Very Sad Day

It's not as bad as when Costco decided to suspend Polish Sausage sales, but it was pretty bad; (note ";" Uncle Bill!) or not that bad at all.

I've been traveling, being the dutiful son for a few days and I'd left my clubs alone and probably lonely in the car and off to Austin Barb and I went.

Upon returning, having eaten too much and not exercised enough, off I go to join the Monday morning old guys for a nice round at the local course.

We made the tee time last week and were told that while it was a holiday, holiday rates would not apply.

So I show up and run in Jimmy, 87, Irish accent and on his way out of the parking lot.  "It's holiday rates!  $65 and I'm going home."  I couldn't argue with that logic.

So I chip a bit and the good part of missing this round of golf is that it's about 40 degrees, low humidity and a slight wind that feels harsh on the hands.

I chip for a few minutes and one of staff drives by in a work truck.  I've gotten to know them and we chat a bit.  He says there is only one guy on the course.  I'm thinking it's that $65, okay, okay, the temperature might have something to do with it.

15 minutes of pitches and I'm done too.  I found a vest with wind block at Steinmart while in Austin and I try it out.  It works quite well.  My core is warm and happy.  But it's the hands that are afraid.


My old work emailed with an issue last week and I don't mind going in and I'm half way to the job site.  I pull out the trusty cell phone and start calling.  I'm willing to wander down for an hour or two and make a couple of bucks.  Hmm, no one wants to answer.  It dawns on me that they are still asleep as it's a holiday!

When you retire, weekends go from good things to bad things.  And holidays are rarely reasons to celebrate either.  All the people who should be working and paying into retirement accounts for themselves (and I might add me!), are running around and driving and basically getting in the way of my wonderful life style.  The things they don't tell you before you retire!

So I return early and Barb is working on new plants and old.  The cold is supposed to intensify tonight (actually the heat will leave) and we will be saving plants and close off the green house to keep them all from freezing. 

And there is another Twilight Zone Marathon filling the background noise.