My Hypothesis

Written on 10-14-26.

        Let’s see where the writing takes me today.  It starts with James and Casey’s third anniversary.  I consistently mix up the date.  Was it on 10-14-23 or 10-13-24?  Even B gets confused, and we sent them happy anniversary wishes yesterday.  For the last time; it’s on the 14th.  How can I remember this?  How about thinking 10-4, good buddy, like a CB radio exchange.  I know it’s on 10-14, but somehow it works in my brain.  That’ll do it.  No matter.  Happy anniversary, James and Casey.

That brings me to a hypothesis.  I think Casey is pregnant.  Here’s why.  They went to Diana’s wedding in Las Cruces, and I asked about the drinking.  They gave out shots, but Casey’s reaction to me asking about it was a bit overblown, I thought.  She did take the shot, she said.  Hmmmm.  

The last time we did an "exchange" in Cuba with Rowan, she said she felt nauseous.  She had to drive by herself, since James was working.  She said she wasn’t used to driving on her own.  

My other suspicion comes from the timing of it all.  It’s been nearly two years.  Here’s hoping.  Hmmmm.  We shall see.

As I write this, I hear the Go-Go’s singing “The Beat” in the background.  B and I are sitting in the Richmond International Airport waiting for a later flight.  She is seated alone 25 yards away talking with Amanda on her iPhone 17.  We take off to Dallas/Fort Worth in a few hours.  Then we connect to Albuquerque to eventually get in at 11:56 PM.  Yikes.  We dropped off our rental car (a black Nissan Kicks), went through TSA, and are waiting at Gate A11 for our flight, which will depart from the nearby A10.

Here is a summary of our trip.  We flew into Richmond first.  Then we drove to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson and took a tour (The Highlights Tour) of that property.  Friday and Saturday were spent with Guy, Annmarie, and ShyShay.  William and Mary played North Carolina A&T.  The A and T stand for Agricultural and Technical in Greensboro, I just learned.  After that, we drove to Nags Head, Kill Devil Hills, and Duck in North Carolina.  We explored the Wright Brothers Museum and the Bodie Island Lighthouse.  We had some Duck Donuts at ShyShay’s suggestion on the day we left.  Then we came back to Richmond today, and we had enough time to tour the American Civil War Museum in the afternoon.  Phew.  That’s a lot, but it was all so worth it.

Getting Ready for the Bishop's Classic

Continued from last post...

Back to golf…

        After a decent start with the bogey, I went downhill.  So, did my bag and my umbrella.  When it was time to start playing again, Michael gave me a ride back up to start hole #2.  When we got closer to my clubs, I noticed they were not upright anymore.  I didn’t pay attention too much, but I also didn’t hear any strong winds.  Mostly, it was occasional lightning and thunder accompanied by some gentle rain.

I am getting a bit weary after a full week of caregiving, so I will continue this tomorrow…

Written on 9-18-26.

Either way, my bag was on its side, and my umbrella was a crumpled, soggy mess.  Many of the metal joints were snapped.  Bummer.  I have already bought a new one on Amazon to replace it, and I used the new one the last time I played.  It’s not as big, and it is more wind-resistant.  I chose...

Meeting Interesting People While Playing Golf

Written on 9-17-26.

Right to the golf…

I played at Hillcrest with Herman (not his real name).  He invited me to play, since Ashley (not her real name either) was playing at Escalante Middle School. I found the scorecard, and it was a while ago.  He only played until hole #12, and then he left to go watch the match.  I started strong.  I got a bogey on the mentally tough first hole.  I muffed a chip, and that was why.

Then the lightning came.  And, the rain.  I left my clubs under a tree near the teeing grounds.  I left my umbrella up to protect my clubs from getting soaked, too. 

We were playing with two older guys, and Herman knew one of them.   I think he invited him.  I remember the other one was Michael, but I can’t remember Herman's friend’s name.  Maybe it was Phil.  I will use that for this writing.  Both were friendly.  Michael was from Texas, but he had played at Hillcrest before.  They have a camper, and they were on the road.  He was generous enough to give me a ride in his cart down to the shelter/bathroom near the teeing ground on #3.  

We hung out for close to an hour.  We talked.  Herman mostly looked at his phone, but he participated when asked a direct question.  He used my phone to text his wife to let her know what was happening, because she planned to get a cart and follow us.  He couldn’t get a signal with his phone.  We met the guy who was playing ahead of us.  The guy playing with him decided to keep going after the lightning alert went off.  Michael and I planned to tee off after it went off, but the ranger came over and commanded us to not take another shot.  

Anyway, the guy ahead of us was a braggart, mostly about his son.  He told us he was one of the best in the world in downhill biking.  Okay, I just saw a video, and his name is Asa.  He truly is awesome!  He is a youngster racing with adult men, and he has done very well so far.  He has done some dirt bike racing near Aztec, too.  His dad’s name is Josh.  Josh also knew Lori (last name), because of her husband, Dale, who works by setting up events for Red Bull.

Asa races all over the world (another thing Josh made sure to tell us while we waited for the lightning delay to end), and the video I watched showed him racing in Wales last year.  Here is the link to the video.  It’s really cool.  He has no fear.  Rather, he has fear, but he faces it very well.

How I Captured Darth Vader

Written on 9-9-26.

I am at the Montessori school in Durango waiting to go to a cardiologist appointment after a shift.  I had an echocardiogram recently, so I am going to follow up on that.

Belinda went to Albuquerque to watch Rowan yesterday. She and Amanda worked together, and the pictures I saw really reflected how much fun they were having.  She plans on coming home this afternoon.

I got an estimate for installing our new heavily discounted gas fireplace (60% off) yesterday from Ashes Away.  We are going to hire them, and we should have it installed by the end of this month.  That will be great before the...

Dual Trading Cards: Hayden Christensen and David Prowse Autographs

Written on 8-30-26.

        Wow!  It’s been a month since I last wrote in here.  I am just not playing golf as much I usually have.  Let me gather my thoughts to figure out what I have been doing instead.  I am watching golf this Sunday, so that’s what reminded me. 

First, I missed posting about my 15th “birthday” on Caring Bridge, or more specifically, the 15th anniversary of my brain surgery.  I just let that date slip right on by.  Just spaced it out.  That was June 28th, nearly two months ago, and it wasn’t even a thought until a few days ago.  I looked on my calendar and my To Do List to research what I was doing at that time, but it was nothing out of the ordinary.  It was a Sunday, too.  We didn’t go anywhere.  I saw I was working on submitting...