Golf and 9-11

Wouldn’t you know it..

We have had so little rain in the past 3 months, the cane is dying. Now, that is dry! So with that in mind, fast forward to now.

We are playing in a golf tournament today, at the University of Texas Golf Club. It is a long and very hard course…the UT golfers, men and women play there, and even they say it is a tough golf course.

Last night after the party, we headed home. It is probably about 15 miles to the club from where we had to go. On the way, I rode with one of my playing partners today, Paxton. Well, they have a PT Cruiser convertible. He put the top down and off we went. We tried to follow John and the rest of our party, but true to fashion, John scooted away, and we were far behind. About 3 miles into our journey, we saw lightening, then the biggest drops of water started falling from the sky. It had been a long time, but we did recognize it as RAIN! We pulled off the road and put the top up. Luckily, it was fast. We didn’t get too wet..but oh the rain fell..it was hard to see the road, and we were on one of the curvy, hilly roads that surround Austin. It was a lot of fun. If you drop off the side of some of those curves, you only have about 10 seconds to say your prayers. Pax did fine, and we got home safely.

Dern. Now, back to the tournament. Since the course is so long, and difficult, I need all the roll I can get. John hits it a mile, so he doesn’t have to worry. It is suppose to rain today, too. Why does it always seem to rain when you want to do something outdoors? This is the 3rd year for the tournament. The first year it was in November. We lucked out, it was about 70 ˚. They moved it to October last year, and of course, that day was our first cold day of the year. It WAS FREEZING..with a wind that made your eyes water. So, this year, it was scheduled in September, when it is always warm and wonderful…WELL, almost always.

September 11th….Maybe the Gods are crying because of the horrible event that happened to America and the world on 9-11, five years ago. Perhaps I should not even worry about what will happen on the golf course today…Seems sort of trivial, doesn't it?

I will probably wear Red, White and Blue today. I love America, and I am so proud to be an American. Shame on anyone who wants to kill us. We do more good in the world than any country. Who do they call when there are tragedies? Surely not anyone but US! Actually, they don’t have to call, when we hear of trouble, we are on our way before the dust settles. So, with that said…Kill us, and you kill the world. I cannot imagine a world without America strong and helping. We need to get serious about all this that is going on. VERY SERIOUS.

God Bless America, God Bless our President Bush, and don’t ever forget what the numbers 911 mean.