GOLF, MY NEW FOUND PASSION

                         I was over 40 years old the first time I attempted to hit a golf ball and exactly 50 years old when I became the proud owner of a full set of Wilson golf clubs. At that time I was working at Mission Point Resort in Mackinac Island and most of the executive staff took off every Sunday afternoon during the summer season and because there is not much else to do, we went golfing. We played the best golf courses around that region. The best part, because of MPR's connections, it was always for free. Who said golfing is expensive?
                          Since I am back in St Charles, I consider myself lucky to be on the golf course at the least every other week with Daniel and Eric and when ever possible Joe is joining us. Even Donna is hitting the ball strait and plays golf with us on the weekend.

Daniel was on a fishing trip in Canada and Donna, Eric and myself

 took advantage of a beautiful day and went golfing

Great life!

EURO CUP 2012 - REASON FOR CELEBRATION

                     
                          Football is very popular here in St Louis, therefore  we been lucky and they showed every single game of the Euro 2012  championship on TV.  For at least 16 game out of the 30,  Eric and  Daniel came to our place and followed the intense championship. Of course there was little bit of drinking involved  every time we met. We always found a "reason for celebration"  even  if the team we picked in some particular match did not win! Daniel won with most every team he picked, Eric and I were not that lucky.
                           The following pictures are from the day Spain won the Championship which was also Father's Day.

Waiting for everybody to arrive

Gina drove Daniel over and then went back to her estate lounging around her pool. 

She was not interested in the Euro final!

It looks like we had a photo shot before the game

The three master golfer

Last picture of the photo shoot

At the beginning of the game we watched Television from the deck through the glass door.

Disappointed with Italian's game

Daniel is happy with hes Spanish team

We moved inside, a little bit to hot outside

Eric is fixing us some lunch

After game discussion

Eric and I having a good time and Daniel just celebrated the Spain victory

a touch to much

oops

Eric and Nitro took care of him and and Gina 

came back to take him home to the pool.

Two die-hards, still thirsty

RECORD HEAT WAVE IN THE MIDWEST

                         Actually we had 10 straight days with over 100 degree weather with not much relief in sight. According to the local newspaper this is a record heat wave since 1936. So there goes the theory again about global warming. How can we have global warming, if 76 years ago it was hotter here in St Louis. I guess there are people on this earth with the mission to spread rumors and worrying the entire human population.

for my friends who are more familiar with Celsius;

to convert degrees Fahrenheit (F) to degrees Celsius (C), first subtract 32 from the number of 

degrees F, then multiply the remainder by 5/9 or 0.556.

                             We are all thankful around here for a good working air conditioner to keep us cool and we are able to sleep because the temperature stays  in  the high 80's or low 90's at night.