Bryson and Phil

Watched videos of Bryson DeChambeau golfing with Phil Mickelson, and later actor Chriss Pratt. While the videos were playing I was working on my laptop and phone, so I was not paying much attention to it.

I like Mickelson less and less myself. The show had Phil and Bryson playing 18 holes together. Bryson tries to make connversation but Phil kept speaking in technical golf terms and was not very entertaining. Phil did speak of the first time they played together, and what he had learned from young Bryson. Then near the end Phil asked how it was that Bryson got the idea to make these videos (it was during covid). Then Phil complimented Bryson for all his success with the videos.

Every time they’d hit a shot and get in the golf cart, Phil would pull out these cherry performance things to chew on. He’s offer one to Bryson. It was like a commercial, the way kept talking about those cherry things. Pretty annoying. Then late in the round Phil asked Bryson what he ate during the round. Bryson pulled out a bag with almonds and energy bars and other items. Byson admitted he hadn’t eaten anything from this bag. He’d been too busy talking for the video – and eating all the cherry things that Phil kept giving him.

After those videos ended, a video came on with Bryson playing with Sergio Garcia. Sergio isn’t one of my favorites either. Bryson hit a long drive and they were looking for his ball. They looked and looked and Sergio finally found it – he had accidentally stepped on Bryson’s ball, which had landed with a thud and buried itself. That’s when I went to bed.

Thursday: worked until six. Ceil hadn’t cooked so I warmed up M’s leftover pizza. Later M cooked up a fine batch of cheese grits with real bacon and sausage, with the bacon grease mixed in for flavor. Good stuff. Went to bed at 1030 last night – and slept all the way through until my alarm went off at 530. A rarity. Then went back to bed for another hour.

Last Saturday I got a cric in my neck, which hasn’t really improved. Used it as an excuse to skip the gym, but I need to hit it hard next week, with the Peachtree Road Race coming up.

Took Leo and Angie out in the plant today to watch our new slitter. The pit is over 30 feet deep.

Also met the new scheduler Carlos – who now has the same office that was my office back in the mid-1990’s. Still has the big chalkboard on the wall, that I used to map out my plans to buy tickets to the 1996 Olympics. That was my office back when I left work on a January Friday, drove straight down to SPdL when Lang was the youth director. Rode all night down to Orlando. Disney on Saturday. EPCOT on Super Bowl Sunday. Then back on the bus to ride back to SPdL on Monday morning. Got back in my car and drove to work. Went up to my office, closed the door – and took a nap.

For lunch today I used my $10 gift card at Wendy’s. Got a single burger, crispy chicken sandwich, and a large Frosty. Good stuff.

Yesterday Will & Thomas played golf near China Beach, just south of the Golden Gate Bridge. Then they went to the Giants game,

Evidently the latest wedding trend is for couples to get married in – wait for it – a church. Of all the places. A&C and M will be attending as well. C is helping with the flowers.

A good article about Johnson Ferry’s fine pastor, Clay Smith. His career, and the transition from Bryant Wright to Clay.

BOB GIBSON  [SABR Bio] was the first National League pitcher with 3000 strikeouts. His 3,000th victim was Cesar Geronimo in the 4th inning on 17-Jul-1974. Gibson career number trailed only Walter Johnson’s 3,509. Gibson retired with 3,117, 16th on the career K list. He was the first black player inducted into the Hall of Fame who had never played in the Negro Leagues. His preparation for the majors came largely from playing for Creighton University in his hometown of Omaha. Gibson played with the Harlem Globetrotters briefly in 1957.