HappyUP!!! Day 2122

HappyUP!!! - taking care of a loved one
Why it happened - illness
Why it makes me happy - glad to be able to serve

HappyUP!!! - bullycide
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - I have known about bullies....I know they are in the mainstream now....I'm not happy about that term.......but I was moved/touched...with this presentation today. I hate this new term...but...with hate...comes awareness

HappyUP!!! - guy time
Why it happened - I am trusted
Why it makes me happy -some people golf for business...others for camaraderie....others....for the sacred privilege bestowd upon me today

HappyUP!!! - fixing a stroke
Why it happened - it had to
Why it makes me happy - dude I played with today "striped it"....but it is all about the putter. After the round, the assistant pro and I did an intervention. This dude will be freed up.

JJ

Beautiful speech on Bullying/Bullycide
Beautiful speech on special olympics

Putt on 10 for bullet....hybrid 11....5 iron 12....drive/pitch/putt 13...pitch/putt 14...putt/bullet/15....6 iron 17...drive/recovery shot/pitch 18....bunker shot/putt/bullet...1 ...putt/bullet 2....drive 3...bunker shot 5...drive/wedge 6...drive/hybrid 7....putt 8.....recovery shot/pitch/putt 9

Getting done before dark
Playing with the assistant pro
Helping to assist another guy afterward...great time on "hole 19"
Another tip acquired

HappyUP!!! Dy 2121

HappyUP!!! - Veterans Day
Why it happened - we do this
Why it makes me happy- yes...I am biased...we need to recognize all Vets....but NONE no more than my dad in my eyes

Yeah....if you want to know about a REAL war hero.....gut it up...and click below

http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=23258949#editor/target=post;postID=1768906470181255772


HappyUP!!! - tardiness excused
Why it happened - I got duped
Why it makes me happy - my associates understood

HappyUP!!! - recertification
Why it happened - I have an obligation
Why it makes me happy - I volunteered....my time...and my cash...to save a life

HappyUP!!! - sign waver
Why it happened - uh...who knows?
Why it makes me happy - we both had a good laugh over this stunt

JJ

Meeting about a project
CPR certified
Great weather
Tardiness excused
Vets day...pic of Dad....no better Veteran in my mind
Sign IDIOT
Spending time with a judge friend of mine

HappyUP!!! Day 2120

If you are looking for extra dough....it's in

the laundry

HappyUP!!! - playing later
Why it happened - didn't want to "dew scrape"
Why it makes me happy - I like "church league"

HappyUP!!! - great brekko
Why it happened - I am so privileged
Why it makes me happy - so glad/humbled to have that served

HappyUP!!! - fab weather
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - OMG....every cell of my existance came alive due to the environment. Thoreau KNEW what he was saying

JJ

Playing later
Not expecting to play
Great brekko
Fabulous weather
Us deciding...we don't want to play earlier

HappyUP!!! Day 2119

AMEN!!!

HappyUP!!! - Raleys
Why it happened - they are trying to compete
Why it makes me happy - it's tough out there. If you shop at Costco....but then enjoy the benefit of standing outside a Raleys....and BENEFIT from the management (not the UFCW)  allowing that privilege (Voter registration/Bell ringing for Salvation Army/Girl Scout cookies/Boy Scouts...etc)....YOU need to think about that. But you probably won't. I'm shopping more at Raleys/BelAir these days. Raleys has done a lot for our community...more than the other stores where peeps go "on the cheap"

HappyUP!!! - making some dough
Why it happened - a little rally on the back 9
Why it makes me happy - it wasn't me. I wasn't good today...I was just a little less "bad." My par on 18.....despite some rather dodgy play...helped. It was a classic "ugly par."

HappyUP!!! - the guys
Why it happened - I golf
Why it makes me happy - 2 fivesomes....lots of banter...crisp Autumn weather....just the best

HappyUP!!! Day 2118

THAT hat...could be one of best gifts 

I have ever received.....so much fun!

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 2
Why it happened - a long putt
Why it makes me happy - we had gotten a butt kickin on 1. It was great to immediately right the ship

HappyUP!!! - Facebook
Why it happened - election
Why it makes me happy - good to get a feel for politics....even if I take a hit or two....I'm good with that. It's good to listen to both sides

HappyUP!!! - lunch
Why it happened - the club
Why it makes me happy - great food...great guys...nothing heavy....just being relational. LOVE my club!

HappyUP!!! Day 2117

HappyUP!!! - raingear and an umbrella
Why it happened - I use multiple forecast
Why it makes me happy - I wasn't going to go out today. I was persuaded by my "big group" to do so. "It's not going to rain today...."...uh...not so much....I have now installed myself as chief meteorologist for this group

HappyUP!!! - 4 iron in the rain
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - it was pouring...wind...and this was a tough shot...and I just stuck it

HappyUP!!! - finishing 9
Why it happened - a point
Why it makes me happy - as the 2nd group was driving in their golf carts (while I was a walker) past us while we were playing 8....giving up.....I was proud to say to self, "yeah...it's raining....and I hate the rain...and I told you guys it would....but....I WILL finish!" It's how I roll....commit and complete.

HappyUP!!! Day 2116

I have a beautiful office...and I never forget

that

HappyUP!!! - doing Table Topics
Why it happened - a clever TT Master
Why it makes me happy - I'm kind of "elder statesmen" for this newer club. I operate in the background. It was great to be called upon today. It felt good to "bring down the house" with the humor I was left to improvise with

HappyUP!!! - nephew
Why it happened - he came out to golf
Why it makes me happy - he was my partner.....on a relative scale....he played better than me today. I let him down...but I did come on "down the homestretch" where he seemed to have fatigued. Yeah...we lost money.....but he got a free lunch and golf......and we all had a GREAT day!

HappyUP!!! - table topics
Why it happened - I was called upon
Why it makes me happy - I REALLY delivered....such fun.

HappyUP!!! Day 2115

Delicious little dinner tonight

HappyUP!!! - new banner stand
Why it happened - we were incentivized
Why it makes me happy - my home Toastmasters Club received many monetary honors last year due to outstanding achievement. We ended up with equipment worth over $200 that only cost us $15

HappyUP!!! - votinng
Why it happened - USA
Why it makes me happy - I'm not nuts about how the electoral system works. It is a great system. I hate how that anyone's, in a minority state, vote means nothing. Yet, I was proud to cast my vote on local issues

HappyUP!!! - informative speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - all speeches great....one speech changed my vote....due to a great speech...which changed my perspective. My mind is an open parachute.

JJ

Guest
Informative speeches
New Banner Stand
Voting
Lunch
Hybrid recovery/wedge 1.....chip 2....hybrid/7 iron 4....chip 6.....5 iron 7....bunker shot 9...

HappyUP!!! Day 2114

HappyUP!!! - haircut
Why it happened - it needs to...my hair grows
Why it makes me happy - everytime I go....tho hair is thinning....I am amazed how my stylist is keeping me from "shaving it." Shaving is my only choice.....I'd be good with that...done it before....just not ready for permanent adoption. I guess I could think about a "bad hat"......but....I'm not that vain. I actually probably look better bald

HappyUP!!! - yard work
Why it happened - I do that a bit
Why it makes me happy - nice to tidy up a bit

HappyUP!!! - revelation
Why it happened - events
Why it makes me happy - one has their personal constitution challenged on occasion. My constitution made what could be a tough decision very easy today.

HappyUP!!! Day 2113

BrunchUP!!!

HappyUP!!! - brunch
Why it happened - matriarch birthday
Why it makes me happy - I love my family..........and my extended family due to a wise choice made by my brother

HappyUP!!! - chats with J & J
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - I love getting some keen insights on issues......rather than boring talk about people

HappyUP!!! - Russel
Why it happened - he stopped by
Why it makes me happy - I LOVE my time with this guy......just LOVE IT!!!

JJ

Brunch
Chat with Jim
Chat with John
Fabulous weather
Rinse...lather...repeat....same old pattern
Russel

HappyUP!!! Day 2112

Karma....as I was playing a great back 9...one of my

competitors said, "I hope you hook it into the water on 18."

Hmmmmm.....that isn't my golf ball....it was his...and, as you 

can see by the hazard stake, he nearly put it in the pond!

HappyUP!!! - waking up intact
Why it happened - I'm a medical marvel?
Why it makes me happy - I didn't expect to be golfing today after last nite's skating. Skating takes muscles that you don't use everyday. So glad I was ready to go

HappyUP!!! - high draw 7 iron recovery on 10
Why it happened - vision
Why it makes me happy - it was a tough shot...I saw it in my mind....which doesn't mean it's going to happen....well...it did. Stuck it in there...made the birdie putt!!!

HappyUP!!! - winning a quesadilla roll
Why it happened - a guy has to eat
Why it makes me happy - very tasty because Buddy had to pay

HappyUP!!! - 2 under on the back 9
Why it happened - I was desperate
Why it makes me happy - I didn't play poorly on the front 9....but my score didn't reflect that. I went from 6 over on the front to 2 under on the back.....76 is a pretty good score these days

JJ

Great sleep
Waking up intact
Coming back HARD on the back 9
8 iron 2....driver/hybrid/wedge 4....8 iron 5....drive 6....putt 9....7 iron high draw/putt/birdie 10...drive/chip/putt 11...bunker shot/putt 12....drive/9 iron 13...driver 14....high wedge 15....drive/9 iron 16.....4 iron 17....drive/hybrid/wedge/putt/birdie 18
Absolutely stunning falling leaves weather
Great college football
Winning a quesidilla roll

HappyUP!!! Day 2111

HappyUP!!! - solid back 9
Why it happened - who knows...I was down?
Why it makes me happy -  I do enjoy winning....but....I really enjoy it after I was down after 9 holes. That back 9 today was definitely uplifting

HappyUP!!! - getting 3 soldiers back
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - Steve had been holding five of "my soldiers." I got two back on Wed.....I miraculously came back and got the other 3 he was holding...........now....I have to zero in and take some of his guards next time we play

HappyUP!!! - skating
Why it happened - I was invited
Why it makes me happy - I haven't roller skated in years. It was soooo much fun. Yeah....I think I am going to be sore for the weekend....all worth it

JJ

Great weather
Great brekko
Solid back 9 to win some dough
Driver/wedge 14...playing Bermuda triangle 1 under...playing last 6 1 under
Getting 3 soldiers off of Steve
Skating
Hanging with the Chipper

HappyUP!!! Day 2110

This just makes me happy!

HappyUP!!! - brekko with club manager
Why it happened - I was hungry
Why it makes me happy - it was good to get to know this person a bit....and find out some state of affairs

HappyUP!!! - cribbage
Why it happened - teaching
Why it makes me happy - I'm not going on the "guy trip" but one of the guys that I was playing with today is. A night game they will play is cribbage. My mom taught me cribbage long ago. Though rusty, I was glad to help him understand the game. Cribbage is a WONDERFUL family game.

HappyUP!!! - a couple of big holes
Why it happened - great shots
Why it makes me happy - the Thursday game is team play as well as individual play. My team didn't play that well today. I was glad that I was able to get to Closest to Pins, a birdie, and a skin so I came out unscathed.

JJ

Brekko with club manager
Drive/wedge 1....drive/9 iron 2....drive/flop shot 3....drive/hybrid/wedge 4....9 iron 5...drive/wedge 6....hybrid recovery 7.....hybrid/putt/KP/skin/birdie 8......chip 9.....drive/hybrid 10.....7 iron/KP 12...drive/8 iron 13....8 iron 14....drive/wedge 15.....recovery punch 16....4 iron 17....superFLOP shot 18
Winning a couple of bucks
Cribbage
Brussel sprouts
Weather
Playing with Walt

HappyUP!!! Day 2109

THAT is not only a GREAT looking group.....especially that

guy in the Giants jersey.....but a VERY talented group of 

Toastmasters! Great pic for the group on the website

HappyUP!!! - Boundaries speech
Why it happened - Anita delivered big time
Why it makes me happy - Anita is well on her way to being a pro. She gave a great speech about people setting their personal boundaries....which....if people in your life cross....they have to deal with the consequences.  These aren't legal boundaries...they are you own. You set them...and...if people choose to continue crossing them....they gotta get tossed from your life. It's about RESPECT! It was a great talk. Funny how some people just don't get this SIMPLE concept

HappyUP!!! - NO punch shots
Why it happened - I kept it fairly straight
Why it makes me happy - for months and months, my goal has been to NOT have to hit a shot under a tree at my club. Now, keep in mind, I am pretty good at hitting that shot.....I just wanted to play a round without having to do so. TODAY....mission accomplished!!!

HappyUP!!! - birdies
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - birdies are the name of the game. I had two today....neither of them cheap....very solid!!! Should have had another one if I had hit a decent 4 foot putt.

HappyUP!!! - trick or treat
Why it happened - Oct 31
Why it makes me happy - LOVE all the kids coming to the door in crazy costumes....the little ones...the big ones.....I even think a mom might have tried to sneak in there tonight....LOL! GREAT FUN!!!

JJ

Drive/hybrid/wedge/putt/birdie 1.....drive/7 iron/putt 2...5 iron/flop shot 3....drive/hybrid/wedge 4....9 iron 5....8 iron/chip 6....drive/7 iron 7.....hybrid/putt/birdie 8.....drive 9...drive/wedge 10...drive/7 iron 11....bunker shot 12....drive/chip 13.....pitch 14....drive 15....good break/8 iron 16....pitch 17...drive/hybrid/wedge/chutt 18
NO PUNCH SHOTS
Winning
Trick or Treat
Sleeping in
Rain

HappyUP!!! Day 2108

Oh yeah....that's me...putting the hammer

down...right before I make an aggressive 

pass. Reminds me of my racing days!

HappyUP!!! - speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - goals......posture.....detoxification....GREAT information from qualified experts.........all for free....all I have to do is show up. GREAT STUFF

HappyUP!!! - gorgeous day
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - I am just SO BLESSED to be able to fully enjoy every day of the tremendous weather here in NoCali......I NEVER take a moment for granted

HappyUP!!! - spectacular evening
Why it happened - I was invited
Why it makes me happy - 3...count them....THREE.....great things in one night.....AFTER the weather and golf today....AFTER tremendous Toastmasters....all I can say is WOW!!!!  LIFE is GOOD

JJ

Sherri/Greg/Dr Don speeches
TableTopics
Gorgeous Day

HappyUP!!! Day 2107

Hoooooooo wouldn't want a couple of these

beauties delivered to them? C'mon....

is this the epitomy of HappyUP!!! or what?

HappyUP!!! - carpool
Why it happened - got called in
Why it makes me happy - the boys are so much fun.....sooo glad I am in a position to help out when needed

HappyUP!!! - fabulous reading
Why it happened - I branched out
Why it makes me happy - I have read some autobiographes in the past....just not recently. I'm really enjoying the one I am into in my Kindle.  Getting to really like the Kindle

HappyUP!!! - Owl Cakes
Why it happened - favors beget favors
Why it makes me happy - as said above.....look at the picture.  Livin large!!!

HappyUP!!! Day 2106

This is one cool hat! What an awesome

present it was to me. Yeah, I'll get some

crap for wearing it....but that's OK. I

am very used to dealing with crap.

HappyUP!!! - GiantsUP!!!
Why it happened - pitching
Why it makes me happy - hmmmmm.....I guess it was no fluke they won 2 yrs ago, was it?

HappyUP!!! - my new hat
Why it happened - I was thought of at the costume store
Why it makes me happy - yeah....golf stuff can be campy....and...yeah...this was. Yet...at same time....there is a bit of coolness to it.....and I will be able to pull this off

HappyUP!!! - getting stuff done
Why it happened - took a day off
Why it makes me happy - been spending a bit more time at "the office" during the week so I can get a weekend day off.....today was the perfect day

SUPERHappyUP!!! Day 2105

Working hard at the office ....overtime actually....

on a Saturday...I LOVE my office!

Could this day be any better? - the weather sure couldn't be

HappyUP!!! - Member Member tournament
Why it happened - my club puts on tournaments
Why it makes me happy - ALL of the guys out there...starting at one time...lots of interaction...it's the BEST!!! It is what a club is about

HappyUP!!! - encouragement from partner
Why it happened - I was his partner today
Why it makes me happy - my partner is a much superior player than I am. We rode in the same cart today. He has been my opponent many times. He has seen how I recover from bad shots. When I was "in da trash", he would tell me, "you got this...you do this all the time"...meaning when I do it AGAINST him. It's nice to see a good player recognize that....yeah....I got some shots....and I pulled off a few of them today. We just fell a little short

HappyUP!!! - the night
Why it happened - we planned it
Why it makes me happy - we had the best of dinners.......then out with great friends....watching our friends band while my little buddy was at his first party....picking buddy up afterward....coming back home....family time before bed

HappyUP!!! - a Giants WIN!!!
Why it happened - the Giants are rolling
Why it makes me happy - OMG....are we heading for a sweep?

JJ

Member member
Brekko
Drive/4 iron/wedge/par 1....hybrid recovery hook 2....drive/hybrid 4....8 iron 5....drive/wedge 6....4 iron 8....recovery 4 iron/putt 9

Drive/7 iron 11....5 iron 12...pitch 13....hybrid 14....driver/9 iron 15.....recovery shot 16....bunker shot 17....drive/recovery 7 iron/putt/birdie 18

Drive/hybrid/wedge/putt 1....punch hybrid/chip 2....wedge/par 3....drive/bunker shot 6...drive 7....pitch/putt/par 8.....drive/5 iron/2 putt 9

Spectacular weather
The absolute greatest time with numerous different frineds
The nightlife
A Gigantics WIN!!!

HappyUP!!! Day 2104

More fun from last night at my friend's 30th Anniversary.....

I revel in what it takes to make it that far.....sacred privilege

to be a part of it

HappyUP!!! - retirement for a friend
Why it happened - he put in his time
Why it makes me happy - my buddy, D, is free as of today. So honored that he joined us for golf this afternoon after his last day with the state...............and that he has a fishing boat....that he invited me on....hmmmmm.....looks like I have a new hobby coming up!!!

HappyUP!!! - breathtaking weather
Why it happened - welcome to NorCal fall
Why it makes me happy - we can focus on all the problems that California has....and....yeah....there are a ton of them.......but....TODAY....and MANY days ahead....is why I live here

HappyUP!!! - lifting a fiver from buddy
Why it happened - I messed up on the last hole or it would have been more
Why it makes me happy - it ain't about the dough...it's about the win.....I was fortunate enough to day to scrounge it out.  It's all going to change Nov 1 when my handicap drops dramatically...enjoy it while I can.

JJ

Breathtaking weather
Retirement for a friend
Lifting a fiver off da Buddy
Par 1.....5 iron/stiff 8....par 9....
Great brekko and morning

HappyUP!!! Day 2103

Congrats to a couple of love birds I've known a

long time....what a FABULOUS night!!!

HappyUP!!! - a celebration
Why it happened - a decision was made 30 years ago
Why it makes me happy - I was so thrilled and blessed to be a part of this entourage tonight.

HappyUP!!! - What a show!!!
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - how ONE guy....alone....could keep us so entertained for over an hour and a half.....with just four strings....well.....amazing!!! I guess that is what happens when you are in the presence of someone that is unquestionably the best person on the planet that does what he does

HappyUP!!! - predictable people
Why it happened - rights reinstated
Why it makes me happy - when people go out of their way to ATTEMPT to make others miserable, it is often a transferrence of the misery of their own existence.  The happiness that I derive from this is that I have always understood this concept......and, by seeing example of those that don't.....it reminds me of the blessing that I have.