Thursday, March 31, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3635


HappyUP!!! -  OJ Catchup
Why it happened - a little binging
Why it makes me happy - OK...I got the story up to date. Great TV

HappyUP!!! - weather
Why it happened - it's weather
Why it makes me happy - today was just one of those gorgeous days that, if you didn't notice it, you lost

HappyUP!!! - great piece of writing
Why it happened - I got inspired
Why it makes me happy - now just got to put the chords to it


Wednesday, March 30, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3634



HappyUP!!! - holing bunker shot 2
Why it happened - skillz
Why it makes me happy - a birdie...sandie/bullett/birdie...great start...great shot

HappyUP!!! - coupons
Why it happened - I happened to have some
Why it makes me happy - I'm really not a coupon dude...but...hey..Bel Air sent them to me...I'm good with saving $10

HappyUP!!! - 54 yards to 18
Why it happened - great drive and 3 wood
Why it makes me happy - I don't get that close to that hole very often....it's a nice place to be

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3633


HappyUP!!! - singing
Why it happened - a speech
Why it makes me happy - I got great reviews

HappyUP!!! - guitar 
Why it happened - a speech
Why it makes me happy - I got great reviews

HappyUP!!! - songwriting
Why it happened - a speech
Why it makes me happy - I got great reviews....it was all a big surprise for the crew

Monday, March 28, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3632


HappyUP!!! - speech together
Why it happened - it's my turn
Why it makes me happy - didn't think I had anything...yes...yes, I do

HappyUP!!! -  Mr Robot
Why it happened - did a binge
Why it makes me happy - yeah...it's creepy....creepy GOOD!

HappyUP!!! - guitar work
Why it happened - had to
Why it makes me happy - love a bit of improvement

Sunday, March 27, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3631


HappyUP!!! - North Carlolina win
Why it happened - they are good
Why it makes me happy - my madness is getting madder

HappyUP!!! - Carolinas
Why it happened - I was hungry
Why it makes me happy - just love ducking over to that place

HappyUP!!! - asked to help
Why it happened - it is always an honor
Why it makes me happy - while I wasn't the one that could...I knew who could...love putting that stuff together

Saturday, March 26, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3630 Sat



HappyUP!!! - orange chicken salad
Why it happened - creativity
Why it makes me happy - that was a wonderful little dish I whooped up!

HappyUP!!! - birdie 18
Why it happened - a darn good 5 iron
Why it makes me happy - don't birdie this one often...when all on the line...especially with a 5 iron

HappyUP!!! - great wedge/sand work
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - love the short game working


Friday, March 25, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3629


HappyUP!!! - lucnh with Buddy
Why it happened - we were hungry at same time
Why it makes me happy - nice to break a little bread with this dude. Unexpected but enjoyed

HappyUP!!! - bracket holds up
Why it happened - NCAA tourney
Why it makes me happy - getting closer and closer....man....this stuff is addictive!!! Just loving it!!!

HappyUP!!! - BIG skins win!!!
Why it happened - we had a great group today
Why it makes me happy - skins isn't always my forte' (if I even have a golf forte'). The driver recovery shot and pitch in from the back of 11 today was phenomenal.  The skins on 15 were more conventional. They both paid the same!

Thursday, March 24, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3628


HappyUP!!! - shredder joes
Why it happened - researched it
Why it makes me happy - it was nice to get rid of YEARS of paperwork right around the corner. Purging feels GREAT!

HappyUP!!! - time with one of my old appraisers
Why it happened - he decided to come out
Why it makes me happy - dude can still play a little bit of golf at an advanced age. Encouraging

HappyUP!!! - btacket wins
Why it happened - NCAA in full swing
Why it makes me happy - this March Madness is OVER THE TOP exciting!!!

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3627


HappyUP!!! - text with my good pal
Why it happened - I was thought of
Why it makes me happy - all is well....and getting better

HappyUP!!! - 5 iron beauty on 8
Why it happened - put a good one on it
Why it makes me happy - 8 has proposed some problems lately....this was one of those shots that is an absolute GEM

HappyUP!!! - kept the shaft in one piece 18
Why it happened - I was very close to a tree
Why it makes me happy - it really was quite an amazing shot to hit it that well...with some speed...and then stop the club before the shaft got wrapped around the tree

HappyUP!!! - viewing an unbelievable dice roll
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy- one guy had two 6's....the other guy had three 6's. This makes the guy with three 6's "Boss."  He rolls....two more 6's....yeah...that is five sixes out of five possible sixes. The guy with two sixes now rolls....and rolls three 6's....to get the tie.  I'd LOVE to know what the odds of that combination happening are!

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3626


HappyUP!!! - gorgeous moonset
Why it happened - I was up early this morning
Why it makes me happy - it was absolutely breathtaking. The colors were indescribable.

HappyUP!!! - recovering my dough in the big game
Why it happened - I think I got a nice draw...and maybe more
Why it makes me happy - didn't play that well....and...in this game....you can lose it all. Got it all back and a little bit more. Winning poorly is still WINNING!

HappyUP!!! - Young Ladies Tourney wraps up
Why it happened - apparently, it's an annual deal now
Why it makes me happy - it was very sweet to see all of that youth....the selfies...the teammates...the camaraderie.  Nice stuff


Monday, March 21, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3625


HappyUP!!! - LUNA-tic
Why it happened - went to take in some action
Why it makes me happy - great hanging out with this guy for a bit

HappyUP!!! - Sac State Invitational Tourney
Why it happened - our club opened it's doors
Why it makes me happy - great to watch the young ladies go out and take on our track

HappyUP!!! - Old Town Pizza
Why it happened - recommendation
Why it makes me happy - I don't do pizza much these days (hmmmm...I noticed there is a correlation between pizza ingestion and waistline expansion).  This place serves up an AWESOME pie....and just down the street

HappyUP!!! - hanging with the firemen
Why it happened - Old Town Pizza
Why it makes me happy- these dudes cozied up to me....we struck up some conversation....turns out that we basically all knew each other through our "little town." Great company

Sunday, March 20, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3624


HappyUP!!! - a one hole cart
Why it happened - Randy was all over it
Why it makes me happy - we had a shotgun....had to finish after 1st hole....great that our attendant threw me on a cart with one hole to go to make getting off the course a bit more pleasant. Very thoughtful

HappyUP!!! - high level biz discussions 
Why it happened - I was asked for opinion
Why it makes me happy - I like being consulted with.  I didn't grind it out in the corporate world NOT to learn a few things that I can pass on

HappyUP!!! - mow b4 rain
Why it happened - motivation
Why it makes me happy - it was a little tight when I got home....but could see storm coming...who likes mowing wet grass? NOT this guy!!!

Saturday, March 19, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3623


HappyUP!!! - the full court press
Why it happened - we needed to
Why it makes me happy - Miller and I decided to turn it on....and we made it happen

HappyUP!!! - bracket fun
Why it happened - NCAA is full on
Why it makes me happy - I'm getting closer and closer after today

HappyUP!!! - brekko
Why it happened - a guy has to eat
Why it makes me happy - really nice little meal with the boys this morning!

Friday, March 18, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3622


HappyUP!!! - golfing with the family
Why it happened - we do that on occasion
Why it makes me happy - won't be a lot of time to get both nephews and brother together again for awhile. Great time

HappyUP!!! - Gmac joining us
Why it happened - he's an honorary Nutter
Why it makes me happy - he was a great addition to our group today

HappyUP!!! - some nice short game
Why it happened - I know how
Why it makes me happy - ball striking is off....so...this is where I have to make it happen to keep things in check

Thursday, March 17, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3621


HappyUP!!! - a nice monetary win today
Why it happened - solid play
Why it makes me happy - been a bit sketchy as of late. Did lots of nice things today

HappyUP!!! - Birdie on 9
Why it happened - some very nice shots
Why it makes me happy -don't birdie this one very often. The big one was one of the nicest putts I have hit in a bit. They didn't see that one coming!

HappyUP!!! - getting into March Madness
Why it happened - it's a tradition
Why it makes me happy - more great games today!!! Exciting!!!

Wednesday, March 16, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3620


HappyUP!!! - start on 11
Why it happened -shotgun start
Why it makes me happy - it led to NO waiting today! LOVE that!!! Dodged a bullet there

HappyUP!!! - lunch
Why it happened - we played early
Why it makes me happy - we usually play in the afternoon. Had to play in the morning. Nice to finish it off with a nice lunch with the boys

HappyUP!!! - flip shot 13
Why it happened - got a few skillz still
Why it makes me happy - that was a tough one. It drew a few, "are ya kidding me"'s from the group

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3619


HappyUP!!! - my CPA
Why it happened - it's that time
Why it makes me happy - damages not NEARLY as bad as I thought they would be

HappyUP!!! - keeping my records
Why it happened - I had a hunch on an issue last year
Why it makes me happy - this thing would have been messy to fix NOW...if I hadn't seen it coming 9 months ago

HappyUP!!! - bazaar text
Why it happened -who knows
Why it makes me happy - hadn't heard in forever from an old buddy. It was strange to get this one out of the blue....but it was cool

Monday, March 14, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3618


HappyUP!!! - 6 miler
Why it happened - the rain abated
Why it makes me happy - what a gorgeous day. The river is flowing. Wonderful to be ALIVE!!!

HappyUP!!! - dance
Why it happened - had an idea
Why it makes me happy - it's great to be out there and MOVING my GROOVE thing

HappyUP!!! - comedy
Why it happened - my walk
Why it makes me happy - some people listen to music when working out....I like comedy...nothing like a gut busting laugh!!!

Sunday, March 13, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3617



HappyUP!!! - NCAA brackets established
Why it happened - it's that time of year
Why it makes me happy - it was so exciting today!!! Yeah...I have taken some hits...who hasn't?

HappyUP!!! - stew
Why it happened -rainy day
Why it makes me happy - a little veggie stew....a little chicken stew. Love making and having delicious homemade meals at the ready

HappyUP!!! - rain all day
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - just keep on bringing it!!! JUST LOVING all of this rain

Saturday, March 12, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3616


HappyUP!!! - partner finishing up
Why it happened - he is awesome
Why it makes me happy - he played the last 3 holes 2 under....and those were the tough holes

HappyUP!!! - time with our Chairman
Why it happened - tournament
Why it makes me happy - though we have known OF each other for YEARS, we have never spent time together. Great quality time watching the shootout

HappyUP!!! - meeting Mason
Why it happened - I'm a GREAT Uncle now
Why it makes me happy - he's adorable!!! He just laid there in my arms for the longest of time

HappyUP!!! - Birthday party
Why it happened - I'm an uncle
Why it makes me happy- fabulous family and friends time

Friday, March 11, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3615



HappyUP!!! - rain all day
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - this just keeps the liklihood that I have water to drink this summer more likely.  I kinda like drinking water

HappyUP!!! - buffalo chicken salad
Why it happened - Friday Nite Thrill Menu
Why it makes me happy - great to get out of the house after being couped in all day....and have some great food

HappyUP!!! - drawer fixed
Why it happened - a little DIY
Why it makes me happy - gotta get it done once in awhile. This was a nice fix

Thursday, March 10, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3614


HappyUP!!! - practice session
Why it happened - motivation
Why it makes me happy - made some real progress on the new move today

HappyUP!!! - running into G and DD
Why it happened - practice session
Why it makes me happy - LOVE seeing the guys out there......GRINDING

HappyUP!!! - rain
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - I LOVE rain....especially when it comes right AFTER my practice session

HappyUP!!! - call from friend
Why it happened - I was thought of
Why it makes me happy- took advantage of offering some help. That always makes me feel good

Wednesday, March 09, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3613


HappyUP!!! - friend OK
Why it happened - trip to the doc
Why it makes me happy - it's ugly....but it appears to be under control. Time to heal!

HappyUP!!! - coaching session
Why it happened - I take counsel
Why it makes me happy - this will be a tricky one to conquer.....but I am up for the task

HappyUP!!! - 8 iron on 14
Why it happened - trusted it a bit
Why it makes me happy - working on the new move. Things had been very shaky. This was just a gem.  Uphill....into the win....starts right of the pin with a lot of height...a pretty little draw to within a few feet of the pin. Yep....that's a fix!

Tuesday, March 08, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3612


HappyUP!!! - 2 great speeches
Why it happened -Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - we put on a good show today! We had 2 guests so it's fabulous when we put a program together like today

HappyUP!!! - being able to help out
Why it happened - a friend needed it
Why it makes me happy - it is a sacred privilege to be able to step in when things like this happen

HappyUP!!! - morning brekko
Why it happened - friend wanted to eat
Why it makes me happy - we had some quality time this morning. Nothing better than that

Monday, March 07, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3611


HappyUP!!! - Reba
Why it happened - I caught her on a show
Why it makes me happy - she said, "I decided to go take my marbles and play somewhere else"....it reminded me of the lady that was always closest to me. I smiled

HappyUP!!! - making a plan
Why it happened - a friend called me
Why it makes me happy - we are going to have some fun!!!

HappyUP!!! - rain rain rain
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy -overnight storm...and throughout the day....just awesome. Keep it coming!!!

Sunday, March 06, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3610


HappyUP!!! - rain pants
Why it happened - they are always in my bag
Why it makes me happy - I didn't think it would be cold today...shorts was a bad choice. No problem with my weathers to be able to slip on. Nice and toasty all day

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 4
Why it happened - pretty nice little wedge
Why it makes me happy -it was nice to help out my partner early in the round. It set a bit of a tone

HappyUP!!! - beating the rain
Why it happened - we got lucky
Why it makes me happy - I love BAD forecasts. It should have been raining on us in the final hour. Nope....it all held out until on the way home

HappyUP!!! - my partner
Why it happened -the Kaseberg
Why it makes me happy- it is nice to have someone patient when you are struggling. It was a rough two days of golf.....but the fellowship was great!

Saturday, March 05, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3609


HappyUP!!! - tap in birdie 14
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - it's a wondeful thing to come up the hill...and see your ball practically leaning on the flagstick.  The shot I hit in there can only be described as majestic

HappyUP!!! - a stormy night upstairs
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - I just LOVE a GREAT storm. I don't know how hard it blew...but there are going to be trees down on Sunday

HappyUP!!! - winning a shake
Why it happened - I got lucky
Why it makes me happy - a drink is so much tastier when it's purchased by Lopitas!

Friday, March 04, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3608


HappyUP!!! - I'm a GREAT uncle
Why it happened - life
Why it makes me happy -OK....settle down out there. I'm not bragging. I literally became a Great Uncle today!

HappyUP!!! - everyone healthy
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - my niece in law and great nephew are both doing fine

HappyUP!!! -teeing off early
Why it happened - rain on the way
Why it makes me happy - glad one of the guys had this idea. We got 18 in just before the much needed rain

Thursday, March 03, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3607


HappyUP!!! - weedeater working
Why it happened - learning
Why it makes me happy - I'm glad this one didn't meet the fate of the previous one. Who needs those issues?

HappyUP!!! - act of kindness 
Why it happened - neighbor in need
Why it makes me happy - it was nice to meet my future neighbor and start off on a good foot

HappyUP!!! - lobster
Why it happened - I was inspired
Why it makes me happy - I have a new New Year Resolution. Lobster AT LEAST once a month! This is a good one....I am pretty sure I can keep it

Wednesday, March 02, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3606


HappyUP!!! - drive on 11
Why it happened - something came over me
Why it makes me happy - I was playing rather poorly....I got on the 11 tee...and said, "I am just going to hit the sh-- out of this one!" That rarely works for me...but...this time....oh my!!! I have some untapped juice!!!

HappyUP!!! - eagle on 13
Why it happened - a gorgeous 7 iron
Why it makes me happy - c'mon.....it's an eagle!!! A two on a par 4! While I have had some eagles in the last year, they were of the easier variety on par 5's.  Knocking that 7 iron in against the win was just a beautiful, pure thing to watch

HappyUP!!! - tuna melt
Why it happened - hungry
Why it makes me happy -not sure I have had one of these at the club.....it hit the spot BIG TIME!

HappyUP!!! - Dr G
Why it happened - we were partnered
Why it makes me happy- always love to tee it up with this guy and do battle

Tuesday, March 01, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3605


HappyUP!!! - protien style
Why it happened - I was hungry
Why it makes me happy - I will often make a burger this way.....but never ordered one from In-N-Out in this fashion. It will not be my last one. I only had a single today....may need to do the double double sometime to see just how big a mess I can make!

HappyUP!!! - wedge/birdie 4
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - it's the thing about golf. Things can be going poorly...then....you just hit the perfect shot.....and it's like a needle to a junkie! Sweeeet

HappyUP!!! - chat with Randi
Why it happened - we set it up
Why it makes me happy - this was a great conversation...and a good one to put in the books