6 Things We Learned This Week 16 of 2012 (golf, words, TV, zoo, animals)

 

Friday Fragments is hosted my Half-Past Kissin' Time for bloggers to post a list of short things on their minds that aren't really enough for a whole post. We like to share what we've learned each week.

1. Bubba

   I was thrilled to see an unknown golfer (art least to me) win the Masters this year.  Bubba Watson won using a pink driver! Here's a link to the post I did about him: Congratulations, Bubba!



2. New Talk Show

   Guess who is going to have a talk show in September. . . Jeff Probst, the host of Survivor! I'm going to DVR it at least for a week to check it out. I like him and am curious as to what topics he'll be talking about. He twittered about it.

3. Zoo News

   

   Aye-Aye (image source: Zoo magazine)

   A new animal that I never heard of arrived: the aye aye. It is a small animal with big ears, long claws that looks kind of like a lemur. Here's a link to National Geographic to learn more about this unusual creature from Madagascar.


4. May 12, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., people can come ride their bikes all through the Cleveland zoo!


5. Kallie, a 29-yr.-old female elephant arrived from the Pittsburgh zoo and already knows three of the ones here from being with them before.

6. Doula

   This is a word I just heard last night at our Women of Wonder ("W.O.W.") meeting from one of the ladies at my table who said she wants to be one. I had no idea what it was, but she explained it's someone (a non-medical) person who focuses on supporting a woman giving birth, kind of like a labor coach. According to Wikipedia, the goal of a doula is to ensure the mother feels safe and confident before, during and after delivery.

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Congratulations, Bubba!

I was thrilled to see an unknown golfer (at least to me) win the Masters this year.  Bubba Watson won using a pink driver!  He is also a risk taker and finished with an exciting approach shot from the trees.  That I can relate to--my ball ALWAYS lands in the trees it seems. He never took a golf lesson in his life, is humble and thanked his "Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ." He sure looks good in that green jacket with his white pants! Congrats, Bubba! Did you watch the Masters? I'm sorry to say that I didn't, but I enjoyed seeing Bubba's finish and his interview. Here you go for those who missed it the first time: Here's a link to another video that shows his shot: http://youtu.be/2mppdVsccso After Sunday, his Twitter followers rose to over 500,000! It's amazing how quickly a person can become popular overnight with the technology we have today. (50 cents per legitimate comment during April goes to Paralyzed Veterans of America.) Share this:

Our Semi-Annual Golf Outing at Washington Park in Newburgh Heights, Ohio

Yesterday Gerard and I went golfing. There is a nice easy par 3 course in his old neighborhood of Newburgh Heights that is good for slow golfers like us. Even little kids play and learn to golf there. Die-hard golfers who are very good would not choose that course. That's one reason why we like it because we don't feel pressured that we're holding others up. It was a beautiful day for golf, not too hot with a gentle breeze and blue skies.


I never knew what a "Mulligan" was until I played golf. It's actually a do-over. Gerard had 3 or 4 mulligans yesterday. He'd top the ball and it would only go a little ways, usually off to one side or the other. That's when he throws down his club in frustration and takes it over. He doesn't keep score. It's too upsetting. We just enjoy being outdoors and hitting the ball around. I think the term if "hacker."

Gerard was off to the left with most of his tee shots. This one, he hit out of the bushes and across the whole green to the other side. His approach shots are the worst of his game. No wonder though, the only club he ever uses is his driver or his putter. He won't use anything else.



It's always a great feeling when I finally hit a good shot! Here, I am on the 9th hole and finally, get my tee shot on the green! I was close sometimes earlier but not quite. Sometimes I was way to the right, even on the cart path once! My next shot off the path though was good. See, when I hit a bad shot, then I look at it as a challenge to recoup and usually my next shot is very good.


Here on the 9th hole, I finally made par! What a great feeling since it's so rare. I usually get a 5 on a par 3 hole. Today though, I even had two 7s which was very frustrating! I was so excited when I sunk my putt for par that I jumped up and down! We only lost one ball today so that was better than Gerard expected.

I like the challenge of golf and think I could actually be good at it if I went regularly. It's just so expensive though and it does take a whole afternoon up or morning or evening. That's part of the beauty of it though--it's relaxing in that it gets you away from the other stuff you normally do and actually gives me a break. We spent $21 yesterday on our golf outing. The only league we ever played in was a church couples scramble where you play the best ball out of the four people in the foursome. That was fun because there's no pressure. Sometimes, my shot was actually the best!

Gerard's tee shot on hole 3--"Strike One"

Here's my par shot when I jump up and down:


I felt better about our golf outing after I saw Barkley's Golf Swing on NE Patriots Draft blog