I was just handed my ass....

[edmontonsubbie]

....and it didn't look any better in his hands. HB killed me on the golf course this morning....fucker.

Let me set this up a bit....HB and I agree to 9 holes at Victoria Golf Course for this morning. I have been trash talking a bit, but he perserveres (spelling?) and shows up. I check out his rig as he unloads it....nice stuff. Ping this, Callaway that, and...most disconcertingly....a membership bag tag from a local course. He's a player. Shit.

We agree on the first tee to just go out for fun, no money involved. I'm still down by 6 shots after 4 holes. Such a hacker...I went trap to trap on the third hole and carded an 8. It's over.

Still and all, he's a delightful playing companion, offers me the use of his clubs....I take advantage of that. HB has nice clubs. And here I was hoping he would be the guy with the $2,500 clubs and the $.25 swing. Those are the ones that are fun to play....lots of talk, not a lot of action. Sadly, HB knows how to swing his club. And, he reports his score honestly.

I am home with laundry now in the dryer....a posthole digger to sell tonight...work tomorrow. (that was a funny kijiji moment....the guy says...."do you still have your P.H.D. for sale?"....I laughed at that...."yes, I have a Ph.D. in P.H.D....mind if I borrow that line?"

Anyway....fuck you HB40....next time out it's $10/hole....and I won't borrow a single club. I am only confident that I will be the one paying for the "guest speaker's" tithe. Gawd knows we need a guest speaker. Far too aimless...but, delightfully so.

You're a good man HB...in spite of your many flaws.

cheers,

eddie.

 

[scooter953]

How do I get in on this action?

 

[HubbaHubba]

Thanks for the update eddie! Nothing more we would all like to read about, than you two "athletes" playing pitch and putt on an executive golf course

 

[edmontonsubbie]

next week....we are going to check out the Lawn Bowling at Westmount.

scooter....we would be delighted to be inclusive...truly. But, Victoria golf course is downtown Edmonton....I would spend the fare required to get there elsewhere. Still, if you find your ass out in these parts....by all means. I can even lend you a 6 iron.

cheers,

eddie.

 

[HubbaHubba]

next week....we are going to check out the Lawn Bowling at Westmount.

cheers,

eddie.

Take huny and cortezz with you, they have a lot of free time on their hands

 

[Kittie]

next week....we are going to check out the Lawn Bowling at Westmount.

SERIOUSLY! I may have to check that out!



XXXKittie~

 

[edmontonsubbie]

SERIOUSLY! I may have to check that out!



XXXKittie~

I have to think it's nothing but fun. I've not been before but threatened to go. A bunch of people rolling an odd shaped ball toward a target in the distance....I have to think it mirrors life. And, it's only $10 all in....pretty good deal. Screw golf, I am a lawn bowler now....well, soon.

I remember going down to Vic Park as a 20 something with a few friends....totally bombed. We had these "night" glow golf balls and tried to play a few holes. Fuck, it was funny....a lingering memory is climbing a tree and shouting out...."Craig!!!!....over here Craig!!!"....and then we spit on him. I hope Craig is o.k. today....that was cruel...but funny at the moment.

That was also the night when I had my first glimpse that people actually "run" from the law. Two cop cars go whizzing by.....chasing. The chased car piles up into a railway crossing marker...and the fuckers get out and actually run. That...was a "grow up" moment. Never had I seen nor imagined something like that before. But, I was brought up in good hands, they protected me from those realities.

cheers,

eddie.

 

[Kittie]

Haha seriously, I think Bridgette and I may have to go to this!

maybe we will see you there!

XXXKittie~

 

[edmontonsubbie]

I will be the old guy scratching his head....trying to figure out why the ball just tossed failed to find its mark. Unless HB is there with me....then it's easy. He will be the one chatting you up as only he can do. I'll still be the guy off to the side scratching his head and looking confused.

I am thinking a drink at the MERL pub sounds pretty good right now. My Edson bitch isn't in until 7....at least, so he said. It's only a thirty dollar sale....I will just dangle it out front and he can pick it up when he gets here. I will trust his sense of "what is right" to pay me later. I only have this one night left prior to working again....I hate that niggling thought....one day left....I need to buy a bus, build a golf course, and retire.

cheers,

eddie.

 

[Kittie]

haha, the 4 of us should go together!

 

[edmontonsubbie]

I cannot think that would be anything less than fun. I would be honoured to meet you in such a setting. I will even pay for your bowls (I think that's the term....I'm working on becoming an expert so I can trash talk) and shoe rental....but, you buy the beer after should you lose. Fair is fair. In the continuing spirit of fair...HB's a bit of a slut. While I have this tendency to "fall in love" which is not cool....he has it figured out....and advises me well. He's my idol.

wobblingdowntothemerlpubfuckitidontworkuntiltomorrowandilovemydaysoff,

eddie.

 

[mistressfreyja]

Ah ha!

Here is where the golf ball reference began!

 

[edmontonsubbie]

nyet, zit, and nada....the golf ball reference was started from my mythical "little girl across the street" who might have picked it up. As I find myself at home with a "dangling" phd off the deck....I already texted him back....I am in no shape to conclude the transaction. Just take it....mail me the money if you're so compelled. It's only $30 and I have a good feeling about him. He's been careful in the message exchange. I won't answer the door if it knocks. I might get the $30...I might not....either way it's closure to a chapter of life. It's the final kijiji item.

My kids asked...Daddy, why don't you sell those tools??? I would always answer....well, I might need them again. It turns out...I finally have the confidence to know that I like what I'm doing in life enough to say....tools sold. I still kept my wrenches and basic stuff....but confidence is a fleeting thing. I love it when it comes around.

cheers,

eddie.

 

[HB40]

In the continuing spirit of fair...HB's a bit of a slut. While I have this tendency to "fall in love" which is not cool....he has it figured out....and advises me well. He's my idol.

I should have taken your advice today Eddie.... what the fuck was I thinking?!?
I ain't got shit figured out, with one stupid move I've ruined things with three women and they probably will never see me again. Today was not a good day.

Oh, but thanks for the golf buddy, that was fun. Lawn bowling next week sounds like a hoot, and if we team up with Kittie and her friend we'll own those geezers!

Sorry about the missed MERL opportunity, I had to move a huge pile of sawdust shavings by shovel and wheelbarrow into the round pen and dressed up the riding arena too. Work, work, work....fuck I hope I go back to work soon! Tomorrow I'm cutting the grass and planting wildflowers along the front of the west pasture. I'd like to dredge the lake this summer too, actually I just wanted to use that word in a sentence, I looked it up and everything.

Sorry to hijack Eddie, but I should make a little announcement that I will be taking a respite from my philandering ways. Nothing too drastic, just gonna try keeping it in my pants for a change....how hard can it be? After today it's probably for the best. But remember what I told you the real reason why every guy retires, it's only as simple as that.

OK, so anyway, lawn bowling with two fair ladies next week....I can wear my derby!
Then a rematch on the links good sir, maybe we can even do 18, seriously....it's sooo much easier in a cart dontcha think.