Some of my favorite people are those I meet on a golf course. It happened again today at Cedar Creek Golf Club in San Antonio. Truth be told, the same occurred at La Contrara resort course yesterday and Canyon Springs the day before. Chances are darned good that most of the fellow golfers are from Iowa, 'Snowbirds', if you will, who escape the frozen tundra of the Midwest for a few months. That was the case on Monday. The man was from Des Moines, an ex-Marine and we knew many of the same citizens from the Hawkeye State. It was also his 71st birthday so I did what I could to make it a fun one. Every golf ball I found was given to him as a gift. Tuesday's partners were a dad and son from Syracuse, New York. They are the kings of snow and cold. My Iowa ties make me an amateur compared to those boys.
In my entire life I've only met one golfer who was anything but a normal, refined gentle person. Came to find out Mr. Crude owned six of those Lions Den porn stores one sees along interstate highways. The ones with only a rusted out mini pick-up truck and a dented Volkswagon in parking lot.
Today I roamed the pastures with a doctor and a health care provider. I'm always reluctant to bring up politics on the course. It is my escape time. At any rate, our conversation about Obamacare took place on the 10th hole. The question from me was, "Is the new health care law going to negatively impact you in any way"? Their response was in unison: "Naw, no problem", followed by guffaws of laughter. The provider said his business would decrease by 5% the first two years and from then on who knows. The Doc, a 41-year old father of six, knows he'll be making a lot less money but in his words, "I love what I do".
And so it goes.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. Tomorrow I will attempt to perform a magical act not seen in the annals of Thanksgiving holidays; hold my caloric intake to less than 5,000----before the official feast takes place.
The highlight of my week: I've received many hugs and kisses from one of the most beautiful girls in the world, my precious three year old granddaughter.
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