The Scramble:
John Foddrill chipped one in on #4 for an eagle to vault Dave Wininger's team to six under. That tied Terry Butcher's team and left it to the demon cards to declare the winner, where the golf goddess saw that Dave's team won the honors and the cash. Results:
1. Dave Wininger/Josh Butcher/Lee Wininger/John Foddrill (-6)
2. Terry Butcher/Trenton Kidwell/Jake Strange/Ward Smith/Gary Webb
3. Mike Kidwell/Derek Gilbertson/Tony Wease/Bryant Trambaugh (-5)
4. Mark Jeffers/Wayne Souerdike/Joe Allen/Joe Doyle (-3)
5. Mike Bird/Larry Hembree/Gary Knepp/Jared Butcher (-3)
Hole Prizes: Terry Butcher on #1 and #9, Joe Doyle on #5, Lee Wininger on #7.
The Skins:
The Players: Dave Wininger, Terry Butcher, Mark Jeffers, Mike Kidwell, Mike Bird, Josh Butcher, Wayne Souerdike, Tony Wease, Bryant Trambaugh, Derek Gilbertson and Larry Hembree.
The results: no skins taken. skin pot carried over to next week.
Good fun at Lakeview.
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Final Friday Shananigans
The movie, Dangerous Beauty, was excellent. The 'bad' girl wins out in the end and is held in esteem. Oh my. Reminds me of the current DC Madam though Veronica Franco is not a madam but rather a courtesan. From Netflix:
"... When Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) comes of age in 16th century Venice, the parents of the man she loves refuse to allow a marriage because she's penniless. After her mother (Jacqueline Bisset) advises her to become a skilled courtesan, Veronica pursues a dashing Venetian senator (Rufus Sewell) and convinces France to join forces with Venice in a war against Turkey. When a plague overtakes the land, the church charges her with witchcraft...."
Tiger sneaks in with a +4; cut was +5 so he had room to spare. Big Phil M. leads at -5. Think Tiger has a chance? I'm sure he thinks he's going to win...
Manager's Scramble at 8am tomorrow followed by skins. Look for 16-20 for the scramble and 12 for the skins. Come on out and put your skills on display - you might be the one making that decisive chip or putt. That is unless I beat you to it.
That's it for this Friday. More good stuff tomorrow.
"... When Veronica Franco (Catherine McCormack) comes of age in 16th century Venice, the parents of the man she loves refuse to allow a marriage because she's penniless. After her mother (Jacqueline Bisset) advises her to become a skilled courtesan, Veronica pursues a dashing Venetian senator (Rufus Sewell) and convinces France to join forces with Venice in a war against Turkey. When a plague overtakes the land, the church charges her with witchcraft...."
Tiger sneaks in with a +4; cut was +5 so he had room to spare. Big Phil M. leads at -5. Think Tiger has a chance? I'm sure he thinks he's going to win...
Manager's Scramble at 8am tomorrow followed by skins. Look for 16-20 for the scramble and 12 for the skins. Come on out and put your skills on display - you might be the one making that decisive chip or putt. That is unless I beat you to it.
That's it for this Friday. More good stuff tomorrow.
More Shanaginans
Okay, I'm at home and have seen some more of those tiny blue birds of happiness. Turns out they are Indigo Buntings, a bird we saw quite a lot over in the Lost River area but one which has just now turned up over here, at least in out neck of the woods. Nothing in it's description or habitat that would suggest that they haven't been around. Interesting. A delightful little bird though. Along with the Goldfinch and the Cardinal, bright flashes of color skittering about on the peripheries of our lives. Nice.
The DC Madam: Well, darn it, can't find the link to the story about a judge telling her to stop sharing her client list with the news media. Did learn something though, from here:
"...Palfrey said she is donating 10 percent of the revenue she gets from doing a series of Internet radio interviews to help wrongly convicted prisoners re-establish life outside of incarceration. The program, the Life After Exoneration Program (LAEP), helps exonerated former prisoners find homes, jobs and other support...."
We have a nice little intersection going here, this time between sex, politics and the criminal justice system. Hey, good stuff. Go, Deborah Jeane, go. No, not to the same place as Wolfie.
Tiger update: Even for the day thru 7 with a birdie, ending the birdie drought, and a bogie. Remains +3 with the projected cut at +4. Hmmm. Oh oh, he bogied #8, a par 3, for the second day in a row, and now sits at +4. Not good. Need a Tiger charge.
Did anybody besides me see all that green in yesterday's pictures (Thursday shot of the day) and realize that that's a lot of green all of a sudden? Wasn't it just yesterday that the north wind was coming off the lake and shivering our bones and green was something you handed to Butcher and Hudson after losing yet another skin? I like it, all that green of the grass and shrubs and trees.
Movie at our place tonight: Dangerous Beauty. Set in 16th century Venice. You're invited on the same terms as the other night - bring popcorn and beer. No subtitles tonight unless you want us to turn on the English, that is.
Still time to wander out to the golf course and get in 18 holes. Still gray and temperate.
One last thing: Read Larry's rant against big, nasty, ugly government in this week's Loogootee Tribune. Need more stats please, Larry. How about 1960 data next to 2000 data comparing state and federal government expenditures and size to population and GNP? At least for starters. From Larry's discussion I would guess that the stats would be substantially different, with the 2000 data showing government intrusion in every facet of our individual lives much more draconian.
So, go play golf now and think of nasty monsters and for sure you won't shank any of your shots (reference: Tin Cup).
The DC Madam: Well, darn it, can't find the link to the story about a judge telling her to stop sharing her client list with the news media. Did learn something though, from here:
"...Palfrey said she is donating 10 percent of the revenue she gets from doing a series of Internet radio interviews to help wrongly convicted prisoners re-establish life outside of incarceration. The program, the Life After Exoneration Program (LAEP), helps exonerated former prisoners find homes, jobs and other support...."
We have a nice little intersection going here, this time between sex, politics and the criminal justice system. Hey, good stuff. Go, Deborah Jeane, go. No, not to the same place as Wolfie.
Tiger update: Even for the day thru 7 with a birdie, ending the birdie drought, and a bogie. Remains +3 with the projected cut at +4. Hmmm. Oh oh, he bogied #8, a par 3, for the second day in a row, and now sits at +4. Not good. Need a Tiger charge.
Did anybody besides me see all that green in yesterday's pictures (Thursday shot of the day) and realize that that's a lot of green all of a sudden? Wasn't it just yesterday that the north wind was coming off the lake and shivering our bones and green was something you handed to Butcher and Hudson after losing yet another skin? I like it, all that green of the grass and shrubs and trees.
Movie at our place tonight: Dangerous Beauty. Set in 16th century Venice. You're invited on the same terms as the other night - bring popcorn and beer. No subtitles tonight unless you want us to turn on the English, that is.
Still time to wander out to the golf course and get in 18 holes. Still gray and temperate.
One last thing: Read Larry's rant against big, nasty, ugly government in this week's Loogootee Tribune. Need more stats please, Larry. How about 1960 data next to 2000 data comparing state and federal government expenditures and size to population and GNP? At least for starters. From Larry's discussion I would guess that the stats would be substantially different, with the 2000 data showing government intrusion in every facet of our individual lives much more draconian.
So, go play golf now and think of nasty monsters and for sure you won't shank any of your shots (reference: Tin Cup).
Friday Shananigans
Out at the golf course and I've put some time in on the big mower finally being chased back to the clubhouse by the rush of golfers. I don't mind that at all. Guys who are out here for the first time this year: Steve Sargent, Dan Henning, Jordan Dant. Good to see them getting some golf in. They, along with a bunch more, are out here early taking advantage of the cloud cover and the cool temperatures. Cool.
Shananigans:
Stories worth watching (more comment later):
The DC Madam is making the front pages again; here I thought that was going to disappear when it was reported that nobody of note, like in the WH or the Pentagon, was on her client list.
Wolfowitz being encouraged by the Europeans to step down as World Bank chief. Go, Wolfie, go now...
Gonzales: I know he's in the news but haven't read how he fared yesterday. Can he survive? Does anybody but Bush want him to survive? The longer he stays, the longer the story stays on page one. Remember Rumsfeld and all the press he and the Pentagon got for the errant direction of the war in Iraq? With his removal and the ascension of Gates, mush less noise in that area (though still plenty on Bush and the direction of the war). Much chatter on possible WH involvement in USA firings. Possible? Come on, lets get real. We all know that there were Rovian fingerprints all over this thing. Right? Right.
Woods: At the Players on Thursday, Tiger gets fifteen pars and three bogies. No birdies and three three putts. That means a few of us had more birdies and less three putts yesterday than the best golfer in the world. That's impressive, right?
Pistons sticking it to the Bulls. The Bulls had a nineteen poing third quarter lead last night and lost. Pistons up 3-0.
Iraq mess: still messy, people still dying, being hurt. War is stupid (I think I've said that before).
Movies: La Sierra was the one we watched Wednesday night. Yes on subtitles. Set in Columbia. Young people with guns and drugs. A documentary. A three or four yawner. Diane threatens to take away my movie choosing rights.
More shananigans later when I get home.
Shananigans:
Stories worth watching (more comment later):
The DC Madam is making the front pages again; here I thought that was going to disappear when it was reported that nobody of note, like in the WH or the Pentagon, was on her client list.
Wolfowitz being encouraged by the Europeans to step down as World Bank chief. Go, Wolfie, go now...
Gonzales: I know he's in the news but haven't read how he fared yesterday. Can he survive? Does anybody but Bush want him to survive? The longer he stays, the longer the story stays on page one. Remember Rumsfeld and all the press he and the Pentagon got for the errant direction of the war in Iraq? With his removal and the ascension of Gates, mush less noise in that area (though still plenty on Bush and the direction of the war). Much chatter on possible WH involvement in USA firings. Possible? Come on, lets get real. We all know that there were Rovian fingerprints all over this thing. Right? Right.
Woods: At the Players on Thursday, Tiger gets fifteen pars and three bogies. No birdies and three three putts. That means a few of us had more birdies and less three putts yesterday than the best golfer in the world. That's impressive, right?
Pistons sticking it to the Bulls. The Bulls had a nineteen poing third quarter lead last night and lost. Pistons up 3-0.
Iraq mess: still messy, people still dying, being hurt. War is stupid (I think I've said that before).
Movies: La Sierra was the one we watched Wednesday night. Yes on subtitles. Set in Columbia. Young people with guns and drugs. A documentary. A three or four yawner. Diane threatens to take away my movie choosing rights.
More shananigans later when I get home.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Thursday Shot of the Day
Pictures: Allen Swayze in #1 fairway advancing his ball; Jim Leonard left of #3 green chipping and hoping; Morris Cornelius and Leroy Streepy willing a ball onto #9 green.A tiny blue bird of happiness was just helping himself at the feeder out the west window while a goldfinch wishes me a good morning out the north window. Diane is full of zip and already out the door and on her way to the golf course. Grand omens, gonna be some sort of day, me thinks. More later on the good things that are about to take place with all those senior golfers who are now having a last cup of coffee and thinking maybe it's time to get on the road, go see some friends, hit a little ball around a lovely green space. See you at the course.
Update:
Well, it has been a very nice day.
-Morris Cornelius had a great day: low net score of 28, hole prize on #7, and instrumental in getting low team net for himself and Leroy Streepy (62). And for the only time that I can remember, he and Leroy shut out their opponents, 14-0. My oh my.
-Jr Byron got himself two hole prizes, on #8 and #9, and shot a very nice 38.
-Dale DeLong got the other prize with a close shot on #3.
-Mike Bird got low gross with a 36 and had a putt from off the green find the hole at #3 for a closing birdie. And is back on top of the individual standings.
-Charlie Sheetz had a good closing hole at #3 as well: tee shot just off the green front and right, a chip to 20 inches and then a putt that curled around the left side, looked in, and then dropped.
-Allen Swayze took the long road on the shortest hole, #7, by fluffing his tee shot which landed in the grass trap; he then fluffed his 2nd shot right and short of the green; but then calmly chipped his 3rd shot in for a routine par. Routine for Allen.
-Walt Bowens and Dale DeLong had good days and joined Mike Bird at net 31, good for 2nd place in that category.
-Bob Elliott is back in town and shot a respectable net 38.
-Kenny Hudson and Carroll Rayhill remain on top of the team standings, just edging Richard Barber and John Chapman.
-Mike Anderson shot a 38 which is more like him. Took him awhile to adjust to Indiana weather after a winter in Florida, I guess.
-add your stories in the comments.
Mystery Golfers
Picture: Mystery Golfer #2, another one of our own.
Remember, feel free to make a guess in the comments section but don't send an email until after the 10th mystery golfer is posted. Do send an email with one of your pictures if you want to be a Mystery Golfer.
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Wednesday Stuff
Frontline was on PBS when I got home from the 'office' last night. From all the good stuff happening out here at the golf course, all those happy gladiators returning successfully from their battles with the defenders of the greensward, I was hurtled into a sad story of children in jail for life. Holy Cow. What a jolt back to a reality filled with anger and grief and stupidity. Over 2000 now in jail in the US for life. Felony murder - you get convicted of that and you're toast. Gone. In jail for life, no parole. Our criminal justice system has its glaring insufficiences, and this is one more of them. In the stories related I saw very little justice and no mercy. Appalling. A real bummer to watch; a real tradegy for those living with the consequences of their actions and a certain alignment of the stars. Mandated sentencing is stupid. Our criminal justice system not so just. (BTW, Habeas Corpus still has not been restored; maybe in a month or six or twenty-four.)
And then there is this story of two 16 year old girls in Perth, Australia, who strangled a 15 year old girl just to see if they would feel remorse. Given a life sentence but eligible for parole after 15 years. Jeeeesh...
On a lighter note, our Attorney General, Mr. Gonzales, goes back before Congress tomorrow; somebody should remind him, again, that truth will out. (If you're interested, dKos has much more on the sins of our AG.) And it looks like Mr. Wolfowitz is heading for early retirement - some European countries, and a host of Democratic Senators, want him to take a hike from his job as World Bank leader. Sanity on the rebound.
And more on the DC Madam service, uh, story. A high end fantasy business. I like that. I also like it that this female David is telling the DOJ Goliath to stick it and to talk with her customers if they don't believe her about her workers not selling sex. You know for sure the men folk were not buying. Yup, I like this spunky lady...
On an even lighter note: Movie time at our place tonight. I forget the options. You're invited but bring popcorn and beer and be prepared for subtitles (smile).
And then there is this story of two 16 year old girls in Perth, Australia, who strangled a 15 year old girl just to see if they would feel remorse. Given a life sentence but eligible for parole after 15 years. Jeeeesh...
On a lighter note, our Attorney General, Mr. Gonzales, goes back before Congress tomorrow; somebody should remind him, again, that truth will out. (If you're interested, dKos has much more on the sins of our AG.) And it looks like Mr. Wolfowitz is heading for early retirement - some European countries, and a host of Democratic Senators, want him to take a hike from his job as World Bank leader. Sanity on the rebound.
And more on the DC Madam service, uh, story. A high end fantasy business. I like that. I also like it that this female David is telling the DOJ Goliath to stick it and to talk with her customers if they don't believe her about her workers not selling sex. You know for sure the men folk were not buying. Yup, I like this spunky lady...
On an even lighter note: Movie time at our place tonight. I forget the options. You're invited but bring popcorn and beer and be prepared for subtitles (smile).
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