HappyUP!!! Day 1964

HappyUP!!! - Horse Race
Why it happened - tournament inside the tournament
Why it makes me happy - the horse race is an interesting dynamic. You basically are on the verge of elimination with each shot.  If you can survive that, you get to the finals..........in full view of EVERY person in the tournament who has been eliminated so far.  It can be a little nerve wracking. For the second year in a row, I drew a good partner for this........and managed to ride it home in first place.  It's always nice to peform under pressure.

HappyUP!!! - 3 birdies
Why it happened - good shots
Why it makes me happy - my partner and I needed it today.....neither of us played to our potential...but we were OK....only 3 shots out of the overall lead.

HappyUP!!! - great food
Why it happened - the club does a great job
Why it makes me happy - brekko buffet knocked it out of the park.  Lunch was light (my choice). The seafood buffet at dinner was OVER THE TOP! Word of the Day?.....Oysters.....Rockerfeller/in the half shell.........I love this tournament!

HappyUP!!! Day 1963

I always love a good "yard sale"....this

is my buddy's pull cart. It happened the

other day but I just looked at the photo

today!

HappyUP!!! - donut time
Why it happened - it was morning
Why it makes me happy - what a lovely way to start the day of the Acorn!

HappyUP!!! - seeing my ol buddy Rob
Why it happened - the Acorn
Why it makes me happy - he's one of those guys that you may spend time apart from....and it's like yesterday when you see him

HappyUP!!! - cashing ticket on my brother
Why it happened - I bet on him
Why it makes me happy - love making money on my brother's efforts.

HappyUP!!! - good start
Why it happened - we teamed well
Why it makes me happy - you can't win on day one....but you can lose. We didn't play that well individually...but we picked each other up. We only had one stumble.....kept us a stroke out from cashing a ticket.....but we are only 1 out of the lead

JollyJottings

A donut
Gorgeous morning/day
The Acorn begins
Seeing my ol buddy
Drive on 18.....drive on 2...partner 6 iron/partner putt 2....up and down 3....wedge/partner putt 4....putt on 5...drive/wedge 6.....pitch 7....5 iron 8...drive/7 iron/putt 9....drive/partner 3 wood 10....partner drive/partner wedge/partner putt 11.....both hitting green/my putt 12....drive /partner wedge 13....good partner play 14....9 iron 16....6 iron 17.
Cashing ticket on brother
Cashing ticken on par 3 contest
1 off the lead after day 1
Perfect weather
A new wedge
Food was excellent
Night with my babe
Walking the pup

HappyUP!!! Day 1962

OK....so maybe it wasn't all pasta at

Pasta Night! MahiMahi with some

Mango sauce works

HappyUP!!! - Pasta Bar

Why it happened - it's Wed

Why it makes me happy - we have not experienced this one......and tonight was great....all 24 of us.  GREAT food........and GREAT company.......and LOTS of Both!!!

HappyUP!!! - Jimboys
Why it happened - I was hungry
Why it makes me happy - a great trip to the bank....and I was hungry....and what was nearby? My favorite place to go for what HAVE to rate as some of the best tacos.

HappyUP!!! - flop shot on 1
Why it happened - skillz
Why it makes me happy - after what could only be called as a HORRIBLE third shot, I made the most unlikliest of pars to save the start of my round

JollyJottings

Finding out I was missed
Morning coffee
Toastmasters speeches....Horacio/Al/Jaqueline all marvy
Jimboys
Bank employee
Flop shot 1.....7 iron/wedge 4.....punch 7 on 5.....drive 6.....drive/7iron/chip 7....drive/hybrid/wedge 10....pitch 11....7 iron 12....drive/putt 13....drive/wedge 15.....flop shot 17....drive/8 iron 18
Dinner with all the couples
Pet OK
Pasta Nite

HappyUP!!! Day 1961

HappyUP!!! - great speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - great information received on a couple of fronts

HappyUP!!! - Vote UP!!!
Why it happened - it's where we live
Why it makes me happy - by and large, I enjoyed the outcomes of the primary and the amendments

HappyUP!!! - FuzzyUP!!!
Why it happened - I got a request
Why it makes me happy - it was awesome to get out and slap fuzzy around.......be able to give a tennis lesson......on a gorgeous night.

JollyJottings

HappyUP!!! Day 1960

HappyUP!!! - tooth loss
Why it happened - it happens
Why it makes me happy - it's the first one for this special little girl that operates in the periphery

HappyUP!!! - drop off
Why it happened - I use my license
Why it makes me happy - some things that get said....whether intentionally or Freudian slips.....can really put a smile on the face

-----"Is it true I get paid by someone for this missing item?"

HappyUP!!! - rain
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - 101 on Friday...90's Sat/Sun......and rain today without even making the 70's. I love zaniness!



HappyUP!!! - conjure
Why it happened - Words
Why it makes me happy - 111 points for one word ain't too shabby! I'm usually the one that gets that one dropped on me!

JollyJottings

Great sleep
Great wakeup
Doing the drop off
Serendipitous photo editing
Rain

HappyUP!!! Day 1959

Lots of fun swimming tonight....well...how

could it be anything but? Look at how 

good looking the dude is...twice!!!

HappyUP!!! - bunker shots
Why it happened - I kinda know how to do it
Why it makes me happy - there are times when one can get lost in the sand.....got both of them within 5 feet today

HappyUP!!! - Memorial Tournament
Why it happened - Jack Nicklaus
Why it makes me happy - it was a VERY exciting tournament....featuring one of the best shots I have EVER seen (Nicklaus said the same thing) under the circumstances

HappyUP!!! - SwimUP!!!
Why it happened - lovely evening
Why it makes me happy - before we were done, EVERYONE was in the pool having a great time.... even if some participants weren't planning on it.

JollyJottings

Drive 1....Drive/3 wood 3....drive/hybrid/wedge 4....9 iron 5....drive/wedge 6....drive/7 iron 7.....bunker shot 8.....chip 9.....drive/3 wood/wedge/putt/birdie 10....9 iron 11.....8 iron 13....3 wood 14....3 wood/bunker shot 15....3 wood 16....chip 17.....3 wood/wedge 18

Checking out the pool

Memorial Tournament

Tiger Woods pitch in

Pulled pork

Evening swimming

HappyUP!!! Day 1958

HappyUP!!! - pro in early
Why it happened - he couldn't sleep?
Why it makes me happy - I got to head back home early and do some stuff prior to teeing it up

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 3
Why it happened - I used the bounce
Why it makes me happy - been working on properly using my wedge again. I used it pretty well on the hardest hole on our course as my pitch rolled right into the jar for a birdie!

HappyUP!!! - got the tee time
Why it happened - early rise
Why it makes me happy - my weekend golf is "catch and catch can" and sketchy. Sometimes I do...sometimes I don't.  I get my golf in during the week.  When I want to play on Saturday,  I now KNOW the drill now if I want to play on a Saturday morning at our club. It's not rocket science.....it's the classic "early bird gets the worm."  Funny how some axioms ALWAYS work.

JollyJottings

Got the tee time
Coffee
Pro came in early
Drive/4 iron 1....drive/7 iron 2.....drive/CHIP IN/Birdie 3...punch shot 4....drive/wedge 6....drive 7....bunker shot 8....drive/pitch 9.....3 wood 10....6 iron/putt/birdie 12.....high hook 7 iron 13....wedge 14....wedge/putt 15.....putt 16.....putt 17
Nap

HappyUP!!! Day 1957

Out of the garden....a run in with a 

knife, some oil, salt, garlic...and then

a crash into that BBQ grill!!! FoodUP!!!

HappyUP!!! - a little heat
Why it happened - welcome to June
Why it makes me happy - OK.....I really don't like triple digit heat. Yet, it is the first one of the year so it is an easy one to welcome....especially when I know it's going to cool down in a hurry

HappyUP!!! - a lovely nite out with Mr/Mrs H and Mr/Mrs Buddy
Why it happened - Prime Rib nite
Why it makes me happy - great food...tremendous ambiance.....lovely ladies.....what's not to be happy about?

HappyUP!!! - my guest Adam
Why it happened - I invited him
Why it makes me happy - was glad to finally get on the course with this old pal. Great times

JollyJottings

A little heat
My guest Adam
A lovely night out with other couples
Delicious dinner
Morning
Physical
Pitch 1.....putt 2....drive/hybrid/putt 3.....drive/wedge/putt/birdie 4.....recovery/pitch/putt 6...9 iron/putt/birdie 10.....drive/7 iron punch 11....7 iron 12....drive/wedge 13.....3 wood/wedge 14....3 wood/punch 9 15......2nd sand shot 16......3 wood 18

HappyUP!!! Day 1956

Yeah....I could eat that....oh....wait!

I DID!!! HappyUP!!!!

HappyUP!!! - bacon wrapped shrimp
Why it happened - I was inspired
Why it makes me happy - OMG!!!......seriously GREAT eats.....and so...so....sooooo easy!

HappyUP!!! - first squash
Why it happened - the garden is crankin
Why it makes me happy - always nice to have fresh veggies at the ready

HappyUP!!! - Salmon
Why it happened - I was inspired
Why it makes me happy - did the salmon a little differently tonight. I learned a couple of things.....but it still turned out bien appetito!

HappyUP -

JollyJottings

Fun plans
Getting things done
Watering
First squash
Salmon
Bacon wrapped shrimp

HappyUP!!! Day 1955

I don't really need to explain why this

is such a happy little picture....do I?

HappyUP!!! - family time
Why it happened - celebration time
Why it makes me happy - niece birthday and promotion.....brother's birthday....my ENTIRE family got to be there due to some fortuitous last minute schedule changes.  Sooooooo much fun out to dinner!

HappyUP!!! - scallops
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - it was the PERFECT entree choice for my hunger level.....and delicious

HappyUP!!! - the stinger
Why it happened - swinging better
Why it makes me happy - if I can get this little shot down for 13-16, look out boys!!! It showed a LOT of promise today.  May start hitting it on 7 as well.  It's a very controlled shot that flat out shoots out there with some nice roll.

HappyUP!!! - quality chipping/pitching
Why it happened - been working on it....and gaining education
Why it makes me happy - saved myself a shot on 2.....12....17.....18.......and 3 of those 4 were from EXTREMELY difficult situations.  This area used to be my bread and butter. If I can get that back, low numbers will be soon to follow

JollyJottings

Coffee
Toastmasters speeches
Brother Birthday Golf
5 iron/wedge 1......9 iron/chip 2....driver off deck/wedge 4......2 putt 5....drive/wedge/putt/birdie 6.....punch shot 7.....5 iron 8.....wedge 10....drive/7 iron 11.....flop shot 12....9 iron/2 putt 13....stinger 14.....stinger/punch 15.....stinger/wedge 16......pitch shot 17.....chip 18
Unexpected additional dinner guest
Birthday dinner with the ENTIRE family
Weather

HappyUP!!! Day 1954

HappyUP!!! - Bob's speech
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - what a FABULOUS dramatic speech.....gorgeous pictures painted purely with words. Love hearing this guy talk.

HappyUP!!! - taking the A-train
Why it happened - he needed a ride
Why it makes me happy - always love giving this guy a lift to school when he needs it. Highlight of my day

HappyUP!!! - finishing well
Why it happened - found a little something
Why it makes me happy - yeah, it was too late to save our team today but it was good to bring it home and save a little face

HappyUP!!! - dinner
Why it happened - team play
Why it makes me happy - our club GOT IT ON and outdid itself today. GREAT spread!!!

JollyJottings

Bob's speech
Leading tabletopics
Guests
Gorgeous weather
Washing the machine
Taking the A-train...building the relationship
Putt 3....drive 4...9 iron 5....wedge 6....drive 7.....drive 10....break 11....7 iron/putt 12....wedge 14...drive/wedge 15.....drive/3 wood/wedge 18.....5 iron/9 iron 1....drive/8 iron/putt 2
Weather

HappyUP!!! Day 1953 Mon Memorial Day

HappyUP!!! - Memorial Day
Why it happened - it's a nice tradition we have
Why it makes me happy - great thoughts about my late father today....and the opportunity to do a re-post about the heroics that, while he never took credit for, he displayed in WW2.

HappyUP!!! - filling in for bonus golf
Why it happened - the new guys had room
Why it made me happy - hadn't planned on playing today......turned in another solid round

HappyUP!!! - seeing my nephew
Why it happened - he was my bro's guest
Why it makes me happy - great to hang a bit at the club with him.....wished we could have played together but my group was right behind so it was all good

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 11
Why it happened - MONSTER drive and a nice gap wedge
Why it makes me happy - this came at a great time. It also made me appreciate how easy this hole is from where some of my counterparts get to play it.

JollyJottings

Rousting the A-train
Drive/4 iron/wedge 1.....drive/7 iron 2.....4 iron/chip 3.....drive/4 iron/wedge 4.....2 putt 5....9 iron 6....pitch/putt 7.....6 iron 8.....drive/pitch 9....bunker shot 10....drive/A wedge/putt/birdie 11....8 iron/bunker shot 12....5 iron 13.....9 iron 14.....chip/putt 15....hybrid/9 iron 16....wedge/putt 17....wedge 18
Weather

Hero?....You Want A Hero? HappyUP!!! Memorial Day

(A Special Post for SundayScribblings originally published 11/19/2006)


I'll give you one - and I mean that sincerely. But first, a stearn word of warning:

IF YOU WANT TO MAINTAIN YOUR EXCUSES FOR NOT DOING THE
THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD BE DOING OR FEEL LIKE
YOU CAN'T DO.....READ NO FURTHER. ALL OF THOSE EXCUSES GO
AWAY IF YOU READ ON.

After all, isn't that what real heroes are all about? - they inspire us to be more than who we are.

So, who is the hero that I will give to you? - well, "give" is a bit much because there is no way that I would give this treasure away. I will "share" this hero with you. You can draw from his power should you ever get down.

The hero? - well, let's set the stage. It's May 28, 1944. A young airman....navigator....is about to go up for his 30th bombing run. His long tour of duty is almost over. The amount of planes in the air this day...friendly and unfriendly is more than he has ever seen.

By the time they drop their payload on Germany - the B-17 is badly damaged. The entire 10 man crew is huddled up near the cockpit as it is the only spot in the plane that now has oxygen. The crew knows that they will have to ditch the plane as it is too damaged to land.

Can they just make it to the English Channel - so they can bail out over friendly ground?

"Fire...Fire..jump!" - shouts the pilot. Two airman leap from the plane as the pilot holds the craft steady for the crew. Those are the only two that get to jump as the plane explodes.

Our navigator - has never jumped from a plane before. Sure, they told him how to do it down on the ground but he has never free fallen from a plane. He only knows that, to avoid capture, he is to delay opening his parachute until the last moment.

He plummets from 17,000 feet - down to 2500 and pulls the rip chord.......but nothing happens. Frantically, he reaches into his front pack and pulls on a handful of silk. It was just enough to get the chute to respond...though, when it does, the force of the braking is so hard that it feels like our young airman has broken every bone in his body.

He hits the ground - hard. What awaits him in Germany? A bunch of farmers...with clubs and pitchforks. They aren't too thrilled with this young American flyboy that just moments before had been bombing their motherland. They begin to beat him to death....

Until a German Officer on a bicycle - rides up and restores order. He captures his prisoner. Later, the airman will be brought back to this spot....to identify the bodies of what, just moments before, had been his crew memebers.

This includes that pilot - who held that plane true to the very end so his crew could escape.

Our navigator is taken into a stalag - and he remains there in deplorable conditions until an evening in January of 1945. All of the prisoners are awoken in the middle of the night. They are rousted and told to start marching.

You see - the allied forces were getting close to liberating these prisoners. The Germans now had to move the prisoners farther into Nazi territory.

Have you ever been to Germany in January? - neither have I. It ain't the tropics. Thousands of men are thrown out into a blizzard....many with only cardboard for shoe bottoms. Freezing temperatures. No NorthFace or Patagonia outerwear. Old French greatcoats were de riguer.

Thousands of malnourished men - just putting one foot in front of the other in fresh fallen Bavarian snow. Over one third of the men laid down .....and it was the last rest they ever took. They were shot or left to die all in the name of Hitler's philosophies.

Not our airman....our navigator.....our Hero - he kept marching...marching....moving. They went in cattlecars, flea infested factories, abandoned buildings.....but always walking. He kept up for 5 months until he and the rest of the prisoners were finally liberated.

So, the next time you think that you have something tough in front of you - remember our Hero....who happens to be my father. If he can survive in those conditions, I think that I....and you....can put up with some of the minor inconveniences that we go through every day.

...and, the next time you think a hero is someone - that gets their name stitched on to a pair of basketball shoes, could you do me a favor? .......

.........Don't even come near me with that load of crap unless you want to learn about real heroes.

HappyUP!!! Day 1952

HappyUP!!! - Indy 500
Why it happened - once a year
Why it makes me happy - finished golfing just in time to catch the last 14 laps.....the best part of the race. No disappointment this year.....excitement!!!

HappyUP!!! - day in the hills
Why it happened - we planned it
Why it makes me happy - a little tourism.....some hiking....a river.....sandwiches.....great family day with LOVELY weather.

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 17
Why it happened - a solid 7 iron and a nice putt
Why it makes me happy - it's ALWAYS good to make a birdie on the way to da house

HappyUP!!! - bunker shot 18
Why it happened - I nipped that puppy
Why it makes me happy - saved myself a stroke....would have been easy to give up the way I had made a mess out of the hole....escaped with a nice bogey.

JollyJottings

Drive/4iron/wedge 1.......drive/8 iron 2.....drive/hybrid/2 putt 3......drive/3 wood/chip/putt birdie 4..... 9 iron 5....driver/wedge 6.....4 iron recovery 9......9 iron/putt 10......drive 11....5 iron 12....drive/chip 13 ....drive 14.....drive/9 iron 15....putt 16...7 iron/putt/birdie 17.....bunker shot 18
-sandwich
-being a tourist
-Camp Lotus brochures
-weather
-Sunday afternoon drive
-chipping improving
-river visit
-Indy 500

HappyUP!!! Day 1951

HappyUP!!! - ReadUP!!!
Why it happened - evening quiet time
Why it makes me happy - after all the hoopla of the birthday party, it was time for some relaxation. I knocked the above out in about an hour and a half.  There definitely is a reason why Hemingway has always been held in such high regard as a writer.  The story in this book says it all about the human condition and what is GOOD about it......determination, loyalty, using skill, heartbreak, honor

HappyUP!!! - ChickenUP!!!
Why it happened - grillmaster time
Why it makes me happy - chicken is always a little tricky to grill. Oh sure, you can easily be safe and cook it too long and let it be a little dry. Who wants that? If you go to short, you end up with blood and you could get sick......NOBODY wants that.  You also have the skin to contend with.  Tonight.....I put the good turn on the bird to everyone's delight

HappyUP!!! - solid round of golf
Why it happened - finding a little something
Why it makes me happy - it was just a few days ago that I was displaying ineptness.  Now, it looks like I'm heading in the good direction

HappyUP!!! - "hobo camp"
Why it happened - birthday party "leftovers"
Why it makes me happy - I took off early to tee it up today. The boys had stayed up late. It was so funny to make my way over the 5 snoring bodies on the living room floor.  What a crackup!

JollyJottings

Solid round
BBQ Chicken
The Old Man and the Sea
HoboCamp and Snores

HappyUP!!! Day 1950

Now THAT is one HappyGrill!!! Come on over

and I'll toss one on for ya!

HappyUP!!! - GiftUP!!!
Why it happened - I put on the thinking cap
Why it makes me happy - the gift was something that was needed.....AND it fit right into the theme/scheme of the birthday party.  GREAT time had by all with the gift

HappyUP!!! - GrillUP!!!
Why it happened - it was a birthday party
Why it makes me happy - c'mon.........take a look at the picture.  You KNOW a whole lotta happy is goin on!

HappyUP!!! - SwimUP!!!
Why it happened - it was a birthday party
Why it makes me happy - first time in a pool this year. The weather was a little cool....but the water was excellent......and so were all the hijinx with the kids.

HappyUP!!! - TossUP!!!
Why it happened - it was a birthday party
Why it makes me happy - great idea to pick up a special ball to toss around and kill some time before all the guests arrived. Then, once the guests arrived, the tossing increased.  It's hard to be anything but happy when you are chucking a ball around.

JollyJottings

Morning quality time

Finding a perfect gift

Grilling it up

Swimming it up

Laughing it up

Tossing the ball around

Taste of my own rotissirie medicine

Delicious food

HappyUP!!! Day 1949

HappyUP!!! - helping out
Why it happened - I was available
Why it makes me happy - when work collides with doing the personal biz, who you gonna call?  That's right....ME!!!  I LOVE doing my part for my family

HappyUP!!! - morning visitor
Why it happened - I put out the invite
Why it makes me happy - it's better to hang out here at the crib than in some garage.  Wonderful company

HappyUP!!! - a LOVELY experience
Why it happened - good living
Why it makes me happy - wow.......what a cleansing experience!

HappyUP!!! Day 1948

HappyUP!!! - 3 Icebreakers
Why it happened - we have new members
Why it makes me happy - whoa!!!! I heard the gamut today. Great life stories.  All of them well delivered....yet plenty of room for improvement.

HappyUP!!! - drive/wedge 18
Why it happened - hitting some good shots
Why it makes me happy - it was far from my best day today......but I put it together on the closing hole to come out unscathed

HappyUP!!! - awards presentation
Why it happened - our members rock
Why it makes me happy - this is the season to get educational awards......and we have a ripe crop in the Wednesday group

JollyJottings

Wedge on 1....punch/wedge 4.....7 iron 5......drive 6.....chip 9....hybrid 10....drive 11....chip 12....8 iron 13....hybrid/wedge 15....drive/wedge 18
3 Icebreakers
Awards presentation
Good eating

HappyUP!!! Day 1947

HappyUP!!! - birthday dinner
Why it happened - birthdays happen
Why it makes me happy - LOVE the family time. Don't you love be around the ones you love?....and the ones that love you?

HappyUP!!! - The Doc's talk
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - his message today was well delivered. It really resonated with me. It was also his 10th speech so he now gets his CC (Competent Communicator) designation

HappyUP!!! - a new guest
Why it happened - we are attractive
Why it makes me happy - no question......she is going to join



JollyJottings

Dr Don talk
Talking with Don
TM recognition of guest fears
A new guest
Be Careful What You Say
Doing a pickup
Birthday dinner
Convertible driving

HappyUP!!! Day 1946

HappyUP!!! - Monday "chores"
Why it happened - it's Monday
Why it makes me happy - I love doing all the Monday stuff....just love it

HappyUP!!! - finding my glove
Why it happened - laundry
Why it makes me happy - I had misplaced a golf glove...that I had only used a couple of times. I was thrilled to find it in the pocket of my shorts.

HappyUP!!! - a very special card
Why it happened - a special lady
Why it makes me happy - my Mother's Day thoughtfulness was plenty enough to make me happy. I knew I had made someone's day. I certainly didn't need nor expect the gush I got in the mail today......but it was niiiiiice!

HappyUP!!! - Olate Dogs
Why it happened - I was tube surfing
Why it makes me happy - yeah....I caught some America's Got Talent tonight....I'll admit it.  This dog act was pretty incredible

HappyUP!!! - recovery
Why it happened - time heals
Why it makes me happy - who wants to be sick? I sooooo appreciate being well

HappyUP!!! - talking with a teacher
Why it happend - I had the opportunity
Why it makes me happy - this dude is REALLY making it happen for the kids.

JollyJotting

Finding my glove
A very special card
Talking with a teacher
Deliver...Pickup....Deliver
Winning 3 out of 4 slugbug contests
Olate Dogs
Getting a ton of stuff done
On the mend

HappyUP!!! Day 1945

HappyUP!!! - a weather report
Why it happened - someone text me
Why it makes me happy - I don't take a weather report a week out as the Holy Grail. It does appear, however, that next weekend is going to be very pleasant.  Next weekend is the one that sets the famous Ol Nutter Almanac for this year. What? You don't know what  that is?  Do a search here on the sight.

HappyUP!!! - annular eclipse
Why it happened - it's an astronomical thing
Why it makes me happy - it was kind of cool. It also gave people something to get excited about. It was great watching people make a big deal about it.....using it as a teaching moment with the kids....FUN!

HappyUP!!! - care packages delivered
Why it happened - I was laying low
Why it makes me happy - it's great to have someone care so much that they bring you stuff when you are sick.

JollyJottings

A weather report
Meds delivered
Soda delivered
Just laying low

HappyUP!!! Day 1944

HappyUP!!! - chip on 18
Why it happened - been working on it
Why it makes me happy - my chipping used to be my strong point....it's been dodgy...but it's getting better. I needed this tough little up and down. Chipped it down the hill to a gimmie

HappyUP!!! - the greens
Why it happened - greenskeeper
Why it makes me happy - this is a time when the greenskeeper should shine. May is pretty easy on grass. Still, you have to do the right things at the right times. The greens are perfect right now.

HappyUP!!! - a care package
Why it happened - I was a little under the weather
Why it makes me happy - though I didn't want to eat, I needed to. This emergency package was JUST what the doctor ordered!

JollyJottings

Wedge 10....pitch 12...8 iron 13....7 iron 14.....wedge 15....chip 17.....hybrid/chip 18......4 iron/wedge 1....chip 3.....flop 5......drive/wedge 6......6 iron 8.....recovery pitch 9
Playing in 3.5 hours
Receiving a delivery

HappyUP!!! Day 1943

HappyUP!!! - striping the ball
Why it happened - it's getting better
Why it makes me happy - I scored horribly today.....but it's OK....it didn't hurt the wallet....and I have a LOT of good things going on with the swing

HappyUP!!! - FANTASTIC evening
Why it happened - found a nearby venue
Why it makes me happy - outside on a perfect evening....catching some BB's music....nice!

HappyUP!!! - brekko
Why it happened - ate in today
Why it makes me happy - thought I was going out for brekko today.....but got a better one inside

JollyJottings

Brekko
Drop off
Lovely evening out
Striping the ball

HappyUP!!! Day 1942

Warning: NEVER feed a dog jalapenos

HappyUP!!! - great morning

Why it happened - some are just exceptional

Why it makes me happy - just very enriching

HappyUP!!! - TM admin work done

Why it happened - I got the necessary info

Why it makes me happy - great to get this VERY important paperwork done

HappyUP!!! - my mailman

Why it happened - he made a comment

Why it makes me happy - he got a special greeting from my guest today. As I was going to correct the oversight, he said, "that's what's she's supposed to do when she sees a stranger coming to the door in a helmet."  Cracked me up.

JollyJottings

Welcome home

Great morning

Good cheese

TM admin work done

Mailman comment

HappyUP!!! Day 1941

HappyUP - drive thru
Why it happened - I needed sustenance
Why it makes me happy - the service today was EXCEPTIONAL!!!

HappyUP!!! - 2 great icebreakers
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - I was ENRICHED by what I heard from a couple of our newest members .....such a privilege to witness

HappyUP!!! - FUN meeting
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - we got a lot done today....and still had some time.....it gave me time, as chairman, to do a wrap to the meeting.  I got to do a little bit of teaching.......while putting the audience in stitches.  I LOVE laughter.  Laugh and learn

JollyJottings

2 great icebreakers
A fun meeting....time for me to do some educational, but really funny, schtick.....I really had them laughing today
Drive thru
Drive/wedge 1....drive 9 iron 2....drive/7 iron/chip 3.....drive/hybrid/2 putt birdie 4.....drive/wedge 6....drive/wedge 7.....drive/hybrid 10....wedge/putt 11.....9 iron 12.....drive/9 iron 13....hybrid 14.....hybrid/wedge/putt birdie 16......6 iron 17.....drive/flop shot/sand shot 18

HappyUP!!! Day 1940

HappyUP!!! - an idiot
Why it happened - some people are
Why it makes me happy - I wish people didn't have to be this way.......but some people just are......and they can't change that.  When they influence your life and you can't escape it, you just have to laugh. I got a GREAT laugh today....even though....the humanity in me also bleeds some sadness for these types

HappyUP!!! - Toastmasters
Why it happened - it's Tuesday
Why it makes me happy - two GREAT speeches today. I learned things about knee injuries to girls in sports and exercises for better speaking....both speeches were VERY well delivered

HappyUP!!! - resurrecting an old video
Why it happened - I save....and I search
Why it makes me happy - it was a GREAT thing to find...EXACTLY when it needed to be found

JollyJottings

Girls sports and knee issues
Exercises for better speaking
Counseling/ministiring to a potential member
Gorgeous morning
Resurrecting a key document

HappyUP!!! Day 1939

HappyUP!!! - forgetting an appointmen
Why it happened - I dunno
Why it makes me happy - the other person forgot about it too! If I had remembered, I would have got stood up. It all worked out

HappyUP!!! - using the license
Why it happened - it's Monday
Why it makes me happy - I get to help someone out....which always helps me.....and....get to have sooooooooooooo much fun at the same time.

HappyUP!!! - my nephew
Why it happened - I was at the grocery
Why it makes me happy - my neph saw my car.....went out of his way to say "Hi" when I was in the checkout line.  He also caught up with some other very important people while he was there.

HappyUP!!! Day 1938 Mothers Day 2012

HappyUP!!! - adding to a couple of mother's Mother's Day

Why it happened - it's Mother's Day

Why it makes me happy - spreading a little holiday sunshine is always a good thing

HappyUP!!! - Fantasy Golf

Why it happened - I play

Why it makes me happy - I WON this week.......but, more importantly, a really nice guy, Matt Kuchar, won this BIG tournament.

HappyUP!!! - unexpected golf

Why it happened - I got a call

Why it makes me happy - didn't know if/when I would play today....lovely weather...course not crowded....me and Buddy played in 3 hours....perfect!!!

HappyUP!!! - 4 iron on 8

Why it happened - I striped it

Why it makes me happy - 8 was playing close to 200 yards. The group in front was waving us up to play through....they were watching us from the green....and they got a treat to watch. Playing thru in style.

HappyUP!!! - 5 iron on 9

Why it happened - I got it going

Why it makes me happy - the hole was playing long into the wind.....and I hit this one on the button. It's always especially good to hit good shots on 9 and 18

"Hi Mom....nice to see you again this year"

HappyUP!!! - chip in on 18

Why it happened - who knows

Why it makes me happy - I had chopped up this hole. I was over the green lying 5 on this par 5....this was a friggin triple bogey 8 waiting to happen.....it was an impossible pitch shot...........and I put it in the jar.  Go figure!

JollyJottings

6 iron 1.....drive 2.....drive/hybrid 4.....4 iron 8....5 iron 9.....drive/hybrid/wedge/putt 11....drive 13....chutt/putt 14.....4 iron/9 iron 15....hybrid/pitch 16...7 iron 17.....chip in on 18

Unexpected golf

HappyUP!!! Day 1937

HappyUP!!! - planning ahead
Why it happened - I do that on occasion
Why it makes me happy - glad I picked up a couple of things tonight......less to do tomorrow

HappyUP!!! - bro and Max
Why it happened - they joined
Why it makes me happy - hadn't got to play with these two together since they came over. ALWAYS a great time out in the sunshine with these boys.

HappyUP!!! - punch shot on 2
Why it happened - I was in the trees
Why it makes me happy - OK...it's mostly luck to hit a shot like this so close....but there is a touch of skill involved too.  This 5 iron from about 150 (normally hit it about 180) came out low and had just the right amount of heat on it to be conceded as a birdie

HappyUP!!! - two more birdies
Why it happened - decent shots....great putts
Why it makes me happy - three birdies is a pretty good day for me.....especially when none of them came on the easier par 5 holes



JollyJottings

Punch shot to birdie 2......drive 3....putt to birdie 6....drive/8 iron 9....wedge 11.....4 iron 12...hybrid/wedge 16.......7 iron/putt to birdie 17.....drive/hybrid/wedge 18
Playing with my bro and Max
Picking up some items for tomorrow
The Players Championship

HappyUP!!! Day 1936

HappyUP!!! - playing with a new guy...and the new guys
Why it happened - they came over
Why it makes me happy - no matter what my regular crew is doing, it looks like I always have a Friday afternoon game.  Today....I even picked up a fiver

HappyUP!!! - chut on 13
Why it happened - I was just over the green
Why it makes me happy - it was a VERY touchy shot....not many would pull out the "chutter." It was the perfect club...drained for a birdie

HappyUP!!! - Players Tournament
Why it happened - it happens every year
Why it makes me happy - I love major championship golf. While The Players is not technically a major, it is known as the 5th major. GREAT competition on a touch track.

JollyJottings

Hybrid 1.....drive/8 iron on 2.....bunker shot/putt 3.....wedge 4....8 iron 5.....wedge 6.....wedge 7....pitch 8....drive/pitch 9.....bunker shot 10....wedge/putt 11.....flop/putt 12....chut 13.....2 putt 14.....4 iron/putt 15....flop shot 16.....7 iron 17.....drive/hybrid/wedge/putt 18

Playing with new guy...and new guys
Great weather
Players Tournament
Great e-mail day

HappyUP!!! Day 1935

HappyUP!!! - my partner
Why it happened - team play
Why it makes me happy - I hadn't met George before. While I contributed, he was the anchor for our team today........we got a skin and a couple of golf balls.  Too bad he didn't have a stout partner

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 18
Why it happened - skills and info
Why it makes me happy - I skunked my drive straight right...had to hit a recover 7 iron well....but it was under some trees. My partner told me about a backboard on the green that I didn't know about. It allowed me to hit a different shot.......and get a gimmie birdie

HappyUP!!! - great dinner
Why it happened - team play
Why it makes me happy - Cameron Park put out a GREAT spread....ez to "phone this one in"...but they didn't. Hope our club puts up something on par in a couple of weeks for the next go round

JollyJottings

Meeting a new friend
GREAT dinner
Team play
Nice drive
Awesome birdie on 18
Checky tough trap shot on 1
An amazing par
Getting a skin....and two golf balls
New golf hat

HappyUP!!! Day 1934

HappyUP!!! - 3 icebreakers
Why it happened - the Wed group
Why it makes me happy - all three did great in their first speech! More importantly, 3 new people means 3 new people.....................but even more importantly........we had 5 guests today....at least.......of which..... most will join........GROWTH!!!! Growth is good!

HappyUP!!! - chip on 18
Why it happened - been working on it
Why it makes me happy - hit a great wedge into 18...no idea why it went so far over the green....and put me in a HORRIBLE spot.......I was just happy....my chipping has NOT been the bread and butter it's been in the past....but I have been working....it was cool to hit this tough shot perfectly....almost to the spot where it went in....but I got the gimmie for 5....which saved some dough

HappyUP!!! - 6 iron on 17
Why it happened - it's coming around
Why it makes me happy - my team REALLY needed a spark....and I hit this one ON THE BUTTON.....I hung the birdie putt on the lip....it still ended up being a winner.

Coffee
3 icebreakers
More guests
Some stuff done in the break
drive/4iron/wedge 1....punch 2...drive/hybrid/chip/putt 3....wedge/putt 4....8 iron/chutt 5....drive/chut 6...drive/putt 7....drive/chip/putt 9....drive/hybrid/wedge 10...drive/8 iron 11....9 iron out of divot 15.....8 iron 16....6 iron/putt 17....drive/hybrid/chip 18
Hanging after golf

HappyUP!!! Day 1933

HappyUP!!! - Nutterpoops
Why it happened - peeps needed to bake
Why it makes me happy - how many people have an EXTREMELY tasty treat named after them?......plus......though highly caloric.........it was exquisite!!!

-----yeah....that's a Nutterpoop ready to come atya!

HappyUP!!! - 2 great talks
Why it happened - Toastmasters and Advanced Speakers
Why it makes me happy - I LOVE watching "the kids" go through the process to go toward advanced designations

HappyUP!!! - using the license
Why it happened - peeps need assistance
Why it makes me happy - it's ez service....just calendar planning....and I love to help out

HappyUP!!! Day 1932

HappyUP!!! - watering
Why it happened - it's heating up
Why it makes me happy - fired up the sprinklers for the first time this year.  No issues.  Doesn't everyone love water upon freshly cut grass?

HappyUP!!! - gas station
Why it happened - an oopsie
Why it makes me happy - I'm pretty good of not letting THAT light come on too often.  Unfortunately, "stuff" happens sometimes.  I had to be close to fumes when I pulled in today. Was thrilled to avoid packing a gas can around today.

HappyUP!!! - Monday
Why it happened - it's comes up once a week
Why it makes me happy - I stayed plenty busy helping out today.......and wrapped it up with a delicious dinner salad.

HappyUP!!! Day1931

HappyUP!!! - birdie
Why it happened - good play
Why it makes me happy - how far did that 4 iron second shot go?...how good was that little pitch? ...how good was the putt? A great hole

HappyUP!!! - a drink from the victor
Why it happened - class
Why it makes me happy - I lost today. My opponent bought me one afterward. It's a beautiful and classy act

HappyUP!!! - relax time with family
Why it happened - the new club
Why it makes me happy - sooooo great that my family is all in the same place

JollyJottings

Relax time with the family
Little wind
Drive 1....Drive/9 iron 2....drive/4iron/wedge/putt 4.....4 iron punch 6.....bunker shot 8....par 10....drive 11...4 iron/putt 12.....4 iron/wedge 14....punch 16.....4 iron 17.....drive/hybrid 18
Gorgeous weather
Watching the final round

HappyUP!!! Day 1930

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 18

Why it happened - awesome wedge shot

Why it makes me happy - played horribly in the tremendous winds....but...on 18...when the rubber met the road....I got it done....and won my match

HappyUP!!! - hanging early with the guys

Why it happened - helping people

Why it makes me happy - just doing my part....to help the transition easier

HappyUP!!! - hanging in the wind

Why it happened - attidude

Why it makes me happy - nobody is at their best in THAT wind we had today. I hung in at the club championship...and won my match

JollyJottings

Winning

Great brekko sandwich

Hanging early with the guys

Par on 16....hybrid on 17....birdie on 18

Hanging in the wind

HappyUP!!! Day 1929

HappyUP!!! - good research
Why it happened - I'm a bulldog
Why it makes me happy - I chased this one down...and came to resolution.....and will remain on the search

HappyUP!!! - time with guys
Why it happened - they moved over
Why it makes me happy - my regular group is out of town......so happy to be ambassasor

HappyUP!!! - morning coffee
Why it happened - it was in front of me
Why it makes me happy - I don't do coffeee by habit......so.....when I have it....it's special. Today qualified.

JollyJottings

Morning coffee
Finding some research info
Drive/4iron 1.....drive/8 iron 2.....4 iron/wedge 4....9 iron 5....drive/wedge/putt 6.....4 iron 8....drive/chip 9....bunker shot 11.....4 iron/wedge 14.....hybrid/wedge 15.....wedge 16.....drive 18
Time with the guys

HappyUP!!! Day 1928

HappyUP!!! - gorgeous weather
Why it happened - it's that time of year
Why it makes me happy - I NEVER let a beautiful day slide by

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 9
Why it happened - 3 great shots
Why it makes me happy - there was some wind involved....in the face...it was a perfect drive....and a great strike on the 8 iron to get to that back pin....would have been a crime to miss the putt

HappyUP!!!l -great convo
Why it happened - I talk
Why it makes me happy - always great to clear up something with a friend



JollyJottings

Drive/4 iron 1.....drive 2.....wedge 6.....drive/8 iron/birdie 9
Gorgeous weather
Great convo
Research
Thumbs up regarding my putter
Getting to do a delivery

HappyUP!!! Day 1927

HappyUP!!! - three GREAT speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - besides watching these members become SO good.......I really learned some valuable information today

HappyUP!!! - coffee meeting
Why it happened - I do coffee with friends
Why it makes me happy - great talk with my buddy

HappyUP!!!- golfing with my bro and buds
Why it happened - they joined my club
Why it makes me happy - this was the first time I got a chance to play with my bro since he became a member........we will be doing this a long time

HappyUP!!! - a little help from the pro
Why it happened - I asked
Why it makes me happy - still working on my chipping.....it looks like a pretty simple fix.

JollyJottings

Coffee
Some early morning inspiration

HappyUP!!! Day 1926

HappyUP!!! - helpful mower assistance
Why it happened - love my mower shop
Why it makes me happy - got my situation fixed......at no cost....and fast!

HappyUP!!! - fixing a door
Why it happened - I remembered something
Why it makes me happy - in a younger day, I was a carpenter. I had to deal with a big door today....and I remembered an old carpentry trick. Like martial arts, intelligence and leverage can always beat brute weight

HappyUP!!! - time with my nephew
Why it happened - he stopped by
Why it makes me happy - always like getting caught up with the neph

HappyUP!!! - great speech
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - another TM gets her Competent Communicator designation. This young lady goes home from college now.......and then a fall internship in DC. Sad to see her go....but very pround that our organization helped her get her internship.....and the skills that she got here will help her succeed in the future.

JollyJottings

Great speech
Another great speech
Gorgeous weather
Helpful Mower assistance
Seeing my neph
Doing some cleanup
Easy fix on the door....remembering an old carpentry trick

HappyUP!!! Day 1925

HappyUP!!! - getting a call from Dr Don
Why it happened - he was curious
Why it makes me happy - it let me know......I am the Toastmaster tomorrow!!! It was a weird situation regarding the schedule. I'm sooooooo happy he called!!!

HappyUP!!! - mowing
Why it happened - I mow
Why it makes me happy - I like to mow

HappyUP!!! - catching The Voice
Why it happened - I was home
Why it makes me happy - GREAT performances tonight....reality TV aside. Good to see a local girl in the competition

JollyJottings

Getting a call from Dr Don
Catching The Voice
Time in the garden
Mowing
Knocking some things down

HappyUP!!! Day 1924

HappyUP!!! - birdie putt on 18
Why it happened - I do that sometimes
Why it makes me happy - I was three down with three to play. I won 16, 17, and now I HAD to make about a 10 footer to halve my match...........and that putt was DRILLED into the center of the cup! THAT is why we play the game

HappyUP!!! - hit 12 greens
Why it happened - started to strike it pure...found a little something something
Why it makes me happy - it's always great in golf when you do better than hit the ball well.......it's when you hit it properly....there is a difference. Today, I was feeling that difference

HappyUP!!! - bittersweet farewell
Why it happened - the times
Why it makes me happy - I won't see a couple of my buddies as much as I have. It's sad....but...at the same time, we will still stay in touch and I am reminded of the good fortune that these guys have come into my life.

JollyJottings

Drive/hybrid/wedge 1....chip 2.....recovery/wedge 4.....drive/wedge 6....drive 7....drive/2 putt 9....drive/recovery 10....drive/8 iron 11.....6 iron 12....drive/pitch/putt 13.....drive/wedge 15....drive/wedge 16....7 iron 17....drive/hybrid/wedge/putt birdie 18

Coming back on the back 9
Bittersweet farewell
TREMENDOUS weather
Time at the 19th hole with a couple of buddies who joined us
Hit 12 greens
I found a little "something something" on the range...much smoother action

HappyUP!!! Day 1923

HappyUP!!! - bunker shot 1
Why it happened - a bit of skills
Why it makes me happy - a greenside bunker shot off an upslope can be tricky. I lofted this one up in the air.......and it landed inside the edge of the cup!

HappyUP!!! - 3 birdies
Why it happened - I hit some shots
Why it makes me happy - 3 birdies is a pretty productive day for me. I didn't play that well overall...but I kept myself in the game

HappyUP!!! - helping the new members
Why it happened - I got up early
Why it makes me happy - I really like all these guys.....and I had a spare tee time to help them out

HappyUP!!! - stunning weather
Why it happened - it's weather
Why it makes me happy - I'm an outdoors guy.....golf is my passion.......so it all works....especially this time of year

JollyJottings

Bunker shot 1....pitch on 2.....recovery on 3....9 iron 5.....wedge/putt 6....drive/punch 7....drive/wedge/putt 9....hybrid/wedge 10.....pitch 11....putt 12....drive/pitch 13....drive/wedge 16....drive/hybrid/wedge 18

HappyUP!!! Day 1922

HappyUP!!! - a good friend recovering
Why it happened - I got an e-mail
Why it makes me happy - a friend of mine had a little stroke. I was thrilled to find out that he just got back from Monterey and is on the mend.  Really thrilled

<---------how mulch do you love me?

HappyUP!!! - being prayed for
Why it happened - I got an e-mail
Why it makes me happy - I have a friend of deep spirituality. While going through the morning routine, apparently I came up as a vision and was prayed upon for coverage.  So happy to be so well thought of in this manner.......and......heaven knows......I can always use the coverage

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 14
Why it happened - great contact
Why it makes me happy - I put my drive into the left bunker. I hit a 90 yard wedge out of the trap to about 8-10 feet and drained the putt.......right into the back of her throat!........on top of my opponent who had already made birdie.  I've never birdied that hole from the bunker before.

HappyUP!!! - thank you very MULCH
Why it happened - I got motivated
Why it makes me happy - hoping for no/minimal weeds out at Nutter Farms this year

JollyJottings

Mulching
Being prayed for
Joe
A good friend recovering
Weather
Wedge 1....9 iron/chip 2....putt 5....drive 6.....drive/chip 7.....4 iron 8.....7 iron/chip 9.....chip 10.....wedge 11....4 iton 12.....drive 13......bunker shot/putt 14......wedge 15.....chip 17
Figuring out the weekend

HappyUP!!! Day 1921

HappyUP!!! - Ricotta Rigatoni
Why it happened - I felt like cooking
Why it makes me happy - came across an very interesting recipe. Was it perfect first time out? No...Was it tasty and something to build upon?...ohhhhhh yeaaaahhhhhhhhhh.  While it's obvious with lasagna, it's a nice turn on rigatoni to throw it in the oven after boiling it.

HappyUP!!! - working in the yard
Why it happened - the weather broke
Why it makes me happy - hard to believe I spent so many years indoors before I retired........I am soooooooo much the sunshine soaker

HappyUP!!! - a discovery
Why it happened - meditation
Why it makes me happy - when you get a touch of enlightenment regarding a situation.....a moment of clarity.....that you didn't see coming....it is very...very helpful and cleansing.

HappyUP!!! Day 1920

HappyUP!!! - the General
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - the retired Brigadeer General gave a speech today that he will be giving on Memorial Day. It's an important talk. The General is a good speaker....trying to become great. It was an honor and a privilege.......that a man of this caliber.......looked to me afterward for coaching. Very...very....humbling

HappyUP!!! - welcoming all the "new guys"
Why it happened - they were forced to migrate
Why it makes me happy - a lot of the guys from a nearby club were forced out of their long held home. I know all these guys...great guys. It was a lot of fun to get to tee it up with them today....even if it cost me a few greenbacks

HappyUP!!! - T-shirt fun
Why it happened - I planned it
Why it makes me happy - a guy in Toastmasters gave me a T-shirt with his business design/logo on it. It was cool to make it work underneath a dress jacket. Great laughs. After the meeting, I said, "got it in any other colors? I like free clothes!"..........and I may get a black one!

HappyUP!!! - drive on 13
Why it happened - who knows....caught a downslope?
Why it makes me happy - from the front tee, the hole is 293. I was just off the front edge....got it out there about 278 or so. Nope....that's not an average driving distance.....but...on occasion....I can still pump one out there a bit

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 5
Why it happened - a solid wedge and a really good putt
Why it makes me happy - this EASY little hole grabs my arse all the time..........it was nice to kick it in the teeth today

HappyUP!!!

JollyJottings

Coffee with Trav
Two great speeches
Playing with "the new guys"
Drive 1.....9 iron 2....wedge 3....wedge/putt 5....7 iron 6.....chip/putt 7....wedge 8....5 iron 10....drive 13...amazing par 17.....7 iron 18
Hanging with "the new guys"
Interesting weather
Nice day in the stock market

HappyUP!!! Day 1919

HappyUP!!! - a couple of great speeches
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - hearing Glen talk about mining in space.....and Anita regarding that thing on our heads being "The Misguided Lizard" and how people misuse emotion in communication/thinking.... it was great stuff

HappyUP!!! - turning a Table Topic
Why it happened - memories
Why it makes me happy - I was tossed a Dr Seuss quote that I had never heard....and couldn't idntify with. I was, however, reminded of a time as a young lad...with my mom.......pulling me for miles....to go to the grocery store....and the library next door......and being one of the first crop ever exposed to the brilliant good Dr

HappyUP!!! - a GREAT new TOASTMASTER
Why it happened - it has to happen once
Why it makes me happy - today was David's first time at the helm of a meeting..........and he handled it like a pro!!!! It means that he watches.....and sees how it's done.  We really put on a great show!

JollyJottings

Time for gas
Retrieving phone
A couple of great speeches
A GREAT new TOASTMASTER
Storage Wars

HappyUP!!! Day 1918

HappyUP!!! - free tapping
Why it happened - nice guys
Why it makes me happy - I have been having a small issue with my mower. I went to my "mower guys" and raised the question. "No problem....just bring it in and we will re-tap it...for free."  Gotta love that

HappyUP!!! - move veggie beds
Why it happened - a bit of motivation
Why it makes me happy - they slapped together with no problems....a little skilsaw....a little drilling...some tamping....the garden is shaping up

HappyUP!!! - Monday yogurt
Why it happened - I had a hankering
Why it makes me happy - it was just a nice little break in the day....and it was cool to share with my favorite guy

HappyUP!!! Day 1917

HappyUP!!! - Rio City Cafe
Why it happened - a lazy Sunday planned
Why it makes me happy - a VERY relaxing Sunday morning......great company...great food....watching the river......very lucky guy

HappyUP!!! - fun in Old Sac
Why it happened - we were there (see above)
Why it makes me happy - fun in the shops....and on the streets observing people....including an encounter with the mayor of Sacratomato.....tons of fun

HappyUP!!! - Words with Nephews
Why it happened - I engaged them
Why it makes me happy - I'm new to Words with Friends.....loved finding out that my nephews play....and this will be a good way for their "old unc" to stay in contact

HappyUP!!! Day 1916

HappyUP!!! - Hunger Games
Why it happened - I was invited
Why it makes me happy - I was never caught up in the hype of this movie....probably would never have seen it if not for the invite.....but I was so glad I did. It spoke to me in a myriad of ways. Art does imitate life

HappyUP!!! - up and downs late
Why it happened - who knows
Why it makes me happy - my short game has been questionable. When I needed it today....at the end of the round.....it was there! Now...my long game kind of deserted me.......but at least the short game solidified

HappyUP!!! - a tremendous salad
Why it happened - it was dinner time
Why it makes me happy - OMG!.......a little salami on the side.....and roast beef in the middle......I ABSOLUTELY love a meat salad for dinner! It could be in the running for my favorite dinner

HappyUP!!! Day 1915

HappyUP!!! - the vegetable beds
Why it happened - a little trip...a little work
Why it makes me happy - it was good to do a little basic carpentry......and put it to work in the garden.....with the goal......less work and less weeds......for all of nature's great bounty

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 10
Why it happened - a great putt
Why it makes me happy - my buddy had a tap in/gimmie birdie....looks like he would win the hole......until I drained this 18 footer.  There is nothing better than dealing up a surprise for an opponent

HappyUP!!! - sushi
Why it happened - Friday night out
Why it makes me happy - fabulous company....so much fun and laughs........and EXTREMELY good raw fish rolls!

HappyUP!!! - a mulch solution
Why it happened - I made a stop
Why it makes me happy - it's close by.....and a HECK of a lot cheaper than buying by the bag.....and there will be little to no weeds this year

JollyJottings

Putting in the vegetable beds
A mulch solution
Birdie on 6.....Birdie on 10....wedge 1...bunker shot 2.....wedge 4.....a gift on 9....up and down 12....wedge 14.....good break 15....drive 16.....7 iron 17.....drive/3 wood/wedge 18
Sushi

HappyUP!!! Day 1914

HappyUP!!! - my mechanic
Why it happened - I needed a quick fix
Why it makes me happy - I was in and out.....and Ben only charged me for the part

HappyUP!!! - my haircutter
Why it happened - she squeezed me in
Why it makes me happy - I LOVE getting in on the spur of the moment....even if it is while another client is "processing"

HappyUP!!! - the library
Why it happened - I had a moment to kill
Why it makes me happy - I like to read...but hadn't been to the library in awhile.  While it's changed, it hasn't changed that much.  I spent a lot of time in the library in my earlier years.  A few memories came back

HappyUP!!! - chipping tip from the pro
Why it happened - he was out there
Why it makes me happy - he watched me hit one chip......a pretty simple stance correction....something solid to work on is always a HappyUP!!!

JollyJottings

Morning Coffee
My mechanic
My stylist
A chipping tip from the pro
A nice breeze on a warm day

HappyUP!!! Day 1913

HappyUP!!! - 3 guests become 3 members
Why it happened - our meeting impressed them
Why it makes me happy - we were SOOOOOOO short handed today......but we still put on a quality show for the people that were there.  NEW members = NEW people to help

HappyUP!!! - Suhky and Edward
Why it happened - they knew they were needed today
Why it makes me happy - they were both tenative attendees today. I was so glad to see them show up to perfomr their duties

HappyUP!!! - a truck surprise
Why it happened - someone was being silly
Why it makes me happy - it was very, very cute

HappyUP!!!- good news from my brother
Why it happened - he (and friends) had few choices
Why it makes me happy - it looks like I'm going to have new playmates.....which includes my brother

HappyUP!!! - gettin em in the ground
Why it happened - I kicked butt
Why it makes me happy - I got nearly my entire HUGE vegetable garden planted....in just a few hours.  I still have a bit more work to do but it was MAJOR progress today.

HappyUP!!! Day 1912

HappyUP!!! - speeches

Why it happened - it's Toastmasters

Why it makes me happy - heard some great stats from Dr Don......and Sherri gave a module that I have never heard before and knocked it out of the park

HappyUP!!! - a mentoring moment

Why it happened - Toastmasters

Why it makes me happy - when a guy that is pretty darn smart comes to me for help.....well....it tells me that I have something to offer. I was glad to give him some info that he really appreciated

HappyUP!!! - finding a gift

Why it happened - I went looking

Why it makes me happy - always good to make someone else happy

HappyUP!!! - receiving a gift

Why it happened - cuz I'm so sweet?....or someone else thoughtful?...you be the judge

Why it makes me happy - I added to my flock today......a very sweet gesture

JollyJottings

Dr Don

Finding a gift

Good practice session

Time with Dennis/Bob

Speeches

HappyUP!!! Day 1911

HappyUP!!! - door installed

Why it happened - I have a great neighbor

Why it makes me happy - my old door was rotting away on my out building. My buddy is a pro, however. It is awesome to watch someone that has skills and is a craftsman. The old structure threw a curveball or two at him.....no problem.

HappyUP!!! - getting the weedeater back

Why it happened - I got the call

Why it makes me happy - this is NOT the time to be taking your equipment in for repairs. The shops are backlogged. However, mine broke down....whatcha gonna do? I was ecstactic to get it back in less than a week. Onward toward the garden!!!!

HappyUP!!! - brother getting his membership pack

Why it happened - his club has changed it's policy

Why it makes me happy - me and my bro will be spending a lot of time together out on the links if he decides to join my club.....and I think he will.

HappyUP!!! - Monday family duties

Why it happened - it's Monday

Why it makes me happy - I like to help out......and spend time with my guy.

HappyUP!!! Day 1910

HappyUP!!! - a day at the lake

Why it happened - the weather was just too nice

Why it makes me happy - OK....not sure how happy I was WHEN I dove into that cold water....but I was glad I was the first one to be totally submersive. It gave permission to

my man that it was A-OK to do so.

HappyUP!!! - lunch on the lake

Why it happened - we made a stop on the way

Why it makes me happy - a simple setting....lovely weather....a nice BBQ sammy.....niiiiizzzzze

HappyUP!!! - club championship round 2

Why it happened - it's tourney time

Why it makes me happy - I got to play with some different people. My start was atrocious...well...the entire round was........except for four holes that were OVER THE TOP exceptional. Go figure

HappyUP!!! - hybrid bunker shot on 9

Why it happened - I have no idea

Why it makes me happy - I had about 180 into the wind....out of the sand....I had been playing ineptly...........how I hit this difficult shot so well to within 5 feet of the pin....I will never know. YET.......those are the shots that keep bringing one back to Satan's game!

JollyJottings

Lake time

Swimming

Lunch

Few Good Men

Wedge/Birdie on 4.....hybrid bunker shot/birdie 9......wedge 14......9 iron/putt/birdie 15....recovery shot 16......chip/putt 17....putt 18

Playing with some non-regulars

HappyUP!!! Day 1909

HappyUP!!! - Club Championship stroke play

Why it happened - it's an annual thing

Why it makes me happy - great to start up the tournament season

HappyUP!!! - 2 birdies...only 3 back

Why it happened - a touch of skill

Why it makes me happy - after a debacle of a start...I kind of brought it back. Plus....I birdied 16 (THAT never happens) with a cute little 8 iron shot

HappyUP!!! - great evening

Why it happened - weekends are for that

Why it makes me happy - it just does

HappyUP!!! Day 1908

HappyUP!!! - helping a friend celebrate

Why it happened - it's a 50th birthday

Why it makes me happy - though I couldn't stay long, I think it's always good to "show up."

HappyUP!!! - sunshine before the shower

Why it happened - wacky weather

Why it makes me happy - we got a deluge.....then things broke....enough to dry the streets.....but we all knew what was coming again.......a flat out hailstorm!!!! We don't get a lot of that phenomenon here. It never gets old.

HappyUP!!! - delicious soup

Why it happened - Easter leftover

Why it makes me happy - how about some ham and split pea soup on a blustery day? Delicious

HappyUP!!! - nice errand run

Why it happened - had to get it done this morning

Why it makes me happy - I LOVE productivity....especially in these times of $4 gas. I got it all done in virtually the same parking lot.....and fast....before the storms came back.

JollyJottings

Errands

Helping friend celebrate

A great dump

Sunshine before the shower

HappyUP!!! Day 1907

HappyUP!!! - thunder and hail...and a lot of it

Why it happened - it's weather

Why it makes me happy - I have to think this is the most severe storm we have had this year. It just didn't end. It took some breaks....but then kept coming back with a fury....the kind of rain...that you just love to watch.

HappyUP!!! - water for the garden

Why it happened - see above

Why it makes me happy - that chicken poop I applied on Monday?....yeah.....it will be well leached when I get in there and work next week

HappyUP!!! - unclogging the drainpipe safely

Why it happened - see above

Why it makes me happy - doggone it.......I was up there earlier in the year.....cleaning out those gutters.....so I wouldn't have to be "that guy"......"that guy" is the guy that is out there in the middle of the storm on a ladder freeing up the gutters. Oh well....I tried.....just glad it was a pretty simple little fix

JollyJottings

Thunder and hail

Fantasy Golf

Discoveries

Water for my soil

Unclogging that drainpipe safely

HappyUP!!! Day 1906

HappyUP!!! - Meeting with a colleague

Why it happened - they needed information

Why it makes me happy - I love talking with people....especially when I am sought out for any keen insights I might have. Great conversation....may even lead to an interesting project

HappyUP!!! - meeting at our club

Why it happened - long range planning

Why it makes me happy - lots of rumors circulating.....good to get the information from the horses mouth........and the prawns were delicious too!

HappyUP!!! - a friend getting a job

Why it happened - I made some connections

Why it makes me happy - who knows how it will go.....but....in these times when employment is how it is.....I was thrilled to put these two together and help land someone in a manager spot.

JollyJottings

Coffee

A special delivery

Quality morning time

Great Toastmasters meeting

Meeting up with someone needing info

Hearing about a friend getting a job

A special meeting at our club

Prawns!

HappyUP!!! Day 1905

HappyUP!!! - L's speech

Why it happened - Toastmasters

Why it makes me happy - L is truly a treasure in our club.....and....man...did he deliver today

HappyUP!!! - ham to go

Why it happened - leftovers

Why it makes me happy - who doesn't LOVE leftover ham?

HappyUP!!! - nice day

Why it happened - who knows....wasn't supposed to be

Why it makes me happy - it turned out FANTASTIC

HappyUP!!! Day 1904

HappyUP!!! - it's that day

Why it happened - got the mower back

Why it makes me happy - this is the day the "back 40" starts to look like something again. I love to till....and smell the dirt. The anticipation of a bountiful harvest begins. It's also the day I go and get the "special ingredient.'

------------yep......there it is

HappyUP!!! - the special ingredient

Why it happened - it's what makes the garden grow

Why it makes me happy - as I take it out and spread it around....it reminds me of certain people in my past and those that operate in my periphery.....and it makes me giggle. I like to giggle. Much like them, the material will leach into my soil....and live where they deserve.....and give me tremendously fertile soil.....right there where I want them....under my boot.

HappyUP!!! - being called upon for guidance

Why it happened - who knows?....my presence?

Why it makes me happy - this is a strong person....someone I think stronger than myself. Yet, I know that even great people need a coach........and I am humble...and honored....to have the sacred privilege of the prospect of effecting someone's life.

HappyUP!!! - trash out

Why it happened - almost didn't

Why it makes me happy - sometimes one can get distracted on trash day.....yeah....that was me today........glad I "hit the can" in time........thought I missed the pick up.

JollyJottings

Waking up

Morning coffee

Getting the trash out

HappyUP!!! Day 1903

HappyUP!!! - making Easter special

Why it happened - a little fun effort

Why it makes me happy - it doesn't take much....it really doesn't....not even a lot of planning.... to create a memory

HappyUP!!! - grace

Why it happened - it was dinner time

Why it makes me happy - "grace"....such a great word. It has many connotations. It has many applications. I hear people talk about the type of person they want to be.....or have changed into being. The one thing....above all else......that I have learned....that we should all aspire to...

but rarely gets mentioned.............is to be someone that lives in grace. I got a great reminder of that today.

HappyUP!!! - Easter Dinner

Why it happened - it's a big deal

Why it makes me happy - if food really is love......this was a lovefest! Hard to imagine a better dinner.

HappyUP!!! - Masters Sunday

Why it happened - it's a tradition

Why it makes me happy - what a GREAT final round!!!! It could not have been more exciting. Several lead changes....things happening fast.....and a two hole playoff........and a first time Masters/major championship winner.......who is very popular.

HappyUP!!! Day 1902

HappyUP!!! - hooking up with 2 guys

Why it happened - we all wanted to play

Why it makes me happy - me and my buddy looked like we were going to be a twosome today.....but we filled it out with a couple of other nice guys.....great players...and an enjoyable round ensued.

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 5

Why it happened - a good 9 iron

Why it makes me happy - this easy hole has been problematic as of late. The last 3 times I have played it, I have birdied it twice and lipped out for birdie the other time. Could this little stinker become MY hole?

HappyUP!!! - Moving Day

Why it happened - Saturday at Augusta

Why it makes me happy - it's all about positioning at the Masters. Today was a tremendous Saturday. It leaves many questions...but the final one......what will happen tomorrow? It could be anything.

HappyUP!!! - FABULOUS dinner

Why it happened - it seemed right

Why it makes me happy - I KNOW I am going to get some over the top grub tomorrow. The Law of Reciprocity told me I needed to make something good happen. INCREDIBLE food and company

HappyUP!!! Day 1901

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 8

Why it happened - a great 4 iron and putt

Why it makes me happy - I was 2 down with 3 to go on the front nine. Got the win on 7......and this tough shot into the win and follow up putt made us all square going into 9. Gotta love a rally

HappyUP!!! - driver off the deck on 9

Why it happened - I was in trouble

Why it makes me happy - I had to hit a 190 yard shot with about 60 degrees of cut.....there is only one club in my bag that has that potential....but I couldn't hit it full....which means the liklihood of success is greatly reduced. A TREMENDOUS shot!

HappyUP!!! - such sunshine

Why it happened - Spring

Why it makes me happy - I am so blessed to set my schedule and be able to spend time in the glorious weather with my friends

HappyUP!!! - an evening visit

Why it happened - someone was out for a walk

Why it makes me happy - GREAT nightime chatting by the fireside