When the skunk scurried across the first fairway, perhaps I should have taken it as an omen.
Author Archives: John Schroeder
Today’s find: In the hunt
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Tags: 2020 Golf League Champions, 30th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Golf League, Missouri Bluffs, Skunk, Skunked
Today’s find: 4-Irony
Here’s a great irony: I love to play a game – golf – that I am only marginally competent at playing.
And then there’s this: With each passing year, it seems, I surrender a bit more of my (already congenitally-limited) skills to time’s relentless march.
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Tags: 28th Sunday In Ordinary Time, 4-Iron, Driver, Golf, Hybrid, Irony
Today’s find: Apples, in abundance
I developed a deeper appreciation for the expression “low-hanging fruit” when we went on an apple-picking expedition with our grandsons the other day.
Or perhaps I should say, a taller appreciation.
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Today’s find: Riverbend
Typically, a trip to the riverfront in Washington, MO, is an altogether pleasant affair – particularly when I’m in the company of my dear 92-year-old Mom.
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Tags: 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Gospel of Matthew, MO, Old Man Fat Bike, Riverbend, Washington
Today’s find: Big Shot
Something tells me, this particular golf ball does NOT conform to USGA specifications.
Today’s find: Proximity
It was a lovely night for listening to the blues.
Today’s find: Pre-School
Interesting: Grover seems to have invaded a corner of my “home office” space.
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Tags: 1 Corinthians, Grover, Inner Sanctum, Man Cave, Pandemic, Pre-School, Sesame Street, St. Paul
Today’s find: Hopeful Expectation
We didn’t exactly breach the Gates of the Netherworld yesterday, but at least we delivered a good solid rap on the door. Continue reading
Today’s find: Speed Trap
As lawbreakers go, I am decidedly a third-rate scofflaw.
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Tags: 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Canaanite Woman, Scofflaw, Speed trap
Today’s find: In-Seine…or Overboard?
One thing you notice, when out on the Sea of Galilee, is that conditions change quickly. In just a heartbeat, the sea’s glassy surface can turn choppy – and suddenly you’re surrounded by whitecaps.
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Tags: 19th Sunday In Ordinary Time, Gospel of Matthew, Habakkuk, in-seine, Sea of Galilee, Walking on the water
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