Wednesday, August 27, 2008

HappyUP!!! Day 577....Day 4 of the Week of Festival

Just a bunch of golf - as we breeze through this week honoring....uh.....hmmm....well.....ME!!!

Why is it that statement seems so self absorbed? - if you think about it for what it is, we really shouldn't. It's not conceited. If someone else was doing it FOR me, it would be OK. Yet, doing it for oneself seems a little strange, isn't it?

Why should that be? - it's the same week of festival whether it is self-sponsored or sponsored by someone else. I think I smell one of those "rules" that we think has been made.....but doesn't really exist in the rulebook.

HappyUP!!! - morning round of golf
Why it happened - I wasn't going to play but I decided to
Why it makes me happy - I didn't have a game today. I almost didn't play for that reason. Yet, it is good to swat it around the links by yourself. The mentality playing by yourself is definitely different. There are no distractions. It's almost a different game. Anyway, I was only one stroke off the best round that I have shot. The game also inspired me to work some more on my game.

HappyUP!!! - moment of zen
Why it happened - I was golfing by myself
Why it makes me happy - unfortunately, I hit a ball into a lake. I know....hard to believe. Anyway, it was the 9th hole. Nobody was behind me so I didn't need to keep up. I spent some time down on the edge of the pond. Geese....ducks.....doing what they do. No noise. A beautiful morning. Tall weeds around the edges. It was like hiking out into nature....so I spent some time there.

HappyUP!!! - afternoon round of golf
Why it happened - my buddy wanted to play after work
Why it makes me happy - it wasn't because I beat him. He KILLED me. Until the last hole, he had his best round of the day going. It was nice to watch. We also caught up to a single on the front 9 who played with us. He was an old acquaintance of mine that I had lost track of. It was nice to see him. I also made some progress in DRIVING the ball further. It is something I am working on. I got the ball out to places I hadn't reached before. This is going to be a big key and I know why I did it and what I have to work on. I also almost made a hole in one. I have never had one. I wish this would have gone in because it was absolutely one of the most horrible shots I could have hit. I got very lucky!

JollyJottings

Morning Round
Morning moment of zen
Afternoon golf
Finding some driving tips
Getting a "yes" to get together

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