Tis the Season to be Excessively Excessful

It was supposed to be five degrees...and sunny. Even under
those conditions the 25 kilometre per hour winds would
promise to be a factor - a challenge. It never got to
five degrees - and although the forecast was for mostly
sunny skies - the sun made only brief appearances - and the
winds were only diminished when we found ourselves hidden
in trees guarding the fairways. Certainly standing outside
the car before we started I questioned the wisdom of trying
to squeeze one last golf game in on the final Sunday in
November.
We were playing Granite Springs, and I have to say that once
we got walking it was very pleasant. We teed off at noon.
It took three holes and four or five lost balls to feel
anything like I'd found a swing but boy it was nice to be
out enjoying another round seemingly stolen from the long,
forboding off-season.
Woke up this morning to snow on the ground.
Sent out an Atlantic Golf Radio Newsletter last night - a week
overdue - and heard back from Jason that they were going to
try to play Eaglecrest in Centreville today...Maybe they
escaped the snow. Good luck with it...although I have secured
my clubs in their spot for the winter I have not totally given
up on the idea that there may yet be another game before the
curtain is finally closed on Golf 09...I'll be watching the
forecast with something more than a casual eye. Friday is
sunny and 10 degrees...Saturday's not quite as good.
Not that I need anything more to do. Work's busy and I've got
two or three projects on the go involving music.
The Monday night group is playing for a Senior's Christmas
Concert in Grand Lake this coming weekend..preparations
have been on-going for several weeks and we have a final
rehearsal Saturday...I play bass which is fun because I
am not and never have been a bass player so I take what
limited knowledge and ability I have and apply it as
best as I can...very similar to the way I approach golf...
and anything else frankly....I'm also working with another
aging folkie, a retired Dal Prof, whose coming over to
record some music. The songs are songs that at some point
we will perform publicly, likely for residents in Seniors
facilities at least to start, and who knows from there.
Anyway, I will take the songs we record and add bass and
guitar and harmonies...the process is the same as the one
used in the music you will find at www.atlanticgolfradio.com
on the music page...just old favorites of mine that I dissect
and reassemble, and reengineeer until I come up with something
that I think is presentable - entertaining in some capacity.
The attraction is the journey - each end result is temporary.
Briefly...what a great Grey Cup Game ! CFL fans have got to
be pleased even though it must sting to be a Green Rider...
Should any of us be surprised at Tiger's accident ? Too bad
on soooo many levels...even golfers are human. I'm thinking
there is such a thing as too much excess...
The Leafs beat the Habs last night...there's nothing left
to say. Except..in the words of Jimmy Buffett.
"I spent four lonely days in the brown LA haze and I just want
you back by my side...."
Lovely.
Til next time....Happy Trials.
Don