Wednesday

Another Ash Wednesday on today's calendar.  I heard on the noon network radio broadcast that a minister at a church on the East coast had moved to the sidewalk and was administering ashes to motorists who would pull over in front of his church.  Is this the same as a drive-by Christian?  No such option at coffee this AM.

I've been struggling with thinking that this is Thursday all day today.  The PGA event's first round is today, rather than the normal Thursday tee-off, and I had in my mind that the Twin Gatorade 150 Duels at Daytona were going to be on this afternoon.  But they too are Thursday.  I'm confused.

The golf tournament held at a desert course near Tuscon is the only time of the year (other than The Ryder Cup or The President's Cup) where the golfer's play mano v. mano "match" play.  Usually the tournaments are "medal" play where the lowest total stokes over the four days wins.  In match play, each hole is a separate contest worth one point.  It really doesn't matter what your score is as long as you have one stroke less than your opponent on that hole.  If you are ahead by three points with only two holes to play, you win.  If you're tied through seventeen holes, but win the eighteenth, you win.  If you are tied after eighteen holes, you keep playing until somebody wins a hole.  And it's win or go home.

They start out on Wednesday with 64 guys, just like the NCAA tournament (after the play-in games).  They play 32 matches the first day, 16 the second, 8 the third, 6 on the fourth (quarters in the AM and semi's in the PM), and a single, 36-hole match on Sunday.  Saturday afternoon and Sunday can be a little boring for TV because there's just not that many guys playing.  But Wednesday can be good TV as there are always upsets in the seedings.

I didn't get on here yesterday to recognize the 11th anniversary of Mother's passing.  Hard to believe that it has been that long ago.  This pic was taken the day of my graduation from ND in 1971.  Do the math.  I couldn't quite get the focus as good as I wanted, but that is partly due to the original being of marginal quality.  (The skirt on the right belongs to the gal from New Orleans who faded into the sunset after graduation!)  Here's to Margaret of the Day.

The word from Harvest Path is that 1.02 is "normal" for a two-month old, according to the pediatrician.  From my perspective, 1.02 is obviously above normal.  My guess is that he will get his sleep straightened out pretty soon and Mom will be able to get back on schedule as well.  It just takes a little time, Kiddo.

She put it out there on Twitter so I guess that it is fair game here: 4 has made the commitment to move to The Big Apple to seek the next phase of here career.  The preliminary plan is to depart in early March and camp at 3 and Herky's place until the clouds part and the path clears.  I think this officially qualifies as Taking the Risk.  At 25, single, and possessing some good skills, why wouldn't you?  Maybe we'll see the return of The Horani's blog to document the experience.

I think that I have the substitute RCL today.  The real RCL is back in Russia for five weeks, so I'm dealing with the second team for a while.  Actually, the pinch-hitter is not the regular substitute, so the verdict is still out.  If she doesn't show, I don't even have a phone number.  And, no offense 2, but with The W having been around for three days, the crib needs service!

Thanks for reading.

BCOT