There was a lot of family time this Thanksgiving with Sarah home. That was the best Thanksgiving of all. She got here on Wed. afternoon and was home most of the time with Jack. Thursday we all went to Kingsville and enjoyed our time there, returning Friday. Friday night she spent the night with her girlfriends so Jack fell to me and we watched Fight Club with his mother in the home theater at their house. That was a really cool room. It was decorated that the TV looked like the Godzillatron at DKR Texas Memorial Stadium and the entire room was painted in that theme: the scoreboard, the crowd, the cheerleaders and players, the Texas Fight burnt orange ceiling. Plus the acoustics were excellent. The chair vibrated with the sound. I'll look forward to seeing another movie there.
Sat. night we went to dinner and then to the Vipers game. We got there for the halftime show and half a game was about right. Today I went to church and then after Sarah left to go back to Austin, I went for a bike ride. Very nice day.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Saturday
Today was a day that I planned to be home and put up the Christmas lights. I wanted them to be up for when Sarah gets home on Wednesday at 4. I didn't expect it would take all day but it did with a number of breaks for weeding the flower beds, trimming the palms, coffee with the neighbor. But it was worth it to turn on the light at 6 p.m.
This evening we went to a wedding and it was a nice event. I met a European gentlemen from Houston and he was a candidate for Most Interesting Man in the World. I'm hoping to catch up the next time I'm in Houston to see his collection of 10,000 books, to hear about his homes in Tel Aviv and Malaga and his formative years in Casablanca. This could be the beginning of...
a beautiful friendship.
This evening we went to a wedding and it was a nice event. I met a European gentlemen from Houston and he was a candidate for Most Interesting Man in the World. I'm hoping to catch up the next time I'm in Houston to see his collection of 10,000 books, to hear about his homes in Tel Aviv and Malaga and his formative years in Casablanca. This could be the beginning of...
a beautiful friendship.
Monday, November 12, 2012
UT v. Iowa State
In Austin for the game on Saturday. It was an early game, 11 a.m. and sometimes the Longhorn team does not like to get up early to play. My friend Matt came up from San Antonio with his son Kyle and his friend Jackson. Tickets were good, the Craig Special. None of them had been to a UT game before so it was a special occasion.
UT got off to a good start and did not look back, winning 33-7. The half time show was memorable, commemorating Veteran's Day with a salute to all 5 services and then a tribute to Darrell Royal aka DKR who had died this week at 88.
Afterwards I took then to the new Berts BBQ and it was a good time. Food has not changed. I enjoyed being the tour guide and recommending the house specialties.
UT got off to a good start and did not look back, winning 33-7. The half time show was memorable, commemorating Veteran's Day with a salute to all 5 services and then a tribute to Darrell Royal aka DKR who had died this week at 88.
Afterwards I took then to the new Berts BBQ and it was a good time. Food has not changed. I enjoyed being the tour guide and recommending the house specialties.
San Antonio golf
Ed and I have been talking about going back to San Antonio for golf and we finally got it scheduled. He has friends from his US Seniors golf association that live in San Antonio and it's a good halfway point for us. His friends are quite the characters. The group is of people who have "made their money" as my old friend Carlos would say, so they tend to be somewhat disinterested in the rest of the world. Fine by me, I just listened and of course, enjoyed the golfing fruits of their labor.
Thursday I drove up in the morning and we met up at Briggs Ranch Golf Club. It's on the west side of town, off Highway 90. Next to it is the Golf Club of Texas at Briggs Ranch. One is a private club, the other a public course. When we we at lunch, there were others there. One person came by and the discussion veered to the public course. "Never played it" said the member (it's right next door!).
San Antonio seems to be awash in money with the drilling profits rolling in from the Eagle Ford Shale. [Pronounced like Stableford] - Eagleferd. Lots of people playing golf at the private club that day. Or at least having lunch.
The course is a Tom Fazio design who is the top architect of the modern era. Like other of his course, it has some signature traits: the bowled fairways, the short par 4, the large water hazards in the middle of the course, the fast greens, the deep bunkers, the waste area rough. Course was in great shape: even in the rough you had a good lie. I finished strong, with 4 4's after hitting a few into the waste area rough. Final score: 90.
We stayed downtown at the Westin Riverwalk and had dinner at Paesano's (my choice).
Friday, we went to one of our favorite courses, the San Antonio Country Club. A lot like the Houston CC, that must be why we like it. In the past this course played to my strengths: not too long, calling for good iron shots. This time the course bit back. Every shot where I missed just a little ended up in the wrong spot: the side of the bunker, over the green, behind a tree. I got going better on the back side, near my favorite 2 holes, 12 and 13 (reminds me of Lions Muny 2 and 3) but fizzled out and shot 94. Still a good day. After we finished I continued to Austin and Ed went home to Houston before dark.
Thursday I drove up in the morning and we met up at Briggs Ranch Golf Club. It's on the west side of town, off Highway 90. Next to it is the Golf Club of Texas at Briggs Ranch. One is a private club, the other a public course. When we we at lunch, there were others there. One person came by and the discussion veered to the public course. "Never played it" said the member (it's right next door!).
San Antonio seems to be awash in money with the drilling profits rolling in from the Eagle Ford Shale. [Pronounced like Stableford] - Eagleferd. Lots of people playing golf at the private club that day. Or at least having lunch.
The course is a Tom Fazio design who is the top architect of the modern era. Like other of his course, it has some signature traits: the bowled fairways, the short par 4, the large water hazards in the middle of the course, the fast greens, the deep bunkers, the waste area rough. Course was in great shape: even in the rough you had a good lie. I finished strong, with 4 4's after hitting a few into the waste area rough. Final score: 90.
We stayed downtown at the Westin Riverwalk and had dinner at Paesano's (my choice).
Friday, we went to one of our favorite courses, the San Antonio Country Club. A lot like the Houston CC, that must be why we like it. In the past this course played to my strengths: not too long, calling for good iron shots. This time the course bit back. Every shot where I missed just a little ended up in the wrong spot: the side of the bunker, over the green, behind a tree. I got going better on the back side, near my favorite 2 holes, 12 and 13 (reminds me of Lions Muny 2 and 3) but fizzled out and shot 94. Still a good day. After we finished I continued to Austin and Ed went home to Houston before dark.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Monday
Work got off to a good start today. By 10:30 I was pretty far ahead. I got a call to join a client for lunch so that was a highlight. You know you're in a good place where the owner says: "The Usual, Doc?"
Some of the great words in life: "I'll have the Usual".
In the afternoon, I checked in with an attorney to see about our case tomorrow. Found out there was a new attorney on the case. I then got some papers faxed to me saying the case was being removed to Federal Court. Little do they know that I am admitted to practice there. Bring it on!
A hard swim this evening made me physically tired, but obviously the mind is still working late tonight. Time to wrap it up.
Some of the great words in life: "I'll have the Usual".
In the afternoon, I checked in with an attorney to see about our case tomorrow. Found out there was a new attorney on the case. I then got some papers faxed to me saying the case was being removed to Federal Court. Little do they know that I am admitted to practice there. Bring it on!
A hard swim this evening made me physically tired, but obviously the mind is still working late tonight. Time to wrap it up.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Saturday Nov. 3
I had thought being at home this weekend would be relaxing but I'm having to fight off everything popping up for me to do. This morning we had our condo board association meeting so it was out the door at 0700 to go to that. Three hour meeting, followed by 2 hours to get home. Finally! But on the way home, a call... are you going to the Quinta Mazatlan for the Border Buttermilk? We need Greeters, only 1 so far.
So I didn't have as much time at home, but I did get to watch the first half of the UT/Texas Tech game. We won 31-22. They're getting good at pulling these game out. Turns out the event at 6 was a good one. Glad I went. But also glad to get home and not leave.
Tomorrow is end of Daylight Savings. Need to change the clocks tonight before bed.
Today is also niece Joanie's 9th birthday. HDB2U!
So I didn't have as much time at home, but I did get to watch the first half of the UT/Texas Tech game. We won 31-22. They're getting good at pulling these game out. Turns out the event at 6 was a good one. Glad I went. But also glad to get home and not leave.
Tomorrow is end of Daylight Savings. Need to change the clocks tonight before bed.
Today is also niece Joanie's 9th birthday. HDB2U!
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