Joe Suggs passed away this week. What a character. Younger brother of my friends Rob and Steve (and Jim). Joe was at Mercer when I worked for his father Jim Suggs at Sepco from 1983-1987. I can’t believe it’s been nine years since I met up with him to catch up. Read more about his interesting life, and his “relationship” with Jay Leno.
I watched the legendary extra inning July 4th Braves / Mets game at the Suggs house with Rob, Steve, Joe, and Franc Neal, when Rick Camp hit his famous two strike, two out game tying home run to extend the game. I went to a Braves game a few years ago with Rob. Back at Tech, I wore Steve’s tux to take Cathy Stephens to the Walton prom at the World Congress Center.
Joe was rarely seen without his signature Braves cap. In college in the early 80’s he owned an authentic wool 1969 Clete Boyer wool Braves pinstripe jersey, quite the rarity in those days. Nine years ago I asked him if he still had the jersey, but he wasn’t sure where it was. One more amazing thing about Joe: his backyard animal friends would come up and feed out of his hand. Amazing.
Jane Warren was particularly rocked by Joe’s passing. Jane was best friends with Lynn Lemmons, Joe’s longtime high school girlfriend. Lynn is currently undergoing chemo. Joe Suggs will be missed. Some great stories about Joe from friends on his Facebook.
It used to be that when something bad happened, people would say they would be praying for you. Then a few years ago that changed to “I’m sending thoughts and prayers”. When the whole “thoughts and prayers” thing started, I knew what would happen. Now people say “I’m sick – please send me your good thoughts”. Does that really help? Do people actually think about what they are saying?
Reminds me of a verse we discussed this week: Luke 17:3: “Pay attention to yourselves!” My ex-friend Paul should take heed.
Last night I worked past 6 pm. Had a discussion with my boss about the issues with my job. He’s already wanting me to stay on for 20 hours a week. I asked what would be taken away, considering my current job is 60+ hours a week.
Ceil was worn out on the couch when I got home. I plopped down and we both fell asleep. At 745 she finally cooked some stir fry.
Up early this AM to play golf. So nice that I had to pull off my quarter zip. Arrived “late” and didn’t tee off until 645 am.
1. Mulligan was good. Third attempt at a fairway shot was good. A so so chip. Great lag putt. Double.
2. Worm burner off tee got a decent roll. Chip was a wormburner that rolled off the back of the green. There was a guy playing behind me, so I didn’t hit as many shots.
3. Tee shot drifted left. Two decent chips.
4. Tee shot drifted left. Cruddy chip followed by a better one.
5. Great 7 iron off tee to the front fringe. Poor lag putts.
4. Doubled back behind the guy behind me, to play 4 and 5 again - only to find another guy playing the 3rd hole. Chip didn’t look good, but it rolled to the fringe. Two putt for bogey.
5. Another decent tee shot to the front of the green. Two poor chips. So so lag putt from the rough. Two putt. Double.
6. Great hybrid off the tee, to the 150 yard marker. Great 6 iron to the front off the green - shot of the day. Then a pretty good chip. Couldn’t sink the par putt. Bogey.
7. Another great hybrid, most of the way up the hill. Flub, then a 7 iron to the left rough. Bad chip followed by a good chip. Decent lag putt. Double.
8. Didn’t hit the driver great. Not sure where it went. With the golfer behind me, I kept playing. Great 8 iron to the back of the green. I hadn’t realized it had had made the green, so I dropped a ball and executed a great chip. “Par”.
9. A good straight hybrid off the tee. An okay chip to the right of the sloped green. Tried to putt out of the rough. Bad idea. “Double”.
Finished at 750 am. Tonight the time changes, so no more weekday morning rounds for several weeks.
Drove to the office to catch up on some work. By working extra, I am less stressed during the week. That’s what I tell myself anyway.
Spelling: my company has recently added “AI” autofill to our email, where it suggests the word you are trying to type. In some cases it will autocorrect a misspelling. But I rarely notice because I am looking down at my fingers typing on the keyboard. Then when I am done typing I will look up and sometimes catch a misspelled word. I can not ever see me asking AI to write for me. I enjoy writing too much. Back in high school I made an A in typing, then I rarely typed until like 25 years later when I got a computer. Now I type with just one finger on each hand, staring down at the keyboard. I’m not super fast but maybe not too slow.
Denison on the Department of Education: Reagan campaigned on dismantling it the following year, and seeing the department dissolved back into its disparate elements has been a goal for many ever since. States pay for 90% of education expenses.
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