Back from a day up in Lake Tahoe and the Resort at Squaw Creek. It was a tremendous day weather-wise with temperatures in the mid sixties after an overnight low in the 20's and a slight frost on the greens and fairways. The course doesn't take tee times until 10 AM because of the frost concerns, so we got off right on time with our 11:00 AM tee time. I met Neil, Tim and Pamas at the Park n Ride in Roseville at 8:00 AM and we packed up my 300 and we were on the road and up to the resort by 9:30. We had breakfast up at the resort and then hit some balls and putted before teeing off. The front nine is narrow and hilly and I struggled over the first seven holes before finishing the front nine par-birdie for a 49. The back nine is a bit more open and although still pretty up and down, I managed a 41 for a 90. This is my second straight round of bad front nine and good backside as I shot a 51+40=91 on Tuesday in our Day on the Oaks tournament. We had a great time today. Tim struggled to over 100 and Neil shot a 95, but Pamas shot a 79 and had four birdies during his round. The guy can play golf.

The Tuesday tournament started off a little weird as the Pro in the shop took a shot at me when I was checking in and asked me if I was skipping work to play. I told him that I was going in after the round. He told me in a loud voice that it must suck to have to go into an office every day and that he just pinches himself when he wakes up knowing that he gets to go to the golf course every day. I was pretty taken aback as the other guys in the shop all laughed.The sarcastic side of me took over and I blurted out, "When I get my paycheck every two weeks I pinch myself when I realize that I 'm not paid like a Municipal golf pro." The laughter was deafening as I walked out of the shop.

We finally got our spa fixed on Thursday and we have been in it every night since. Darla was in Lodi last night and today for a big street fair and we both got home about 6 PM today and spent twenty minutes catching up while we soaked in the spa. My Achilles heel was pretty sore after the round and that was complicated by the 90 minute drive home with my right foot on and off the gas pedal as we drove home in the Holiday traffic.

Oh, yeah, tomorrow is Columbus Day, when state and federal workers all take the day off. also funny, the powers that be in Washington want to rename the day Indigenous Persons day. I just call it regular people have to work day also known as Veterans Day, Martin Luther King Day, Cesar Chavez Day, et al.

I had a rough week at work and had to let one of my employees go after five years. It was a messy situation and it took a lot out of me. Suffice it to say the employees that remain are on the same page as I am and we will continue to grow the office and be successful. We finished the month up 16% over the year before and beat our budget handily. I hosted a barbecue lunch on Friday featuring brisket, roast turkey, mac n cheese, beans, salad and fresh baked rolls. It was outstanding and we are off to another good month in October.

I am off to Monterey and Pacific Grove on Friday and won't be back until later Sunday night and the blog will be late. I'll try to get to this on Monday of next week. I know this is short, but so is the news that is fit to share, so I'll wrap this up. Be well and have a good week. Ciao.