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Jan.-June Golf Summary
Posted in Golf on 1-Jul-2011
In spite of the miserable spring weather and some very shaky scores (including a 100 and a 99 at Mt. Si) the first half of 2011 ended up as my best early golf season yet. I was averaging about 93 for the first three months of the year before I read J.F. Tamayo’s Finally: The Golf Swing’s Simple Secret. It’s a funky sounding title but the advice has helped me immensely in making better, more consistent contact. In the second quarter of the year my scoring average improved to 89.3 even though I played a handful of more difficult courses.
36 Holes
Posted in Golf on 27-Jun-2011
I’ve played two rounds in a day a few times but in every case one of the two rounds wasn’t a very good score. So I decided to try it again today at my local course, Mt. Si. I played very steady golf for the first 27 holes. The the morning round produced a credible 83 (40+43). I opened the second round a 42 on the front but couldn’t get another par on the back nine and ended up with an 88.
Good Two Weeks of Golf
Posted in Golf on 18-Jun-2011
After months of playing in cold, rainy conditions, I finally found some good weather and interesting golf courses during our trip back to Michigan and Ohio. And, thankfully, I played respectable golf most of the time.
| Score | Date | Course |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | June 2 | Fox Hills, MI |
| 88 | June 3 | Inn at St. John’s, MI |
| 89 | June 4 | Northville Hills GC, MI |
| 86 | June 7 | Eagle’s Landing, OH |
| 93 | June 8 | Maumee Bay, OH |
| 85 | June 10 | Mt. Si, WA |
| 88 | June 13 | Suncadia, WA |
| 82 | June 14 | Mt. Si, WA |
| 83 | June 16 | Mt. Si, WA |
| 89 | June 17 | Mt. Si, WA |
Fatigue finally got me on the back nine yesterday and I had to struggle to get that 89 at Mt. Si (sinking a 20 foot putt on #18).
Local Library Named “Library of the Year”
Posted in News on 16-Jun-2011
The King County Library System has been named the “Library of the Year 2011.” We don’t use the Library often but I’m always impressed when we do. The facilities, even the little local buildings like those here in North Bend and Snoqualmie Ridge, are just excellent. And with an easy to get library card, you get access to all kinds of online reference services.
Home Again
Posted in Travel on 9-Jun-2011
After nine days on the road in Michigan and Ohio it was comforting to see the familiar sight of the Cascades outside the airplane window. We pampered ourselves by flying first class; now I fear we are spoiled for future air travel. The additional space and passable food made for a much more comfortable trip.
He Made It! Ryan Graduates
Posted in Travel on 6-Jun-2011
A momentous day indeed. Ryan Billick made it through high school more or less in one piece.
Ryan - June 6
Front Yard Touch Up
Posted in Around the house on 16-May-2011
Although most of our landscaping efforts have been focused on the back yard we did spend a bit of time tweaking our front yard as well. A bit of weeding, a few new dwarf spruce and some new pots and things look much better. This is the view from my home office window:
Front Yard
Another Weather Record: A Month’s Rain in Two Days
Posted in Weather on 15-May-2011
Before today is over, the weather experts predict we’ll have had more than 1.5 inches of rain from a single day-and-a-half storm. That’s almost the average total rainfall for the entire Month of May. Earlier this week, there was a story in the Seattle Times about the 65 feet of snow still covering the North Cascades Highway which typically would have been cleared three-four weeks ago.
Related articles
- Seattle set to set 2 rain record in under 2 days (MyNorthwest.com)
- ‘Don’t think I’ve ever seen this much snow this late’ (SeattleTimes.com)
A Hint of Spring
Posted in Around the house on 15-May-2011
We are still mired in a record cold, record wet spring. We’ve used the few brief rainless periods to keep up with our landscaping projects. Alas! Yesterday –May 14th– a few rhododendrons began to show blooms. The red azaleas we just planted a couple of weeks ago are in full flower but they had the advantage of spending most of the spring in the nursery.
Over the Mountains and Out of the Rain
Posted in Golf on 9-May-2011
Even on the occasional dry day it’s not much fun to play golf in the Seattle area. Courses and greens are just too sloppy. I decided to take the 55 minute drive east over Snoqualmie Pass to Suncadia Resort and its lovely Prospector course. What a pleasant difference: 15 degree warmer and wonderfully dry. They actually had the sprinklers running. Even my golf was better. Four consecutive pars on hole 2 through 5 led to a very solid 41 on the front nine and I held on to shoot a respectable 89. I love the course. It has large fairways and greens but the variable slopes and bunkers make for a challenging track.
Suncadia Prospector - 10th Hole
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