Decisions Decisions
Life is tough. Yesterday might have been one of the best ever on the Jersey Shore. The water was 70 degrees, calm as a lake but
with an occasional breaker suitable for body surfing. The water was clear enough to see bottom for
up to eight feet away. The air was warm,
the sun bright and the breeze light but coming directly off the ocean providing
an air conditioner effect.
However.
There was also a golf championship on TV. “The Open” actually the “British Open” but
the Brits get a bit ruffled about that moniker so the TV has to refer to it as “The
Open.” Anyway “The Open” is one of my
favorite tournaments because the courses in the British Isles are so
interesting and challenging. Today’s final
featured Phil Mickelson, one of my favorites against Henrik Stenson. It was an amazing match, great golf by two
players who were simply head and shoulders above every other contestant this
week.
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| Phil |
The beach or golf? What
to do, what to do?
I did both. A half
hour on the beach or in the water, then race back to the apt. to watch the golf for a half hour.
Eventually Stenson prevailed over Phil even though both
players shot a better score than anyone else on this day. I like Phil because he has a great attitude,
has an exciting playing style, and he signs autographs at tournaments until
everyone that wants one gets one.
Phil did not lose this tournament, he played well enough to
win just about any match; Stenson simply played better.
Anyway, between running back and forth from the ocean to the
TV, I got almost as much exercise as any golfer.
It was a win for Stenson, and a win win for me.
Stenson
Cranky People Problems! To loll around in the ocean, or loll around in front of the TV watching THE OPEN. Good decision(s).
ReplyDeleteYou are living the life!
ReplyDeleteBrits where I live still refer to it as the British Open. Pity you couldn't take the telly to the beach.... or an iPad would have been better.
ReplyDeleteValerie's idea is what i was thinking -- if you had one of those huge phones that can connect to the internet almost anywhere, you could have sat at the beach and watched.
ReplyDeleteI'm not big on golf or beaches, but I agree this open has seen some great golf. Just like your beach, yesterday.
ReplyDeleteA compromise is always the good way to go.
ReplyDeleteI would have stayed at the beach. I'm just saying. Can you tell I'm not into golf. I thought so.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day Joe. ☺
Were I you, that would have worked. In that I'm not, I would have recorded the Open and stayed in the breeze at the beach. Granted, you did get good exercise!
ReplyDeleteIt would have been a hard choice for me, too!!
ReplyDeletelaughing at your exercise. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat tough choices you had to make but you bailed yourself out with a neat compromise that got in a little exercise also. Win/win.
ReplyDeleteLucky you! I caught up on laundry and ironing.
ReplyDeleteMy reaction is similar to those of the others - "oh the problems you deal with!"
ReplyDeleteLife is so hard at times. Like you, I'ce learned to roll with it :)
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