Thursday, June 30, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3727


HappyUP!!! - taking a cart
Why it happened - it was hot today
Why it makes me happy - I would have had a little struggle making it through today

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 4
Why it happened - good drive and a well placed 3 wood.....
Why it makes me happy -.....but it was the cute pitch shot that nearly went in that was particularly special. It's a  little shot I have been working on

HappyUP!!! - a lot of nice wedges
Why it happened - been working on it
Why it makes me happy - I seem to be losing a little distance in the long game.....hopefully I can start picking up some loss with the short game getting a bit better

HappyUP!!! - Giants win
Why it happened - they needed it
Why it makes me happy- a bit of business was settled with those pesky A's

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3726


HappyUP!!! - Pepper Burgers
Why it happened - noticed in the meat section
Why it makes me happy - what a tasty little treat these are. The butcher made the patties on site and had some spicey peppers inserted in them.....GREAT stuff!

HappyUP!!! - no double bogeys
Why it happened - not hitting HORRIBLE shots
Why it makes me happy - today was the third round in a row.....that is 54 straight holes...without a major mistake. That's pretty good for me.

HappyUP!!! - running into Keith
Why it happened - I was at the store
Why it makes me happy - "Hi, Uncle Nutter!" was his enthusiastic greeting. Cracked me up.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3725


HappyUP!!! - walk before heat
Why it happened - I got motivated
Why it makes me happy - wow.....it was a little rough coming in....and it wasn't nearly as hot as it was going to get. Sooooo glad I went when I did

HappyUP!!! -  trading texts with my friend
Why it happened - I popped up in her mind
Why it makes me happy - great little catchup....we'll be getting together soon

HappyUP!!! - Giant's / A's game 2
Why it happened - it's the Bay Bridge Series
Why it makes me happy - I would have preferred the Giants winning....but it was a great game...and....I have a soft spot for the A's (leftover from my youth)....nice to see them give the "big boys" a little lesson in humility

Monday, June 27, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3724


HappyUP!!! - stepping in to save the meeting
Why it happened - regular toastmaster missing
Why it makes me happy - we are going to have a great meeting tomorrow....just took a little work

HappyUP!!! - coaching session
Why it happened - I am coachable
Why it makes me happy - a little change in ball positioning is a simple fix....and it's going to make a difference

HappyUP!!! - text from my  friend
Why it happened - she was thinking of me
Why it makes me happy - heartwarming......and.....funny as heck as well!

Sunday, June 26, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3723


HappyUP!!! - Adoption Birthday
Why it happened - I pulled the trigger
Why it makes me happy - it was three years ago when I rescued the little princess P!!!!! Great move on my part

HappyUP!!! - no doubles all weekend
Why it happened - solid play
Why it makes me happy - a double usually means a horrible thing happened on a hole.....I just went 54 holes with none of that happening.  THAT is a pretty good stretch for me

HappyUP!!! - punch 5 iron into 12
Why it happened - tried something different
Why it makes me happy - THIS had to be one of the PRETTIEST little shots that I have seen in some time off my clubs.  A buddy talked me into it and it was PURE....Largo/greenie/birdie

Saturday, June 25, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3722


HappyUP!!! - amazing invite
Why it happened - I was being fondly thought of
Why it makes me happy - I have some definite fun in my future!

HappyUP!!! - Winning
Why it happened - skills and luck
Why it makes me happy - the golf was the skills....the dice rolls was the luck.....NICE!!!

HappyUP!!! - MadBum great outing
Why it happened - dude keeps bringing it
Why it makes me happy - yep....he lost......BUT.....this guy is just a workhorse! Love his form

Friday, June 24, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3721


HappyUP!!! - Baker Bens
Why it happened - K-bug was hungry
Why it makes me happy - who doesn't love feeding a kid a donut?

HappyUP!!! - little 5 year old at golf camp
Why it happened - she was befriended by "da bug"
Why it makes me happy - the cute little girl pointed to my great niece and said, "she's my best friend." This was pretty nice because the bug is 4 years older and a compliment to my niece watching out after this one at golf camp

HappyUP!!! - solid play and a win
Why it happened - it's coming around
Why it makes me happy - 3 birdies....an aqua par on 14....nice smart play on 18....all adds up to some dough at the end of the day

Thursday, June 23, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3720


HappyUP!!! - "da bug in da boxer"
Why it happened - golf camp
Why it makes me happy - she liked riding with the top down this morning

HappyUP!!! - song recovered from my phone
Why it happened - I had made a note of it
Why it makes me happy -Princess Mononke is possibly one of the prettiest pieces that I have ever heard....thrilled I found it....thrilled I took the time to capture the info on it at the time.

HappyUP!!! - home on hot day
Why it happened - I'm retired
Why it makes me happy - I wanted NOTHING to do with this afternoon. Nice just to enjoy air conditioning

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3719


HappyUP!!! - 10 greens
Why it happened - better striking
Why it makes me happy - hitting 10 of them isn't my best but it is a step in the right direction

HappyUP!!! - playing early
Why it happened -we mutinied
Why it makes me happy -it was going to be hot today....enough of that....we ducked it

HappyUP!!! - seeing the E's and the McK's
Why it happened - pasta night
Why it makes me happy - great people and....some fabulous wedge salad

Tuesday, June 21, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3718


HappyUP!!! - golf camp
Why it happened - I signed the bug up
Why it makes me happy - she was a little apprehensive at first....but she had a good time

HappyUP!!! - Padraig driving lesson
Why it happened - I was channel surfing
Why it makes me happy - I noticed something that I had been forgetting. Went out and hit a few balls....this is going to help

HappyUP!!! - speech
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - not only was the story great.....my delivery was SPOT ON!

Monday, June 20, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3717

HappyUP!!! - getting in a workout
Why it happened - pushed
Why it makes me happy - I started a little late...especially in the heat...but got it done

HappyUP!!! - speech idea
Why it happened - I need to speak tomorrow
Why it makes me happy - after all these years, it can be a challenge to find great stuff. I think this will be a good one

HappyUP!!! - lovely unexpected sites
Why it happened - I was just out doing my thing
Why it makes me happy - I was totally unaware that this area was used for THAT. Oh MY!!!

Sunday, June 19, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3716


HappyUP!!! - winning the Nutter Cup
Why it happened - bro and I NuttedUP!!!
Why it makes me happy - we beat the kids today in a closely contested match....bro and I pulled through on the final hole

HappyUP!!! - family dinner
Why it happened - Father's Day
Why it makes me happy - great lasagna and getting to relive the sweet victory described above

HappyUP!!! - brekko
Why it happened - golfing
Why it makes me happy - great to break bread with Nick and Katiebug

Saturday, June 18, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3715


HappyUP!!! - getting out of the BIG ROLL
Why it happened - caught some good dice
Why it makes me happy - I didn't want to pay for THAT one!!!

HappyUP!!! - 9 iron to middle pin on 9
Why it happened - great drive
Why it makes me happy - that's a pretty big hit for me. When everything comes together, I can still move it a little

HappyUP!!! - 60 degree largo birdie 15
Why it happened - great drive
Why it makes me happy - it was definitely needed...and done in spectacular fashion...just like it should be played

HappyUP!!! - 60 degree into 18
Why it happened - a couple of good shots
Why it makes me happy- it's not often that i get 65 yards into 18...makes it a lot easier

Friday, June 17, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3714


HappyUP!!! - 12 fairways hit
Why it happened - working on the cut
Why it makes me happy - I don't hit a lot of fairways...almost got em all today

HappyUP!!! - OJ Made In America
Why it happened - they made a documentary
Why it makes me happy - what a VERY interesting perspective on how all of this came about

HappyUP!!! - incredible bunker shot 16
Why it happened - skills?
Why it makes me happy - I was downhill...sidehill...buried....there was NOTHING going on this deal....darn near holed it out and got it up and down in 2!

Thursday, June 16, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3713



HappyUP!!! - US Open starts
Why it happened - it's a tradition
Why it makes me happy - I just LOVE major championships....especially GOLF!!!

HappyUP!!! - spin chip video
Why it happened - I was looking for something else
Why it makes me happy - this little shot has eluded me...got something to work on now

HappyUP!!! - political 8th grader
Why it happened - genius
Why it makes me happy - just LOVED the impersonations this kid did at his graduation. What a crack up!!!


Wednesday, June 15, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3712



HappyUP!!! - Giants WIN
Why it happened - they are on a roll
Why it makes me happy - I see a little streak developing here....the GOOD kind

HappyUP!!! - US OPEN Day
Why it happened - club tradition
Why it makes me happy - while I don't need our course playing any harder than it normally does, it is fun to do this once a year. 

HappyUP!!! - wedge salad
Why it happened - I was hungry
Why it makes me happy - the club just makes a fabulous one of these....hadn't had one in awhile

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3711



HappyUP!!! - bank solution
Why it happened - I asked
Why it makes me happy -this was an easy fix I hadn't thought of....and pretty inexpensive as well

HappyUP!!! - passing smog
Why it happened - I take care of things?
Why it makes me happy - never have failed one of these....but I never take for granted the pain in the butt it would be if I didn't. I have listened to the stories as I am at the place and people's cars don't pass

HappyUP!!! - 2 good speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - always great to have a solid program


Monday, June 13, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3710



HappyUP!!! - Wallace the Pest Guy
Why it happened - I got lucky
Why it makes me happy - just happened to run into him and get some questions answered

HappyUP!!! - missed text cleared up
Why it happened - I sent a follow up
Why it makes me happy - it's amazing how we rely on technology....and then watch what happens when it fails.....opportunities can be missed

HappyUP!!! - Giants win
Why it happened - great pitching
Why it makes me happy - ever win in June is NOT the "June Swoon" the G-men are sometimes subject to.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3709



HappyUP!!! - family time
Why it happened - celebrations
Why it makes me happy - great to be around the pool....the family...the kid's friends....and great grub!

HappyUP!!! - Mason!
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - he doesn't do much....yet.....but just love this little guy. He is so darn adorable

HappyUP!!! - the Sharks
Why it happened - great season
Why it makes me happy - well.....they lost in the finals....no fun there.....they had their best season ever, though, so we have something to look forward to next year.

Saturday, June 11, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3708


HappyUP!!! - Orin B
Why it happened - we were paired with him
Why it makes me happy - O.B. is a really nice guy that I don't get to  play with much. We had a great time today despite some sketchy golf...and...he's an easy audience

HappyUP!!! - Acorn Dinner
Why it happened - it's part of the deal
Why it makes me happy - glad Gmac came back and K-log hung around. Great dinner companions for us

HappyUP!!! - the Firepit
Why it happened - it's a tradition
Why it makes me happy - we had so much time hanging with the boys (and girls) and putting the final wrap to the week's activities

Friday, June 10, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3707


HappyUP!!! - putting contest
Why it happened - it's part of the tourney
Why it makes me happy - my partner and I ground through the competition to get to third...hey...we won something (yeah...third place PAYS!)

HappyUP!!! - hole in one contest
Why it happened - it's part of the tourney
Why it makes me happy - they changed the format this year.....and I went for it HARD...DANG...just missed! Dunking one would have made a big difference. Oh well....still exciting

HappyUP!!! - beating last year score in round 2
Why it happened - we are slightly improved
Why it makes me happy - last year, we were "DFL"....at least we are beating some people this year

HappyUP!!! - Ross E
Why it happened - he was my horserace partner
Why it makes me happy- had a lot of fun with the kid. We got through one hole...should have made it through 2...oh well...fun

Thursday, June 09, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3706



HappyUP!!! - Acorn begins
Why it happened - it's an annual deal
Why it makes me happy - great to see a full field...and see a lot of guys I rarely get to see

HappyUP!!! - beating last year's opening round
Why it happened - it didn't take much
Why it makes me happy - we were far from setting the world on fire....but....improvement year over year

HappyUP!!! - firepit time
Why it happened - the Acorn
Why it makes me happy - great doing some late night hanging out with the boys

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3705



HappyUP!!! - golfing with RK
Why it happened - he's my Acorn partner tomorrow
Why it makes me happy - haven't seen this guy for a year. Glad he could make the practice round

HappyUP!!! - solid back 9
Why it happened - good pitching and putting
Why it makes me happy - going to need a LOT of the above over the next 3 days. 

HappyUP!!! - lunch with Lopes
Why it happened - we were hungry
Why it makes me happy - nice to break bread with my buddy

Tuesday, June 07, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3704


HappyUP!!! - evaluation win
Why it happened - I was on point
Why it makes me happy - it's a fine line between what someone wants to hear...and what they need to hear. The person heard it this morning

HappyUP!!! - RM returns
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - nice to see this former member again

HappyUP!!! - new neighbor request
Why it happened - it was a job thing
Why it makes me happy - it was nice to meet someone that moved in not long ago


Monday, June 06, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3703



HappyUP!!! - coaching session
Why it happened - I take advice
Why it makes me happy - today's take?....I can do!!!

HappyUP!!! - mowing
Why it happened - I do that
Why it makes me happy - I just love it on days when everything cuts to perfection. All ready for some painting!!!

HappyUP!!! - Acorn invites all laying out
Why it happened - planning
Why it makes me happy - going to have a lot of fun this week at the annual event!!!

HappyUP!!! - she got it done
Why it happened - free screening
Why it makes me happy- love to hear a happy health update!!! Best news of the day

Sunday, June 05, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3702



HappyUP!!! - Dubs Win Big
Why it happened - they are good
Why it makes me happy - I just hope they put a BIG CAN of "shut the hell up" on the Cavs. There was a little "well, if we had our best players last year, you wouldn't have won...." crap lingering all year.....the Dubs need to put that to bed

HappyUP!!! - 18
Why it happened - good shots
Why it makes me happy - just love having a little wedge into 18...it's no big to the big hitters...but it is always a big deal to me...and I have been doing it lately....and had a nice little birdie look today

HappyUP!!! - golfing with the bro
Why it happened - we do that
Why it makes me happy - always LOVE playing with him....and...tho we lost today...we made a comeback and CUT our losses on the back 9....that rarely happens1

Saturday, June 04, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3701



HappyUP!!! - birdies on 18
Why it happened - different ways
Why it makes me happy - my partner was creative...I was more classic...but we both birdied 18...and THAT, my friends is rare....and ALWAYS a GREAT thing!!!

HappyUP!!! -  Surviving humidity/heat
Why it happened - icky weather
Why it makes me happy - just glad to be done with this one. It wasn't comfy out there today

HappyUP!!! - SHARKS!!!
Why it happened - they won
Why it makes me happy - they lost the first 2...they needed this one

HappyUP!!! - pool time
Why it happened - I was invited
Why it makes me happy- loads of good times on a day when a pool was definitely in play!

Friday, June 03, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3700



HappyUP!!! - brekko at "da moon"
Why it happened - last day of junket
Why it makes me happy - THAT was a delicious skillet

HappyUP!!! - moving up our time
Why it happened - I asked
Why it makes me happy - 3 of us....in carts...teeing off at 8:30....in Truckee...in shirtsleeves...on a "cahmber of commerce" day....and we were first off....NO waiting....pinch me!!! THAT, my friends, is HEAVEN on a GORGEOUS golf course

HappyUP!!! - helping a friend
Why it happened - I got home early
Why it makes me happy - LOVED my junket...but also loved helping out back hear at home


Thursday, June 02, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3699



HappyUP!!! - brekko
Why it happened - dude put the grub on
Why it makes me happy - wasn't sure what I was going to eat today......my buddy did the full spread....DELICIOUS!!!

HappyUP!!! - waking early
Why it happened - I was in the mountains
Why it makes me happy - just felt great to take in some very fresh and chilly air

HappyUP!!! - Warriors win
Why it happened - Playoffs started
Why it makes me happy - what a SPANKING they put on!!!! I just dug that!!!

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3698


HappyUP!!! - handicap flag
Why it happened - carts on path
Why it makes me happy - yeah...I got a little creative...LOVED IT

HappyUP!!! - CaddyShack
Why it happened - dude brought it
Why it makes me happy - I don't care how many times you see this one....."Danny"....it never gets old....Gunga La Gunga....so....I got that going for me

HappyUP!!! - 3 birdies
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - THAT is a LOT of birdies for me...especially on an away course. LOVED driving that par four!!!