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Lucy Coming to Seattle
Posted in Entertainment on 8-Jul-2008
We just bought tickets for the exhibit of the famous Lucy fossil coming to the Pacific Science Center in October. That’s Lucy as in the 3.2 million year old Australopithecus afarensis skeleton discovered in Ethiopia in 1974 and the subject of Donald Johanson‘s book From Lucy to Language. It’s really rare for such priceless specimens to leave their home museum so this is an exciting event. We will also be attending numerous lectures over the winter related to the exhibit.
My Library
Posted in Books, Entertainment on 8-Jul-2008
Click on a book to see it’s info in Amazon.com. Or view my complete online collection at the LibraryThing site.
Best Golf Books
I’ve recently had a few conversations about favorite golf books and it made me think some about the sixty or so I have and which have been truly helpful. It’s a short list. Dave Pelz’s Short Game Bible surely helped my scoring (as did attending his day-long short game clinic) and How to Break 90 changed my idea of what success is for the average hacker like me. I recently ordered Raymond Floyd‘s The Elements of Scoring; I’ve been intrigued by reviews of the book and I admire Floyd’s easy swing and precision short game.
Golf at Harbour Pointe
Posted in Golf on 6-Jul-2008
Seattle (Lake Union) Fireworks
Posted in Entertainment on 5-Jul-2008
Golf – Mt. Si
Posted in Golf on 4-Jul-2008
Finally, a respectable round. I played steady enough in all phases of the game and shot an 86 (with 5 pars and one birdie). It was a good start (three pars on the first four holes) and a good finish: birdie 2 on number 17 and a par save from the adjacent fairway on 18. And there was a very satisfying (wind-aided) 308 yard drive on number 2.
Mark Knopfler Concert
Posted in Entertainment on 3-Jul-2008
What an evening! Knopfler is a magician with the guitar and we loved the simplicity of the concert. The band came on and played 90 minutes non-stop with none of the pointless banter and introductions we endure in so many of these productions. And what a treat to actually see him produce those uniquely Knopfler-esque riffs that we’ve listened to countless times on CD. Thankfully, he played many of our favorites including “Romeo and Juliet,” “Telegraph Road,” and the Dire Straits classic “Sultans of Swing” (first released 30 years ago, can you believe?). The relentless “Speedway at Nazareth” really had the place jumping.
Poof! — It’s Summer
Posted in Around the house, Weather on 29-Jun-2008
After all the whining about the cool June all of the sudden it’s summer. We had a high of 87 degrees yesterday and right now it’s a toasty 94, breaking the record of 91 set back in 1951. It looks like we’ll soon be back to the more normal mid-70’s for highs within a day or two. Thank goodness.
We had a visit from an orphan baby elk who’s been hanging out in the neighborhood for several weeks now. She’s looking a little better and we’re hopeful she’ll continue to grow and eventually be adopted by one of the local herds.
Golf – Newcastle GC
Posted in Golf on 28-Jun-2008
Played the China Creek course at the Newcastle Golf Club. The course has spectacular views of downtown Seattle and Bellevue and with a slope rating of 126 it presents a significant challenge to hackers like me. I shot 97 (four better than last year).
Golf League – June 25
Posted in Golf on 26-Jun-2008
The team had a not so good week; we didn’t play well and got pretty much whipped by one of the lower-ranked teams. I managed to win five of nine holes and win by three strokes with a so-so 47.
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