19 April 2009

Miniature Golf Is A Serious Sport

Beth's post about our recent Miniature Golfing Trip to Myrtle Beach told only part of the story, so I thought I'd... embellish.

Seth demonstrates his commitment and dedication to the sport with his stance.


David, while deviating slightly from the serious image we golfers typically portray with his pink ball, demonstrates an admirable level of concentration in this challenging finishing putt.


Beth's Dad (Grandaddy) is the epitome of concentration. As Seth is being stalked by a ferocious dinosaur, he is keeping his cool and lining up his putt.


I had two recorded Holes In One during the game and this would have been my third, if I had nudged it a bit harder or if the wind had remained constant. I took the wind into account using my handy dandy slide-rule, but Mother Nature isn't as constant as I am.

More juicy details:
  • Grandaddy stomped us all royally the first round. He was only a few strokes over par and more than 5 strokes better than any of the rest of us. Grandaddy was the best overall because he was both accurate and precise (he only deviated by one point between rounds and stayed very close to par in both). I'm appalled that my darling wife would have the audacity to laugh at such a fine specimen of a golfer as the Magnificent Grandaddy.
  • I came back in spectacular form (if I do say so myself) to beat everyone by 1 or 2 strokes the second round. I won the title of the Most Improved by making up 9 strokes between the two rounds.
  • Seth and David both dominated their respective age classes.
  • Seth was the only other one in the crowd who had a recorded Hole In One.
  • David was heroic in saving my borrowed hat from certain peril. The wind took it but David, leaping across the raging creek in a single bound, caught it before it got to the outer fence. Such gallantry!


And that, my friends, is something MUCH closer to the real story.

16 April 2009

It's Alive!

Thank you, my loving, supportive public. Your prayers and well-wishes have been rewarded.

My little tree (Tree 2.0) has survived the harsh South Carolina winter. Go ahead! Laugh it up! It almost thought about snowing a time or two. Sorta. We even had snow days. (Sure, there was no snow, but school was canceled nonetheless.)


Behold! Green things sprouting out of the branches. It's alive! It's alive!


The other tree that I tried to transplant was just too traumatized by the move, so I'm going to have to remove it.