Shorts:
-Thanks for all the condolences, roughest week of my life. Wife hanging in there, but this isn't going away anytime soon, if ever. A real shame. I've been lucky to have not experienced much personal/unexpected tragedy, so it was all pretty new to me. Watching the unbearable pain of others you love up close is gut wrenching.
-Golf game is weirdly as good as it's been in my adult life. Fired a legit 3 under 69 last Saturday, and put together several under Par 9s in our Member Guest over the weekend. That can change at any time, and I fully expect it to...but it's been fun.
-Said it numerous times, but I can't get over how good Kawhi Leonard is offensively. Started with no offensive game whatsoever, then developed into a 3 & D guy, and now he's essentially unstoppable. He just does whatever he wants out there, ala Jordan or Kobe - all while being one of the best defenders in the league. Guy is 1 game away from becoming an icon for an entire country, if he's not already. Can't imagine how big his star would be if he weren't such a weirdo.
-Pumped about the US Open. My favorite major, back at a classic venue, with a traditional setup. That rough
-Apparently it's turtle mating season, and we have one hole, #12, where you are guaranteed to see 5-10 turtles each time you pass through - never seen anything like it.
^ we had one in our yard the other day, little fella, and Gillie had it in his mouth running around the yard with it. Took me 15 minutes of chasing before he finally dropped it. Guy could not figure out what it was all about, but knew something was inside there that he wanted to eat. His kill tally so far this year is 4-5 squirrels, 2 rabbits, a black snake, and several birds. Dude is a predator.
-I enjoy Tapas/Small plates when I'm with my wife, great way to sample an entire menu & go back to your favorites. With a large group it doesn't work as well, imo.
-I'm a proof head, but understand why a normal group would have Stagg Jr last - shit is HOT, certainly not for everyone.
-Blackshear gonna visit every school in the SEC?
-Wife is heading to Asheville in a few weeks with some girlfriends, which pleases me. She's been wanting to go for a long time, but I have no desire. I'm sure I would enjoy, but it's just not something I've ever wanted to replace another trip, so hopefully I'll be off the hook for that one now.
-I love spring temps, but I'm firmly at the point that I do not care if it's 100 degrees, just please stop raining all the cot dam time.
-Football recruiting continues to roll. I only casually pay attention, but hard not to notice the momentum.
-So, was that 3 steaks, or 4 for Pope last week?
![Joy :joy: :joy:](https://ct.yimg.com/mr/uploads/891/1684390.png)
Branch out a bit, bud. Jesus
-Down 12 lbs since Derby. Had maintained a respectable position for years, but last year or so started creeping back up, eventually getting out of hand - ugh, gets harder with each passing year. 15 or so more to go, and I'll be good.
What a weird Triple Crown season, btw.
-Go Cats