Finally, The First Two Birdies of 2021

Written on 6-6-21.

        I am in Gallup tonight, and I am staying at the Hilton Garden Inn this time in room #418.  This will be my last visit to Twin Lakes for this school year, and it’s a bonus visit, because our contract was extended.  I go to Newcomb this Friday, and I plan on going to McCoy later this month.

B and I had a successful trip to Dallas, but we ended up taking our truck, though not by choice.  On the Friday before we left, we were driving home from the Edgerton’s, when we were cut off unexpectedly at the intersection of Main Street and the highway by a small red truck.  That truck was being driven by a Bloomfield graduate named Adam.  We know he had just graduated, because it BHS and 2021 were written all over his windows.  There was no possible way we could avoid the crash by stopping, and I couldn’t steer around it either.  It was a rough feeling knowing...

Jemez Valley Campground

Written on 5-24-21.

        Well, this is just spectacular.  We are camping in our Baker Street at the campground that I drove by many times between Jemez Springs and Jemez Valley Elementary School.  I thought, “It would be so great to camp there one day,” and here we are.

I volunteered to pick up some of the SWIVL equipment from schools that are no longer a part of our grant, so we stopped at Lybrook Elementary and Jemez Valley Elementary on our way here.  I figured we could use the CORE for a small camping trip when they offered to reimburse for mileage and meals.  I am sure they appreciate the help, though.  

We are at spot #8, and it is very near the river.  It’s a bit hot, but it will be cool and relaxing later tonight, so I am looking forward to the evening temperatures.  We are about to take Kody for an excursion before dinner, and then it will be time for our family chat.  I plan to go into Jemez Springs to get a signal, so I can talk with the family.

On to golf…

Eric got his new Callaway clubs when we practiced this past Saturday, and they are gorgeous.  I helped unwrap them in the pro shop, and it was like Christmas.  I was the younger brother who didn’t get much, but I was happy for the older brother who got what was akin to a new, sparkly bicycle.

I heard the price when he checked out at the register, and I...

Golf Pants and a Round with C.J.'s OCS Buddy

Written on 5-19-21.

        I am relaxing in Room 301 at the Hampton Inn in west Gallup tonight.  Wrath of the Titans is on HBO, and I am half-watching while I write this.  I worked at Twin Lakes today, my first day of my last visit for this month.  I go back tomorrow, and that will wrap up May for every school I serve.  I hope to get in at least one visit at each school in June, but it’s looking like that will be difficult to schedule.  I will do my best.  I have one scheduled already, Newcomb, on June 11th.

I found some golf pants at the Wal-Mart here in Gallup, of all places.  They are the Ben Hogan brand, and they are light and stretchy, just like I was looking for.  I bought two pairs that were w38, l32, and one that was w36, l30.  I wanted to see if w36 would fit better, so that is why I bought the smaller pair.  I knew the length wouldn’t work, but they are not allowing customers to use the fitting rooms to find out due to the pandemic (how many more times am I going to write “due to the pandemic?”).  The larger pairs worked well, so I hope to exchange the smaller ones for a different color in the size that works.  They only cost, and this is the best part, $19.97.  I am exchanging my Dunning pair for a w36, l32 to see if those will work.  Those are obviously of higher quality.

Written on 5-22-21.

On to even more golf…

I want to recount how our last match went.  It went...

Spending Too Much Time on the Full Swing?

Written on 5-16-21.

        B, Kody, and I drove up to Little Molas to check out possible camp sites for a future Baker Street trip, but the road was closed.  Darn it!  It is a first come-first served site there.  We did get to see Andrews Lake, though, and that was beautiful.  A bald eagle flew out over the lake to wish us farewell as we were about to drive away.  Stunning sight, so the trip was worth it right at that moment.        

        We are at the Molas Pass viewing area just above Little Molas now and having some quiet time before driving into Durango to have dinner.  The sign I spy from the driver’s seat says we are at 10,899 feet.  Wow!  The front window is like a picture frame, and it is filled with mountains that are covered with melting snow.  The evergreen trees are not all green; they have a mix of green, brown, and gray.

On to golf…

Not too enthused about golf right now.  The last few times I have played, I have scored over 50 for nine holes.  I played the back twice one night, and then I played...