectable.  I'll take an 87 in January.  I've had them often enough in the middle of the summer!

Winter blogs equal Winter blahs

I haven't played golf for 3 weeks now.  However, it looks like tomorrow might be a day that is playable.  If so, I'll have another blog entry for tomorrow.  I'll predict right now.....43 - 45 = 88.  After sitting for 3 weeks I can see a lot of bad shots tomorrow, plus, it will be extra muddy with little or no roll on my tee shots.

If you're a regular reader of my blog you've seen pictures of our Slyder Cup Teams.  Here we are at Churchill Downs this Fall.  Harold Goad, far left, used some of the pictures we've taken in our Slyder Cup Tournaments and had a Calendar made and gave us a copy for Christmas.  This was the January picture. Pretty handsome bunch, right?  This Spring it's our turn to host the Tournament.  J. R. and I decide when, where, and the exact format.  We'll probably try for sometime in March.  The weather should be good enough then to plan on playing.
I went out looking for a new 9-wood recently.  You can't find them.  New sets come out with a normal 1-3-5 wood, sometimes they add a 7-wood.  Never a 9-wood.  I guess I could find one on line, but I'd like to at least hold it in my hands before I purchased it if I can't hit a few balls with it.  However, I may have to try and find one and order it on line.  Hate to, but that may be my only alternative.  There's nothing wrong with my 9-wood, it's just that I'd like the head to be a little bigger.  After using my other woods, the 9-wood seems so small and I do mis-hit a lot of shots...usually out off the toe of the club.  So, maybe with a little bigger head, those toe shots would still be hit with a lot of the club and I would get better results.  Plus, that 9-wood I have is getting a little age on it....I think it's probably 15 years old now.  I don't think updating after 15 years is trying to buy a game.

Fantasy vs Reality

I just thought this was a great picture!  So, I thought I'd do a blog on it.
It's amazing how real life is not quite as depicted in movies or sit-coms.  Many times we wish things would turn out that way, but in real life problems don't always work themselves out in a half hour.  Things don't always turn out fair.  The good guy doesn't win out in the end.  So many times in real life the bad guy wins and the good guy suffers.
Downer? Well, just the way life is.  And, I thought with pictures of Spiderman scaling walls, and Batman flying to the rescue, the picture of Batman helping Spiderman with a leg-up over a 4 foot wall was funny.
So, enjoy the real world, and I hope this brought a little chuckle to it, like it did me.

Film Festival News

First off, sorry for not having a post for so long.  I hate to write a post without a picture to insert.  Plus, I haven't been playing any golf lately. 

But, I had some news to report.  The "Nearly Dead" Film has been accepted in the "Fright Night Film Fest" to be held in late July at the Galt House.  I'll have more info on this at a later date as I get it, but I think having it shown to a larger audience is going to be pretty neat.
Also, it has been entered in 3 other Film Festivals, of which we'll hear later if it's been accepted.

I know most of you have seen the movie.  But, I now have the movie on DVD.  So, anyone wanting to view it can come over and I'll be glad to pop it in and show it to you!

Round O-N-E for the Year

When you play a round of golf on January the 8th you would expect the weather to be like the picture.  But, it was pretty nice today, considering it's January 8th.
I finished the year of 2012 shooting 58 rounds of golf where I played my own ball.  I'd guess at least 10 more rounds counting Scrambles and other off the wall type golf rounds.  I don't think I'll reach 58 rounds this year because I plan on taking off a lot of hot days this summer.  Doctor's Orders!
So, today we played our usual Tuesday round at Shawnee GC.  I shot a 39 - 41 = 80.  Not bad for this time of year....well, I guess not bad for any time of year.   Like I've said before, my handicap didn't climb enough before the season ended to make me competitive for low net score.  I feel pretty good about my round.  Of course, looking back on the round I know there were a lot of shots I didn't hit well, but not playing for a couple of weeks, cold weather, and being bundled up, I think the round was pretty good, overall.  I'm satisfied.

Docent Training

I haven't had a post for awhile, so I thought I'd better get something down or my regulars will quit checking my blog.  The problem is that I can't download pictures from my camera, and I haven't been able to get out on the golf course.  So, new entries have been slowed down.
Today I had several classes at the Zoo, one 2 hour class in the morning and one 2 hours class in the afternoon.  Both of them were very interesting.

In the morning class the educators at the Zoo instructed the Docents on what is expected of them when they volunteer for School at the Zoo (SAZ).  This is a program the Zoo has where schools send a whole class to the Zoo to have one full week of school.  During this week they're taught about Animal Classification, Rain Forests, Deserts, Eco-systems, etc.  Each educator, (4), will have their own class, usually around 25-30 students, and will have 2 Docent helpers each day.  During the course many fun exercises are done.  During the classes today they brought us up to date so we would be familiar with the exercises and be able to better help out.  Also, they went over the best way for us to help, what their expectations are of us, and what material would be covered on which day of the week.  All in all, interesting and helpful for them and us Docents!

In the afternoon, we had a continuing education class on Primates.  That was an interesting class, but the most interesting thing was that we got to go on a 'behind the scenes' tour of the Gorilla Exhibit.  While watched the gorilla's from out front is nice, you can't hear them because of the thick glass between you and the gorilla's.  Behind the scenes, just the wire screen separates you.  They purr and sometimes have a low, continuous growl.  We had a nice talk from the Keeper at that exhibit, Michele, heard about the daily routine of taking care of 10 gorilla's in 3 family groups.  We had to walk through a sanitizer pad, and wear surgical masks while in there.  Gorilla's a very susceptible to human germs.  Two the the Docents had to stay out because they currently had Colds.

Sorry I can't post pictures.  Doing this blog I found out I can't post ANY pictures.  I'm going to have to get a new computer and learn how to use it.  So, it may be a few weeks before my blogging becomes regular again.