smoke and golf

Hi Everyone,
Well, smoke is getting into my eyes today.

There were brownish clouds way up high yesterday and today.

And the smell of someones house burning in the neighborhood.

Turns out its just a big forest fire in Minn that the smoke is drifting all the way to Chicago and beyond.

People with the usual health problems have been warned to stay inside.

So, I'm inside with all the dust and cat hair.......much heathier I'm sure.

Have a good day......and maybe I'll tell you about my 50 foot putt.

Oh heck,,,,i'll do that now

Yesterday I played golf with my son in law Mark at a very easy 9 hole golf course. I moved up from a par 3 for the day.

There are no sand traps and just a few bunkers with wide wide fairways.

One hole was a par 3....my kind of golf. 149 yards with a big big Oval Green.

I used a 8 iron and hit it high but way to the right of the green.

The hole was way on the left of the green about 50 feet away.

But something was different. I could easily see the path the ball should take to be close to the cup.

The other golfers in my 4 some....hit their ballsoff the green and them chipped them back up onto the green.

Mark was about 20 feet above the hole and just hit a really nice putt downhill toward
the hole stopping about a foot away.

It was my turn and everyone was saying Come on Jim, hit it close.

I had no intentions of hitting it close.....I only thought No Big Deal to put it in the hole.

I practiced a few swings and then stepped up and had the smoothest stroke hitting the ball just solid in the middle of the putter.

The ball didn't jump off the putter but started to roll with a decent speed.

It took forever but started out going up hill above the hole for about 6 inches and then curved back down toward the hole and almost stopped.

But it had one more roll and that was just enough to put it in the hole.

Tom, Lucas and Mark all jumped in the air screaming as if I did something impossible.

Me, it was meant to be and expected. A 50 foot perfect putt.

Thats my golf story and i'm sticking to it.

jim--Oh did I tell you, I beat Mark by one stroke 43--44.....I must be like wine...getting better with age.