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Record Heat
With a 103 degree reading Seattle hit a record high today; the highest temperature ever and nearly 30 degrees above the historical average high temp for the date. Locally, things were even toastier: Redmond hit 107 and North Bend 113. The Microsoft Golf League play went on as scheduled however so I got to enjoy two hours in the late afternoon sunshine chasing golf balls. At least I finally had a good league outing, shooting my best score ever: 41 on the Eagle’s Talon front nine. It also turns out that July was the hottest month ever with an average temp of 69.5 degrees.
Handicap at new Low
Posted in Golf on 29-Jul-2009
My golf handicap index got to my personal low: 14.2. It’s a bit mysterious to me just how. I’ve had my least consistent year ever. One day I’ll have a shot a breaking 80 and the next day I’m floundering at 100. So while the low handicap is nice (while it lasts) I’d prefer to be more consistent each time out.
Lunar Memories
Posted in News on 21-Jul-2009
I clearly remember July 20, 1969, the date of the first lunar landing. It was a Sunday and I spent most of the day making tossed salads and shrimp cocktails at Dolly & Joe’s Restaurant lamenting that I was going to miss the live TV transmission of man’s first step onto the moon while I chopped lettuce and sliced carrots. I did have a small transistor radio on the shelf above me so I could listen to events early that afternoon. I was thrilled when I realized that the astronauts had several hours of preparation after touchdown before they would step out onto to the lunar surface. So I was home and in front of the TV well before Neil Armstrong stepped into the lunar dust at 10:39 pm. I’ll never forget that grainy, black and white image–it’s still a thrilling memory forty years later.
Why We Have a Fence
Posted in Around the house on 20-Jul-2009
This weekend we finished installing an updated section of fence along the back corner of our property. It’s the area the pesky elk repeatedly broke through this past winter. Now it’s set up with eight-foot high 4×4 posts set in 120 pounds of concrete and steel wire fencing. During our three days of work an interested observer was this little doe who munched contentedly on the blackberries looking, I’m convinced, for potential weak points in our new defenses. Late Sunday afternoon I found her lounging in a shady spot adjacent to the new fence snacking on some volunteer sedum.
Long, Fun Day at Gold Mountain
Posted in Golf on 7-Jul-2009
My golf group headed back to Gold Mountain again for two rounds and a yummy lunch. The day started out in cool showers, quite a contrast from the summery weather of Friday through Sunday. The rain cleared out midway through the morning round and by afternoon we had sun with blustery winds. I had OK rounds with a 90 on the Olympic course and 94 on Cascade.
First Day of Summer–Brrrrrr!!!
Posted in Weather on 21-Jun-2009
As we headed out to the gym this morning the outdoor temperature read 48 degrees. What bizarre weather!
In a Groove – 85 at Mt. Si
After Wednesday’s two-over par 38 I couldn’t wait, of course, to get back out on the links. In spite of the light drizzle and occasional showers I headed to Mt. Si for an early afternoon round. I didn’t strike the ball as well as Wednesday, especially off the tee, but my short game was very solid and I recorded a consistent 42-43 for an 85, one of my best rounds ever from the blue tees. A missed three-foot birdie putt and an eight on hole number 16 kept me from a potential best-ever round.
Those showers, btw, ended the record-tying twenty-nine consecutive rainless days. We got a real drenching in the early evening and the plants and trees are looking revived already.
Still No Rain
Posted in Weather on 18-Jun-2009
It’s official: it’s the driest spring in Seattle history with 29 straight days without rain equaling the 1982 record. We don’t usually have this kind of parched stretch until July-August. It’s been nice but hard to keep all our plants happy.
Whew! Two-Over Par
Posted in Golf on 17-Jun-2009
After work I stopped at Mt. Si to practice on the driving range but it was such a nice, mild day and there weren’t many folks on the course so I headed out for a quick nine holes. After an uneventful bogey on the first hole I went par-birdie-par over the next three. I got lucky on a few errant shots like the mishit 7-iron on number six that bounced off a tree back into the fairway instead of heading into the woods. From there, I hit a superb sand wedge from forty yards to within eighteen inches of the hole and a tap-in par. Then there was an impressive 290 yard drive on number 9 leading to an easy par there. So I finished with a 38, my second lowest nine-hole score ever.
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CEO Greed
Posted in Commentary on 22-Jun-2009
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