HappyUP!!! Day 2803

HappyUP!!! - Halloween
Why it happened - it's an event
Why it makes me happy - yeah...it costs me a bit of dough....but I LOVE all of those zombies...princes/princesses....super heroes

HappyUP!!! - TM work done
Why it happened - initiative
Why it makes me happy - LOVE serving others

HappyUP!!! -144
Why it happened - Halloween
Why it makes me happy - I now have an official count to plan on for next year. What a turn out!!!

HappyUP!!! - special T or Treater
Why it happened - who can resist the good stuff
Why it makes me happy - it just did!....big smile!

HappyUP!!! Day 2802

HappyUP!!! - getting the W
Why it happened - partner
Why ti makes me happy - yeah...I threw down a bit today...BUT...it really was my partner. LOVE a strong partner

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 18
Why it happened - a long putt
Why it makes me happy - I stubbed my putter going back on that 35 footer...and stopped myself mid-stroke. What a gaff!!!  I re-established......and then DRAINED that puppy!....for the W

HappyUP!!! - candy
Why it happened - we got an event tomorrow night
Why it makes me happy - ahhhhhhhh.....I'm ready for those little bandits 2morrow night!

JJ

Getting the W
Birdie on 18
Weather
Skipping out on TM
World Series
CandyUP

HappyUP!!! Day 2801

HappyUP!!! - 2 guests
Why it happened - an old contact sent them
Why it makes me happy - love guests....always!....especially love it based on work I did almost 20 years ago!....legacy

HappyUP!!! - Jeannie
Why it happened - we had an appointment
Why it makes me happy - she did a GREAT job today...and gave me some great ideas

HappyUP!!! - Tina
Why it happened - we had an appointment
Why it makes me happy - she made a situation...that wasn't pleasant....SOOOOO much better!

HappyUP!!! Day 2800

HappyUP!!! - mentoring opportunity
Why it happened - I recognized it
Why it makes me happy - who knows what it takes to help someone make some changes....today's session may have meant nothing....or a little...OR...it could have been the SWITCH. Who knows? I'm just glad to be a catalyst

HappyUP!!! - rain
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - it wasn't much...but...in this dry October...even a little is a lot

HappyUP!!! - appointment made
Why it happened - a bit of initiative
Why it makes me happy - yeah...there will be some expense involved...but THIS will be a good one...just took me a little time to put it in the books

HappyUP!!! - World Series
Why it happened - tradition
Why it makes me happy - GREAT entertainment

HappyUP!!! Day 2799 Sun

HappyUP!!! - "heavy" feet
Why it happened - hitting balls
Why it makes me happy - discovered an old reminder...heavy feet can be a good thing

HappyUP!!! - painting
Why it happened - priorities
Why it makes me happy - not my favorite thing to do...but weather is coming....good to get it done

HappyUP!!! - World Series
Why it happened - it is the Fall Classic
Why it makes me happy - after a bunch of home improvement, it's nice to relax as the evenings begin to chill...to an American tradition

HappyUP!!! Day 2798

HappyUP!!! - Member Member
Why it happened - we do tournament golf
Why it makes me happy - always great to DO BATTLE!

HappyUP!!! - great weather day for a LONG day
Why it happened - weather
Why it makes me happy - it's pretty much a sun up to sun down tourney...so much fun...and God participated today

HappyUP!!! - FOOD
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - great brekko....sumptuous lunch....and lovely appetizers later....I'm full!


JJ

Brekko
Partner
Birdies on 9
6 iron 11....5 iron 12....7 iron 13....putt 14...drive/wedge 15.....drive 16....7 iron 17.....8 iron 18
Drive/hybrid/wedge 4....8 iron 5.....drive/wedge/putt/BIRDIE 6....drive/7 iron 9
Horserace
Lunch
Appetizers
Great weather

HappyUP!!! Day 2797

HappyUP!!! - Dickie joined us
Why it happened - he was invited
Why it makes me happy - haven't golfed with this guy in years! Great to have him out on the links!

HappyUP!!! - getting the W
Why it happened - Dick's putting
Why it makes me happy - winning with a guest.....especially against my brother....is always enjoyable

HappyUP!!! - birdies
Why it happened - I got skilled
Why it makes me happy - birdie...birdie...birdie....on 4, 5, and 6....THREW it down on my bro and his partner!  THAT pretty much gives ya a nice margin for the day!

HappyUP!!! Day 2796

HappyUP!!! - hitting balls
Why it happened - I NEEDED TO
Why it makes me happy - after yesterday's performance, I had to get some range time in for the upcoming tournament.  Good work done

HappyUP!!! - World Series
Why it happened - it's the fall classic
Why it makes me happy - a great game!

HappyUP!!! - medical treatment
Why it happened - kind of a routine thing
Why it makes me happy - it actually went a lot better than I thought it could!!!

HappyUP!!! Day 2795

HappyUP!!! - A Pilot and a General
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - A Navy Pilot gets to tell his story....and a retired Brig General gets to practice his Veteran's Day presentation....HOW COOL IS THAT?

HappyUP!!! - Eric joining us
Why it happened - the pro asked
Why it makes me happy - Eric is the pro's son.  I don't get to play with this excellent young man too often. I love what he is up to these days.  It was also pretty cool to watch him toss around a very easy 68 today

HappyUP!!! - Captain Phillips
Why it happened - this movie was on the list
Why it makes me happy - great flick!!!....even though I knew the outcome!

JJ

Toastmasters.....Navy Pilots and Veteran General
Driving Range
Drive 2....Putt 3....drive/wedge 4.....9 iron 5....wedge/largo 6....hybrid/hybrid 10....wedge 11...6 iron 12....drive/9 iron 16
Playing with Eric....picking up the tab
Captain Phillips
Sushi

HappyUP!!! Day 2794

HappyUP!!! - my speech
Why it happened - I was scheduled
Why it makes me happy - this was a fun one to dress up for....and it was very well received

HappyUP!!! - Carissa speech
Why it happened - she was scheduled
Why it makes me happy - it's a wonderful thing to see one of our student members develop. TM is going to be SUCH a boost for her in her life

HappyUP!!! - our evaluators
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - these two did a GREAT job...on speeches that were difficult to evaluate

JJ

My speech
Carissa speech
Leo and his TT's
Our evaluators

HappyUP!!! Day 2793

HappyUP!!! - knocking out more painting
Why it happened - gotta beat the weather
Why it makes me happy - pretty much DONE....just a couple of more spots to hit

HappyUP!!! - another Giuseppe
Why it happened - painting
Why it makes me happy - I stay away from this deli...and this sandwich....for waist expansion reasons! However, when the paint store is so close by...and I am out burning extra calories....how can I not enjoy my favorite sandwich in the world

HappyUP!!! - weather
Why it happened - it's fall in Nor Cal
Why it makes me happy - THIS is why I live here....exactly THIS!!!

HappyUP!!! Day 2792

HappyUP!!! - truck wash
Why it happened - got off the fanny
Why it makes me happy - had already done a bunch of "stuff" today....enough to take a breather....which I did....then went through that great internal debate, "do I REALLY need to go wash the truck?"  The answer was NO....but I did it anyway

HappyUP!!! - a message
Why it happened - I was doing some channel surfing
Why it makes me happy - I caught a great life reminder regarding serving others....it was great to hear

HappyUP!!! - Football
Why it happened - it's Sunday
Why it makes me happy - I'm really not a huge football fan anymore....I was at one time.  I really enjoyed the pieces of games I was able to tune in to today

HappyUP!!! Day 2791

HappyUP!!! - great iPad presentation
Why it happened - I went to a great seminar
Why it makes me happy - LOVED this breakout session.....and I don't even own an iPad.....YET!

HappyUP!!! - meeting Herm Edwards
Why it happened - seminar
Why it makes me happy - this dude is a WINNER! He gave a great presentation

HappyUP!!! - phone find
Why it happened - I had left it behind
Why it makes me happy - HOW would YOU feel if you left a venue....had driven away.....look for phone on your person...pull over and confirm you don't have it....rush back to the venue...and...VOILA!!!!!.....there it is!!!  Yeah...you'd feel like I did....pretty darn happy!

HappyUP!!! - dinner
Why it happened - a guy has to eat
Why it makes me happy - THAT was some delicious stroganoff

JJ

Brekko
Running into Dick
Running into Patty
Great iPad presentation
Herm Edwards talk
Finding phone
Lunch
Dinner

HappyUP!!! Day 2790

HappyUP!!! - Lunch
Why it happened - planning
Why it makes me happy - great to hook up with the guys

HappyUP!!! - Rich!!!
Why it happened - he wanted to play
Why it makes me happy - what a wonderful day!.....and the dude darn near beat me....even though he never plays

HappyUP!!! - getting the W
Why it happened - mostly due to my partner
Why it makes me happy - it seems to be a pattern lately....my partners are picking me up big time!

HappyUP!!! - birdie on 18
Why it happened - stellar wedge and putt
Why it makes me happy - always feels great to walk off positively!!!

JJ

Lunch
Rich
Birdie 14
Birdie 18
Taking home the cash
Weather

HappyUP!!! Day 2789

HappyUP!!! - Giuseppe on sweet with everything
Why it happened - painting
Why it makes me happy - when working hard....a guy needs a good sandwich.....ahhhhhhh

HappyUP!!! - R chiming in
Why it happened - he wants to golf
Why it makes me happy - and a'golfin we will go.  Love playing with my old buddy

HappyUP!!! - painting
Why it happened - needed some touchup...and a bit more
Why it makes me happy - I actually don't mind painting....especially exterior where precision is not at a premium.  It always feels good to do a little home maintenance....especially when it's DONE!


JJ

Weather
Painting
Giuseppe on sweet with everything
Richie chiming in
Green elephant

HappyUP!!! Day 2788 Wed

HappyUP!!! - Chad
Why it happened - Toastmasters
Why it makes me happy - he did a great job today

HappyUP!!! - Vitamin K (Kirk)
Why it happened - he was paired with me
Why it makes me happy - he played GREAT!!!....and we picked up a tidy little profit!!!

HappyUP!!! - Detroit big win
Why it happened - well timed hit
Why it makes me happy - WE got ourselves ANOTHER ball game!!!

JJ

Sunny
Chad
Winning TT
Coffee
Vitamin K (Kirk).....$16
Detroit big win
Bro has extension ladder

HappyUP!!! Day 2787

HappyUP!!! - Toastmastering
Why it happened - I was scheduled
Why it makes me happy - I kind of "oopsed" this week and forgot my duty.  With the help of my group, we had a great member

HappyUP!!! - new member
Why it happened - he liked what he saw
Why it makes me happy - another opportunity to help

HappyUP!!! - Greg's speech
Why it happened - see above
Why it makes me happy - loved the cheese story.....wonderful

HappyUP!!! - Table Topics
Why it happened - Anthony was ready
Why it makes me happy - A really saved my bacon today!

JJ

Toastmaster....pulled it off
Anthony TT
New Member Joe
Greg and his cheese
Scrape and paint

HappyUP!!! Day 2786

HappyUP!!! - baseball
Why it happened - tradition
Why it makes me happy - LOVE the championship series....probably more than the World Series

HappyUP!!! - The Voice
Why it happened - I was doing some tube time
Why it makes me happy - this was some great competition tonight....surprises

HappyUP!!! - Pandora
Why it happened - getting reacquainted
Why it makes me happy - there was a good burn going on it today

HappyUP!!! Day 2785

HappyUP!!! - Big W against the bro today
Why it happened - my partner...Vitamin K
Why it makes me happy - always love golfing with the bro...especially getting into his wallet

HappyUP!! - GREAT baseball game
Why it happened - it's the playoff
Why it makes me happy - didn't see that outcome coming

HappyUP!!! - lining up a job
Why it happened - interesting idea
Why it makes me happy - I'll be on it tomorrow!

JJ
Learning how to make beef jerky
Par on 2....wedge 4...drive/wedge/putt6....hybrid 8...drive/8 iron 9....recovery shot/hybrid 10....6 iron/putt 12...drive 13...4 iron/9 iron/putt 14....good break/putt 15....pitch/putt 17....3 wood/wedge/putt/par 18
Vitamin K for Kelsey

Splendid weather
Getting a big W against the bro today...kinda evened out the weekend
Great baseball game...didn't see that coming
"Job" lined up

HappyUP!!! Day 2784

HappyUP!!! - waking up
Why it happened - I have a tendency to do that
Why it makes me happy - photo library on my phone

HappyUP!!! - brekko
Why it happened - a Sat morning thing
Why it makes me happy - it was delicious

HappyUP!!! - 5 iron on 12
Why it happened - I FLUSHED it
Why it makes me happy - THAT was a BIG shot...hit RIGHT on the button!

JJ

Waking up
brekko
Pitch/par 1....wedge 3....8 iron 4...7 iron/greenie 5...hooked 9 iron 6....driver off deck 7...up and down 8....scrappy par 10....scrappy par 11....5 iron on 12 FLUSHED....drive/hold off 9/putt 15....little hold off recovery 7 iron 16 for par....6 iron 17....putt 18
Weather