I am at the tail end of a crazy month of golfing. I have played A LOT. Today, I played in a tournament close to Palm Springs. Tomorrow, I play in a Match Play tournament. We’ll see how it goes.
So, aside from sporting activities, what is there to talk about?
Current Events
Next week, we have the July 4th holiday and I am really looking forward to not working. It is very nice that this year July 4th falls on a Friday. Three day weekends rule.
I have to figure out a way to schedule more during the summer. Maybe I’ll take off every Friday… UPDATE: I realized on Friday that I had not taken enough vacation days in June and that I would lose one if I didn’t take one, so guess who’s not working on Monday and making it two three day weekends in a row with a three day workweek in between? THIS GUY!!
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Sports Update
The Club World Cup is rolling into the Knockout rounds! Two games were scheduled today, with Palmeiras getting a goal in Extra Time to beat Botafogo. Also, Chelsea is beating Benfica by a TWBS on a tremendous goal off a free kick but the game has been delayed due to lightning. You can update the bracket below to show Palmeiras playing the winner of Chelsea v Benfica in the next round on July 4th:
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Goals Update
Since today is the last Saturday of June, I’m going to take advantage and provide the six-month update on where I am:
GOLF GOALS: Lower my Handicap Index to less than 21, Shoot an 18 hole score of 89 or better, Win a tournament, and finish in the top three of my club championship.
UPDATE: My Handicap Index started the year at 26.7. It is currently at 24.7. I am happy with my progress and the volume of playing time this month has helped me develop my game. Hopefully, that bodes well for the rest of the year.
FITNESS GOALS: Do one NFL Combine Bench Press Rep (235 lbs), Get a PR of 300 in Squat, and run 2 miles in less than 23 minutes (Army standard for my age).
UPDATE: I have finally started working out again! To give myself added incentive, I have joined a couple of my real life friends in a friendly $100 weight loss/body fat percentage loss bet. Initial weigh-in is on Wednesday.
WORK GOALS: Get 5 non-performers to either quit, retire, or transfer, Get 3 mentees promoted, and institute a company-wide cost-saving measure.
UPDATE: 2 non-performers are gone and 3 mentees have gotten promotions. I had already processed paperwork with HR to get rid of (read: transfer) 2 non-performers but my boss’ boss wanted to review it further. Hopefully, it can be implemented in July. The cost-saving measure is in the process of being implemented with some hesitation from upper management to be overcome. However, I am confident that I will succeed. I won’t claim it yet.
INTELLECTUAL GOALS: Read 5 Christopher Moore books, create a 7 episode minimum series of fiction, and do a creative visual project.
UPDATE: The first two are done and dusted. DJ TAJ, Brick, and I have met for lunch and have started working on our collaboration. It is going to be a lot of fun.
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In this space, I will tell you what I’m drinking as I type this post. Today’s drink is: Celsius Playa Vibe
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Your weekly Psych gif:
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Your weekly hot girl pic:
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Your weekly music video:
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One last thing:
Hat tip to Brocky:
Great job on the goals Buddy and good luck in the friendly competition pool. Not that you axed this week… but my favorite thing that starts with H… is Haley…
I bet she smells nice
Undoubtedly
HI HALEY!
I’ve made it
According to these announcers, it’s a goal for L Tree.
¡Yo Soy Fiesta!
Damn, was the KSA player shot?
I mentioned that Wifey has joined a network of folks that try to get abused dogs from one place to another place that is not a farm upstate.
-this dog Bear is the sweetest thing ever.
-he was designated as a “Breeder” and he was no longer able to inseminate females so the owners decided to put him down.
-someone in Winnipeg said that they would take him in.
-somehow a network of good people have coordinated to bring Bear from somewhere in eastern Ontario to Winnipeg.
-that’s a 22 hour drive at the very minimum
-some people that want to put down dogs that have made them six figures (in puppies) are pieces of shit. Other people that contribute to finding a home for these old dogs are Gold.
Forgot to mention this (and it’s remarkably, stupidly true)
Molly-the dumbest dog in existence-upon seeing a new dog in the house, ran out the door and jumped into the backseat of one of our vehicles. That was 5 hours ago and she’s still there.
Molly is probably worried she’s going to get replaced. You should go give her extra belly rubs.
Can confirm!
/Source: 3 1/2 year old Senor Weaselo at Hershey Park with his grandparents as an attempt at giving me a nice time right after Hermana Weaselo was born
Has anyone bought the rights to Bear’s biography? Working title, “The Dark sude of Inseminating Bitches”.
Or possibly, “When You’re Tired of Inseminating Bitches, You’re Tired of Life with Dog Killing Assholes”
People might mistake that for Marcus Vick’s autobiography.
I have a cousin in upstate New York who moves dogs around and finds new homes. Her husband has a couple of planes and runs a flight school so they will fly them on long journeys to new owners.
HON GOES ON!
PAN/HON are in PENS.
DRAMA!
Whoopsie doodle. So long PAN.
Also, does the ref need a date for dinner?
Probably not, but I’m on standby just in case.
I’d like to run into her inside the box.
I’ll show myself out.
Straight red?
Tis a wee bit of a clownshow to be honest
Mexico vs Team Bonesaw on next.
You spelled “Drug Money vs Oil Money” incorrectly.
You misspelled Avocado
I always forget just how much milder Aperol is than Campari until I go to make a spritz and it comes out with basically no edge. Still super tasty and refreshing, especially with a dash of elderflower in there, but not quite what I was going for. I will adjust my expectations and enjoy!
Believe it or not I had my first Aperol Spritz at Cindy’s rooftop. It was excellent and I should make more of them
A classic summer drink for sure
My understanding is that the NFL weight is 90 (plates) + 90 (plates) + 45 (bar) = 225 lbs. So you’re already 10 lbs closer to your goal!
I keep getting the math wrong!!
Do you usually use a 55lb bar?
No, I’m just dumb at math and I copy and paste.
Shoot your shot, Tim.
https://bsky.app/profile/nimblewnumbers.bsky.social/post/3lsphd2wqbs2q
Shoot you shot.
He did. With her sister.
Fun fact. Cheryl is also his sister.
Oh my god, absolutely vicious knee-to-the-jaw KO in the UFC just now.
It seems to me there are easier ways to make a living.
(Jim Halpert stare at the camera)
— Lowratio
/out to dinner with Mrs. Horatio
Me: I’ll try that shandy.
Waitress: The non-alcoholic?
Me: Yes
Mrs. Horatio: WHAT!?!?
Just watched a movie called Titane.
French with subtitles. Very well directed and acted.
I’ll try to summarize.
Little girl gets in car crash and ends up with a titanium plate in her head. Hence title of the movie. She then becomes a car model and shakes everything she owns and is naked like most of the movie.
Then! She becomes a serial killer, fucks a car and gets impregnated by the car but she gets taken in by a dad who’s son has been missing for 10 or so years.
Then! Dad turns her into a boy, calls him his son and makes them a firefighter.
I’ll leave the rest to you Spoiler free!
It was oddly very entertaining.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
I was particularly proud of my pronoun use in that comment.
This movie won Palm D’or at Cannes in 2021.
I don’t just randomly watch car fucking movies.
It also reportedly won the Palm D’rosie award in several private screenings.
In France???
Sports wise, this is my bone season. fucking baseball. fucking orioles? fuck.
The O’s have not…
If this game goes to penalties and Benfica wins, I am going to laugh SO HARD…
So much for that…
And how.
“If you guys are going to sit around and cry because dad’s not here, do it in your rooms, cause I’m not fucking having it.”
This text was sent by me to my two sisters. We’re all going on vacation together for a week.
I’ll be blind from alcohol poisoning by Tuesday.
I’m off the 3rd too. 4 day facken weekend!
Classy
Quite some time ago when I learned of this coupling, I thought, “That Bezos dude is dating a rack, not a person.” Which is exactly what a TechBro would do.
I think the dress code on the invites was “stripper”
Nowhere near the best bolt on’s I’ve seen.