Thursday

I elected to substitute the Home Page pic of My Favorite Tree with this postcard-of-a-shot from a top-of-the-hill vantage point on the Isle of Capri.  And rather than crop it down to fit the page, I have left it a bit oversized to capture the exceptional view.  That's mainland Italia in the distance.  Very cool.

In keeping with my jumbled memory on family dates this year, I'm giving Tahoe Phil the Brother of the Day designation for his birthday.  Its somewhere in this range...I think!  Here we are last August when 2 and I spent a couple of days in Incline on our way to the Sonoma half marathon.  By my count, we'll be back at the lake in about 80 days.

I dusted off my golf clubs yesterday and joined my pal Cal for nine holes at Geneva after work.  I had to take my clubs out of the travel bag where they had been since my return from the Florida trip in February.  I actually was able to put the club face on the ball most of the time.  But I have a long way to go if I want to lower my handicap this year.  This may be a year to put money on my pal Ron in our recurring matches. 

It was great to get outside in 80-degree weather.  Winter had hung on so long, I wasn't sure that we would ever see Summer.  Climate change and all.  Bush.  Koch brothers.  Tea Party.  House Republicans.  Its all explainable.


I took a selfie of myself, Cal and our buddy Roy in the bar after golf.  Roy had been in Europe last week and this was a bit of a "Welcome Home" session.  He's got a rotator cuff problem and his golf may be reduced to instruction this year.

My life with my temporary roommate has been going as expected.  The W slips into the routine on Maplecrest with little trouble.  Plenty of walks.  Lots of live game in the yards and trees to rev up her hunting instincts.  But I am counting the days until 2's return.

Maybe more here later.  Make it a Good Thursday in your neighborhood.

BCOT