Trying to get over vacation and back into the swing. I had Michael, our Training and Sales Development VP, in Wednesday to Friday and he worked with my younger producers on Wednesday and Thursday and then we went and played golf at Timber Creek here in Roseville on Friday. You can see his picture above at the course with the waterfall behind. Michael was born in Tobaggo. We worked in the office Friday morning and then met Gail and one of her agents at the golf course. The teams are having a very good month this month and we are way ahead of budget. Wendy hit on a $200,000 account earlier in the month and it I an account that we have quoted on for three years and finally closed the deal. I'd like to have a month like this right before I go to Home Office for the Manager's meeting in November. I'm proud of the teams and how they are n task even while I'm on vacation.
I added a few pictures that were on our camera. The quality of pictures taken with the newer iphones are every bit as good as the ones you can take with an SLR. Soon, there will be a close up zoom feature that will almost make the SLR obsolete.
I played golf three times this week and my back is still sore, but obviously good enough to hit a golf ball. I shot 42 Thursday night at league. We lost our match and fell out of second place, so this week we will play for third in the league against the fourth place team. I hadn't played in three weeks with the youth event and the vacation. I was pleased with 42. I was supposed to pick Michael up at his hotel at 7:30, but overslept ( I NEVER oversleep) and had to call Pete to run over and get him. I hurriedly threw my golf clothes together, grabbed my GPS rangefinder and was out the door. I didn't realize that I had forgotten my golf shoes until driving to the course in the afternoon. Darla was out of the house so I had to buy a new pair. Luckily, there was a nice pair of FootJoys on sale for $69 on the sales rack. I must have 10 pair in the garage. You can see a picture that Bryan took of Ron and my drives on number four at Diamond. You rarely end up with two drives side by side like that.
Friday I played very well at Timber Creek, a tough Billy Casper designed course. I shot 42+40=82 to Michael's 83. We had a great time and got to spend the afternoon with one of our up and coming retail agent who happens to love the game of golf. It was fun. I got Michael back to the airport by six and then myself back home to clean up and head to poker with John, Steve and Big John. We played at Scott's place in Citrus Heights and I lost like an air mattress losing air when you pull the stopper out. I hadn't won a hand when we stopped for dinner at 8 o'clock. I won the first hand after dinner and played well up until midnight. I was down about $40 when we broke for dinner and worked it back to about a $15 loss by the end of the night.
Saturday, Darla kicked me out of the house so she could have a party and I went and got breakfast, stopped by the office, got gassed up and had a car wash. I met Paul at the course about 11:20 and we teed off at noon. I shot 45 on the front and my back was acting up. I couldn't even bend over to get my ball out of the hole. My back was stiff and I had to stretch it out numerous times. The back nine was better and I recorded two birdies on my way to a 40 and a total of 85. Not bad considering the state of my back. I saw Jane on Monday and she gave me a treatment, but may go back this week for another tune-up.
Last night we had plans to go out to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary. Darla texted me on the golf course and said that Frieda had gone to her party and they were meeting us for dinner. We went to PF Changs and enjoyed a full course meal, including appetizers, a full meal and dessert. We had a great visit and Charlie and Frieda ended up picking up the bill over my protestations. Maybe Darla and I will sneak out for a meal on Tuesday night.
Today we were off to church in the morning for a great sermon, followed by a trip to Home Depot to buy a new light for the garage. Both of the ballasts in the garage door opener have failed and it is dark in the garage when you pull in at night. I bought a motion detector light and will wire past the light switch and just have it on all the time. The light will come on when we are in the garage or the door opens. I could buy another Garage door opener, but that one is only about ten years old and has a few miles left on the tread.
I'll play in the finals of our twilight league on Thursday night and then head to a year end pizza party at the pizza joint up the street. Saturday is our Invitational and I'll be playing with one of my agents who also plays in the twilight golf. We are playing a two man scramble format.
That agent, Mark, will join me and Alan, the CEO of Western Insurance Agents Association, at lunch at McCormick and Schmick's steakhouse tomorrow. I have referred him as a potential board member. Jeff Barnett, my friend and one of my retail agents will become the Chairman of the board beginning on September 15th and I've been asked to assume the Vice Chairman position. We are still working on an Agents Errors and Omissions program for the sister company of WIAA and their retail arm. It is a process, but it has been a great partnership so far.
Glad to report that David is serious about his job hunting as he finally shaved off his beard! Darla is happy. I feel that he could actually have shaved it off completely, but he did trim it to a simple "mountain man" cut.
Well, Darla and I are watching some Lifetime movie and I must suspend reality to watch the show about a widow who remarries a man that wants to take everything from her, including her daughter. I hope you all have a great week. Ciao.
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