Suitcase Plans, Take Two

Remember a few weeks ago, when I wrote about how my travel schedule went from zero to hero in a 10-day span? No? Well then this might trigger a memory… There was one trip I didn’t put on that blog post, because I didn’t have the 100% non-refundable plane ticket in my hand yet. But [...]

Looking back to move forward

I’ve been home in Oregon for a full week now. Even though my brain thinks it’s time to go back to Jacksonville, I’m going to enjoy every minute until I fly back Monday. This is probably the longest trip home I’ve had since I moved (coming up on two years ago). Getting away from Florida [...]

New – New – New

It has been so long since I’ve visited my own blog [much less wrote here] that I forgot what it looked like. So when I came back, I decided to change the look. This is a cool (and free) theme I think fits me a little bit better – good color, better fonts, more personality. [...]

Life without Tiger

The British Open last week was entertaining, given the ever-changing leaderboard (Duval who?), the Force 9 winds and Paddy’s 5 wood on the 71st hole. [Though it would've been nice to see Sergio, Phil, Adam Scott and others to have a good showing. Hopefully they'll emerge in the PGA Championship.] When I was reading the [...]

Happy Father’s Day Poppa

I’ve missed a few Father’s Days since “growing up” in the years after high school, but I don’t remember any of them being as sad for me as this one. For most of today, I’ve caught myself wishing I was home with the fam to celebrate Father’s Day with my dad and my grampa. I [...]

Golfing with the PGA TOUR

The PGA TOUR’s summer employee golf league starts tonight after work. It’s a chance for all the has-beens to try to show off the game they have left, for new golfers with high handicaps to be highly coveted teammates, and interns to get in some good golf while they’re in Ponte Vedra Beach. I’m excited [...]

Taking off the sunglasses for a second…

I have a symptom of procrastination that goes a bit like this: I know there is a task I have to do without a drop-dead date of when it needs to be done. Life gets in the way and before I know it, I still haven’t set on doing that task. Recognizing this, I vow [...]

A Permanent Address

Big things happened this week here in Jacksonville. I found a place to live and the countdown to THE PLAYERS Championship fell under 100 hours. These are the two pieces of information that are taking up nearly every waking moment of my life this week and next. First, the living situation: After many many Craigslist [...]

Dream Big, Live Big

Last month, when putting together my Life List, I didn’t include a few more personal, big-dream items. The purpose of the life list was to include things I can work towards or try to make happen. I have other dreams that depend on a lot more than just me to fulfill. One of these, I’m [...]

Off on an Adventure

I write this from the Portland Airport as I embark on a once-in-a-lifetime weekend adventure. I’ve been invited to come check out Ponte Vedra Beach and the PGA Tour Headquarters in Florida. I fly today, meet with people from the PGA tomorrow and fly back Saturday. It’ll be a quick trip, but one I’m super [...]