Sunday, July 31, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3758


HappyUP!!! - birdies on 4/6
Why it happened -nice shots...nice putts
Why it makes me happy - birdies make money!...and feel good

HappyUP!!! - near largo 14...largo 15/16
Why it happened - got the wedge going
Why it makes me happy - great shots are what it's all about...too bad the putter let me down...but...hey..that happens

HappyUP!!! -big win
Why it happened - we both played well
Why it makes me happy - it's always better not to pay the other guys....ALWAYS!!!

Saturday, July 30, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3757


HappyUP!!! - late golf
Why it happened - couples tournament in morning
Why it makes me happy - yeah...it was 104....but it wasn't that bad....and we put together our old Morgan Creek group!

HappyUP!!! - 5-3 over the Nats
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy -you have to celebrate ANY win the Giants get these days

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 6...and a win
Why it happened - my partner and I played OK
Why it makes me happy - who doesn't enjoy an epic match that comes down to the wire? It's why we play

Friday, July 29, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3756


HappyUP!!! - dinner at G's
Why it happened - I was invited
Why it makes me happy -the dinner...the home...the company....FANTASTIC

HappyUP!!! - golf with Bro and Max
Why it happened - they were invited
Why it makes me happy - we had a GREAT group today

HappyUP!!! - sandy par 14
Why it happened - scrambling
Why it makes me happy - it was GREAT to make up after an absolutely embarrassing tee shot

Thursday, July 28, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3755


HappyUP!!! - a fast 5 miler
Why it happened -motivation
Why it makes me happy - felt fantastic!

HappyUP!!! - Eduardo Nunez
Why it happened - a trade
Why it makes me happy - Giants need something....this guy could be the ticket

HappyUP!!! - avoiding the heat
Why it happened - I changed an appointment
Why it makes me happy - why on earth should I go out and do something when it's 107? You are right....no reason

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3754


HappyUP!!! - Early play
Why it happened - looks like heat
Why it makes me happy - gorgeous out there today

HappyUP!!! - BEATING THE HEAT
Why it happened - see above...plus being retired
Why it makes me happy - who wants to be outside on a 108 degree day!?

HappyUP!!! - partner play
Why it happened - he's gotten better
Why it makes me happy - he can be a little tough when it goes bad...it went really good for him today

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3753


HappyUP!!! - Assessor post card
Why it happened - it's an annual thing
Why it makes me happy - I just DELIGHT when I get this little note

HappyUP!!! - TableTopics
Why it happened - it was my turn
Why it makes me happy - I had them in my hand this morning for  a lively round

HappyUP!!! - Giants win
Why it happened - they scored 9 runs
Why it makes me happy - Giants aren't scoring a bunch...or winning much...nice to get this one


Monday, July 25, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3752


HappyUP!!! - Bump for Trump
Why it happened -RNC Convention
Why it makes me happy - let's see if we can't make this a bit of a horserace!

HappyUP!!! - nice hard one
Why it happened - I push sometimes
Why it makes me happy - felt good to get this workout behind me

HappyUP!!! - Mrs Bam Bam
Why it happened - DNC convenion begins
Why it makes me happy - tho I don't agree with her husband's politics, she did a heck of a job tonite!


Sunday, July 24, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3751


HappyUP!!! - laundry done
Why it happened - had a back up
Why it makes me happy - got to do the laundry at certain times of day to be respectful to the grid. Great to get it all done and folded this morning

HappyUP!!! - near eagle 6
Why it happened - a very nice wedge
Why it makes me happy - had to hit that one from awkward distance over "Brooks Robinson"...yep...you touch that tree and your ball is going DOWN! Darn near put it in the jar

HappyUP!!! - putt on 18
Why it happened - I just stepped up
Why it makes me happy - Randy was out there watching....and that bullett saved us a bet...right at the end of the day

HappyUP!!! - 106 degrees
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy- it doesn't make me happy....but...I was happy that we golfed in it...had no waiting...we breezed right through....and ....it didn't feel that hot.  Liked the rolling for refreshments as well...escaped 2 rolls again!

Saturday, July 23, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3750


HappyUP!!! - 50th Birthday party
Why it happened - people have those
Why it makes me happy - great food.....great family.....great gift...and opportunity for immortalizing...fabulous night

HappyUP!!! - Giants SNAP IT!
Why it happened - persistence
Why it makes me happy - man....Pagan missing that throw over the catcher's head did not make me happy.....BUT....we got the W...finally

HappyUP!!! - GREAT group today
Why it happened - lucky draw
Why it makes me happy - loved playing with Rob, Mike, an Gary today....nice match!

HappyUP!!! - dice rolls
Why it happened - luck
Why it makes me happy- escaped 3 of them today! That's a money saver!

Friday, July 22, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3749


HappyUP!!! - big win
Why it happened -we played well
Why it makes me happy - I LOVE a big win

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 16
Why it happened - a VERY good putt
Why it makes me happy - birdies coming down the line can do nothing but help

HappyUP!!! - listening to the pundits
Why it happened - fallout from RNC committee 
Why it makes me happy - all that hate talk about "dark speech"....if just made me laugh. It had a lot of reality in it. Some people can't handle the truth......some of us can

Thursday, July 21, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3748


HappyUP!!! - weather at 10:30
Why it happened - we went early
Why it makes me happy - it was nice enough to walk...loved that

HappyUP!!! - up n down 18
Why it happened - craftiness
Why it makes me happy - THAT was a moneymaker

HappyUP!!! - chip in 8
Why it happened - I got skills
Why it makes me happy - my opponent had just chipped up to about 6 inches. All I could do was tie him right....or just blow it and lose........it was gorgeous to watch that one drop in on top of him. Him: You Bitch!


Wednesday, July 20, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3747


HappyUP!!! - early shotgun
Why it happened - guest day in afternoon
Why it makes me happy - cool and crisp this morning.. a lovely time to play

HappyUP!!! - Trump plane over Ted Cruz
Why it happened -coincidence
Why it makes me happy - it was just so funny.....the timing and enormity of it

HappyUP!!! - going on my own manhunt
Why it happened -police gave up
Why it makes me happy - the trail was pretty vacant this afternoon after the morning's manhunt. I wasn't scared....I went down there looking for action. Those guys are good hiders. I couldn't find them either

Monday, July 18, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3746


HappyUP!!! - setting up
Why it happened - I do that
Why it makes me happy -had to skip the meeting this morning...but was so happy to go out of my way purely to serve

HappyUP!!! - partners
Why it happened - Lads N Lassies
Why it makes me happy - this annual deal is a lot of fun

HappyUP!!! - low gross
Why it happened - we are good
Why it makes me happy - it wasn't even that hard....no MVP's...everyone chipped in...and we were best in breed today!


HappyUP!!! Day 3745


HappyUP!!! - 6 miler
Why it happened - up and at it
Why it makes me happy - dang that one felt great!!!

HappyUP!!! -  Hobby Lobby
Why it happened - needed some stuff
Why it makes me happy - glad that I could find the perfect stuff!

HappyUP!!! - Republican Convention
Why it happened - it's a thing
Why it makes me happy - this will be an interesting few nights!!!

Sunday, July 17, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3744


HappyUP!!! - seeing Frank
Why it happened - he was at brekko
Why it makes me happy - I had been wondering about this guy. Sounds like he is getting through a medical struggle....and that is a good thing

HappyUP!!! - beating the nephew
Why it happened - he didn't play so well
Why it makes me happy - he's way better than me....but...today's match reminded me of a time when I used to take him as a young lad when he was trying to "beat the unc." Yeah...those days gave away long ago.....but not today

HappyUP!!! - Mr and Mrs Gmac...and bro
Why it happened - they knew we were golfing
Why it makes me happy - nice to share a drink with these great people

HappyUP!!! - GG
Why it happened - we needed a 4th
Why it makes me happy- so glad this good friend jumped in

Saturday, July 16, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3743


HappyUP!!! - Advil
Why it happened - buddy had some
Why it makes me happy - had a little back flair up....was really glad a dude had some meds on board

HappyUP!!! -  par on 11
Why it happened - creativity
Why it makes me happy - my drive left me with oleanders gripping my buttocks...I managed to get a wedge on that....then hit another wedge....and sink the putt. It was a phenomenol par

HappyUP!!! - great job at hole 19
Why it happened - luck
Why it makes me happy - hey....won 2 out of 3


Friday, July 15, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3742


HappyUP!!! - DD throws it down
Why it happened - he's good
Why it makes me happy - that dude put that 68 on it today....and it was with only a couple of putts outside of 10 feet. It was a beauty to watch...even if it costs me some money

HappyUP!!! - chat with Grer Tree
Why it happened - lunch
Why it makes me happy - club has some issues to settle...nice to hear some outside opinion

HappyUP!!! - largo wedge 6
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - that one helped hold off the onslaught!

Thursday, July 14, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3741


HappyUP!!! - chat with E.O.
Why it happened - I had reached out
Why it makes me happy - it was nice to catch up

HappyUP!!! -  the OPEN begins
Why it happened - tradition
Why it makes me happy - it's one of the BIG ONES....and a totally different brand of golf

HappyUP!!! - staying out of the heat
Why it happened - I am retired
Why it makes me happy - I feel the blessing every bad weather day...that I have the option...of staying inside....and I just bask in that. Heat...rain...cold...it doesn't matter. 

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3740


HappyUP!!! - surgery went fine
Why it happened - little issue in the family
Why it makes me happy - it's going to be a tough recovery, but I am glad that this insider got care needed

HappyUP!!! -  birdies
Why it happened - a little skill
Why it makes me happy - wow.....birdie on 9...on 14...on 15....that is a lot for me in one day

HappyUP!!! - great bogey on 11
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - well...my second shot was a little restricted....kinda had an oleander bush tickling my loins...screwing up my backswing....put that hybrid on the back of that ball....and managed to make a bogey despite the penalty stroke I had to take

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3739


HappyUP!!! - wedge with foot in bunker 15
Why it happened - it's where my ball landed
Why it makes me happy - took a little bit of skills to put that one on the green with a look at birdie

HappyUP!!! - some nice wedges on 10/14
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - love knocking it "largo"....even if they ended up being "pargo's"

HappyUP!!! - Toastmasters
Why it happened - it is what we do
Why it makes me happy - had a FABULOUS meeting this morning!!!

HappyUP!!! - Al B meeting
Why it happened - Tuesday game
Why it makes me happy - this dude is a frigging legend!!!...and...now...I KNOW him as I got to play 18 with him

HappyUP!!! - momma duck bicycle crash
Why it happened - timing
Why it makes me happy - it was awesome! I was out on my walk....and I was so PRIVILEGED to get to see everything that I LOVE...and that I HATE...regarding kids and bicycle safety and enabling. It was AWESOME. Did you know....it is a fact...kids will cry harder when their mom is around?

HappyUP!!! Day 3739


HappyUP!!! - wedge with foot in bunker 15
Why it happened - it's where my ball landed
Why it makes me happy - took a little bit of skills to put that one on the green with a look at birdie

HappyUP!!! - some nice wedges on 10/14
Why it happened - skills
Why it makes me happy - love knocking it "largo"....even if they ended up being "pargo's"

HappyUP!!! - Toastmasters
Why it happened - it is what we do
Why it makes me happy - had a FABULOUS meeting this morning!!!

HappyUP!!! - Al B meeting
Why it happened - Tuesday game
Why it makes me happy - this dude is a frigging legend!!!...and...now...I KNOW him as I got to play 18 with him

HappyUP!!! - momma duck bicycle crash
Why it happened - timing
Why it makes me happy - it was awesome! I was out on my walk....and I was so PRIVILEGED to get to see everything that I LOVE...and that I HATE...regarding kids and bicycle safety and enabling. It was AWESOME. Did you know....it is a fact...kids will cry harder when their mom is around?

Monday, July 11, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3738


HappyUP!!! - Home Run Derby
Why it happened - it's All Star Break
Why it makes me happy - it was pretty entertaining this year....the time clock has been a huge improvement

HappyUP!!! - 6 miler 
Why it happened - I am on the move
Why it makes me happy - it was absolutely gorgeous out on the hike today

HappyUP!!! - mowing
Why it happened - it was time
Why it makes me happy - nice to tidy up. I like to keep the lawn high when the heat is in the future...though I don't like the look of it...it's the right thing to do for lawn health and water conservation. So...when it is time...I LOVE the improvement

Sunday, July 10, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3737


HappyUP!!! - game setup for next Sunday
Why it happened - Neph got in touch
Why it makes me happy - looking forward to a lot of fun

HappyUP!!! -  4 miler
Why it happened - working on the process
Why it makes me happy - great being out there...weather cooperated

HappyUP!!! - weather
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - so happy to get a break from a hot June

Saturday, July 09, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3736

HappyUP!!! - Randall time
Why it happened - mini-invitational
Why it makes me happy - LOVE spending time with this guy!

HappyUP!!! - 37/37
Why it happened - we played great on one match
Why it makes me happy - we have struggled as partners....but we finally got it "together/together" once. It wasn't enough to dig out of the hole but we avoided being "DFL"

HappyUP!!! - horserace with Tom
Why it happened - we like to watch
Why it makes me happy - though neither of us made it to the finals, we had some fun watching the end of the tourney

Friday, July 08, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3735


HappyUP!!! - Buddy is back
Why it happened - he has recovered
Why it makes me happy - love having this guy back in the group after an injury. I missed him and am so happy he is better

HappyUP!!! - leftover burger
Why it happened - I made three last night
Why it makes me happy - we only ate two...so...this morning...it was a great protein brekko to have a little something easy to heat in the fridge

HappyUP!!! - 4 miler
Why it happened - got up and going
Why it makes me happy - it's all part of the process. The process isn't winning at the moment...but it got a good boost today

Thursday, July 07, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3734


HappyUP!!! - yard cleanup
Why it happened - got some nice weather
Why it makes me happy - got a little behind in maintenance. Everything nice and tidy again

HappyUP!!! - Comey testimony
Why it happened - it's our system
Why it makes me happy - while disappointing that he didn't push for legal stuff regarding the e-mails, he did give full permission that the DMC candidate should be prosecuted for perjury for lying to the Benghazi Grand Jury

HappyUP!!! - getting into tourney
Why it happened - I made a request
Why it makes me happy - gonna have some fun times....and help out our pro

Wednesday, July 06, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3733


HappyUP!!! - Rick C play
Why it happened - he had it going on
Why it makes me happy - always love to see a guy show signs of his old greatness...gives hope!

HappyUP!!! - Giants don't use the pen
Why it happened - MadBum went long
Why it makes me happy - the Giants have a better chance of winning when this happens...as they did tonight

HappyUP!!! - the rolls
Why it happened - we had to settle affairs
Why it makes me happy - I didn't have to reach into my pocket....twice...tonite!

Tuesday, July 05, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3732

HappyUP!!! - mentoring time
Why it happened - I got a request
Why it makes me happy - I love supporting young people that want to make a difference. This person has the ability

HappyUP!!! - doing some research 
Why it happened - I was asked to mentor
Why it makes me happy - I brought myself up to speed on an issue that I have had effect my life...but haven't really delved into. I learned some stuff

HappyUP!!! - great meeting
Why it happened - we do that
Why it makes me happy - when Tuesday is the "first day" of the week, a meeting can be sketchy. We had a great one today!


Monday, July 04, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3731



HappyUP!!! - holed out bunker shot
Why it happened - a bit of skill
Why it makes me happy - the assistant pro had just driven some lunch out to our group....I hit a gorgeous shot from the sand....he gets to see it! AWESOME!!!

HappyUP!!! - golfing with my brother
Why it happened - I invited
Why it makes me happy - always a great day with the bro

HappyUP!!! - 4th of July Celebration
Why it happened - our club puts it on
Why it makes me happy - OK...this should be a great day....but it can be an UGLY holiday. I have been to public celebrations where the heat and the booze and the revelry combines for ugliness. Tonight's celebration was beautiful. We had a great time

Sunday, July 03, 2016

HappyUP!!! Dsay 3730


HappyUP!!! - cut 5 iron into 9
Why it happened - I'm working it
Why it makes me happy - it's really nice to hit a shot where you can take one side of the green out of your "miss" possibility

HappyUP!!! - Pena's double in the 11th
Why it happened - he got a nice pitch to hit
Why it makes me happy - would have hated to see them lose this series to D-backs. Nice bullpen work (for a change)

HappyUP!!! - up n down bullett 18
Why it happened - took some skills
Why it makes me happy - that was a dicey chip...did best I could...buried the putt...and WON the dough


Saturday, July 02, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3729


HappyUP!!! - 34 on the back 9
Why it happened - a great turnaround
Why it makes me happy - that 34 could have easily been a 32 or 33. I don't get down to these numbers very often. The funny thing was, on the front 9, I putted like I was a beginner. A few moments later...BAM!!!!...I'm putting like a tour pro. Crazy game

HappyUP!!! - JB planning session
Why it happened - problem with a venue
Why it makes me happy - he pretty much knows what he has to do....I think he was looking for some other ideas/validation of his thoughts.  I'm good with those things

HappyUP!!! - cute little cut shots
Why it happened - been playing with it
Why it makes me happy - I did a little grip/wrist set change. This is allowing me to be able to hit the cut shot again. If I can get this shot back when needed, it will add to the arsenal

HappyUP!!! - losing the rolls
Why it happened - bad luck with the dice
Why it makes me happy- while I don't like losing, it was funny that I shot the best score of anyone today.....and I got to pay for it!!!

Friday, July 01, 2016

HappyUP!!! Day 3728


HappyUP!!! - shrimp wraps
Why it happened - it was a special
Why it makes me happy - dang!!! Those were tasty...I'm hoping the club brings that one back

HappyUP!!! - personal time with the E-man
Why it happened - the rest of our group had to leave
Why it makes me happy - me and this guy can talk about "stuff" with a lot of ease.

HappyUP!!! - partner birdie on 18
Why it happened - he's good
Why it makes me happy - we managed to grind out a little $8 win today....and it was all about grinding