As the rest of the country continues to struggle with crushing snowfall and cold temperatures, I have to endure another mild sunburn because I never think to put sunscreen on in February. We had a wet and Wintry week and the weather turned to sunshine and happiness just in time for the weekend. I was able to get out and play golf both days with Darla away in New Orleans. I was going to try and play nine holes late Saturday with Matt, but he was studying (He is taking his MBA at CSUS), so I went over to Woodcreek to hit balls. It was dead at the course and the pro, Rob, talked me into playing 18 by giving me a cart, golf and a cheeseburger lunch all for $20. I ended up playing with a guy named Carlos who was about a 10. He doesn't keep a handicap and I talked him into joining RGC. He will call me and I'll put him in my foursome and introduce him to the guys. I shot 41 + 41 =82 and wasted my better round on a practice round. Matt and I played in the qualifier today and I shot 44+40=84. I made a nice comeback on the final nine, but neither Matt nor I had any game and we shot a 37+33=70 as a best ball team (horrible, by the way). We did play side by side with the guys who won the tournament by shooting 29+33=62. We tied them on the back, but that doesn't mean much. The weather was ideal today as you can tell by the pictures. Not warm, it only hit 55 degrees, but a high sun in a bright blue sky.
Darla is in the air as I write this winging back to Sacramento after her conference in New Orleans wrapped up. She said she has some stories to tell me. These women get away without their husbands and lose all sense of decorum. Not a good thing in a town like New Orleans. I am very secure in my relationship with Darla. She is a great Christian women and knows boundaries like no one I've ever met. She taught me some boundaries as a single Dad when we were dating and continues to mold me into the man she wants. If she could just get me to give up golf, life would be good. i say that, but it's funny if I have a Saturday without golf she gets irritated because I'm "hanging around" the house getting in her way.
Tomorrow is President's day and it will be DEAD at work. All of Sacramento (a government city) is shut down and most of our agents are off tomorrow. I've got the staff wearing casual Friday clothes and we will probably shut down a little bit early. I stay until the workday is over, but let the staff take off if it is abnormally slow and it will be.
It looks like I will be heading an intervention with the two dueling cousins from poker. I got john to agree that he needs to put this behind him and he asked if I'd act as a mediator and set up a lunch with Steve and John. I told him I'd be happy to and will talk to Steve at poker on Friday night.
Next Tuesday (March 1st)is my colonoscopy. I'll take a half day off on Monday to prep for the procedure and have Dulcolax tablets to take and four liters of Gavilyte to drink. It will clean me out and prepare for the colonoscopy. The television program "Men of a Certain Age" had a hilarious episode on the guys taking a golf weekend to Palm Springs combined with a resort treatment and colonoscopies.
On March 6th, Pete and I will fly to Scottsdale on business. We are playing golf with the Western Regional Director of Underwriting from Scottsdale Insurance and then going out to dinner that night. Monday morning we have breakfast with another company, Markel, followed by a day of meetings at Colony Insurance and then an early dinner and the Texas Rangers vs. San Francisco Giants Spring Training game at Scottsdale Stadium that evening. Tuesday morning we will be in the Scottsdale office of Burns and then over to the Burlington Insurance office mid morning followed by golf that afternoon. We will sneak in an early dinner with Seneca Insurance and then a 6:30 flight home. We will be moving the whole time we are there. We will play golf at the Legacy Resort on Sunday which is near the airport. Of course as I am wont to say to my assistant, it is all Sports Marketing.
We are having another strong month at work and have almost surpassed a strong 2010 with still over a week to go, so the results continue to be strong. I'm proud of the staff and we will likely earn a lunch for beating our budget this month. Things are definitely good at work.
Well Darla has landed and will be home soon. I still haven't showered since getting home from golf. I mowed the lawn after raking up all of the infernal spiny balls from the liquid amber trees on the North side of the house. I have to spray the pre-emergent this year to see if I can ward off those little devil balls this Spring and Fall. I hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Ciao.
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