Bits and Pieces

-Windy and cool yesterday.  Good for the riprappers (they moved a lot of rock with their bobcats just zipping about all day and far into the evening) but not for golfers.  Closed early.

-Of our golfing family members:  Feeling under the weather: Wilma Bateman, Sam Potts.  Feeling better:  Clyde Wake, back on his feet and even back behind a wheel.  He suffered a slight concussion several weeks ago and was wrapped up pretty tight by both his doctor and his daughter.  In fact, his daughter left instructions at the golf course that if he showed up, she was to be contacted immediately.  He's much better now though not swinging a club yet.

-Over in Shanghai:  Ernie Els, Tiger's playing partner, fires a seven under round on the second day of the tournament.  T. Woods, on the other hand, goes up and down with five birdies and five bogeys for an even par round and, reportedly, showed a little fire on the 18th tee box when he kicked his balky driver around after another poor shot (oh my).  Ernie is tied for third behind Francesco Molinari (-9) and Lee Westwood (-8); Tiger tied in the tenth spot, five strokes back.  Still anybody's tournament.

-Cool today with a not so warm start for Saturday.  Still, we'll try a scramble at 11am when the weather guys are calling for it to be a sunny 42 degrees (expecting what frost there is to be gone by then) with the temps around 47 when we finish at one.  Perfect (?!).

-Tomorrow night over in Shoals, the Shoals/Loogootee Nostalgia Basketball game will be played.  Chris Bateman was telling me yesterday that the boys' squads are limited to graduates during the 90's for this year's event (dang - I was gonna play this year after watching some of those old guys hobble around last year - they inspired me - been practicing for months).  The ladies are playing as well (any graduate through 2005) with their game starting at 6:30.  Men follow.

-Heading to Bloomington.