Region Tourney at Sleepy Ridge
Today’s region tourney was at Sleepy Ridge golf course. Tommy shot 21st best overall and Timpview finished tied for first. Below are the results in order:
(Tie 1st – 310) Timpview
(Tie 1st – 310) Corner Canyon
(3rd – 317) Alta
(4th – 335) Sky Ridge
(5th – 337) Timpanogos
(6th – 338) Orem
(7th – 350) Mountain view
(8th – 374) Provo
Next week is a tournament at Soldier Hollow. Soldier Hollow and Sleepy Ridge are mixed up imo. Soldier Hollow is on a ridge, so it should be called Soldier Ridge; Sleepy Ridge is nowhere near a ridge- closer to a hollow – should be called Sleepy Hollow. I’m sure nobody living in that area would have any issues with a name like that!
Ichabob!
I think i keep screwing up Tommy’s rounds by being too close when I watch, but I may have found the answer today. At the end of the round, I moved down past where the kids hit and he seemed to be doing much better.
Funny memory, one time at the range at Sleepy some guy kept talking to me and was like, Are you on the radio? Um…. 
Final Resting Spot
I was given the honor of being a pallbearer at my grandfather’s funeral. It was a strangely moving experience for me, though relatively brief. Beforehand, I did a bunch of reading up on different funeral traditions. I had been misinformed years ago about what the pall is and never questioned it. The pall is actually a large cloth placed over the casket. I imagine this was probably something like a family crest, flag or other decorative cloth . I think that this association with the term, pallbearer, isn’t as important any more since you rarely see a casket with a pall anymore.
The funeral was good, It was nice to hear some stories about him that I hadn’t heard before, and to spend some time reminiscing.
If You’re Fond of Sand Dunes and Salty Air…
Love this.
The Passing of a Titan
My grandfather passed away this week at 100 years old. That’s a long life and he lived like a champ. You can read about him here … http://www.andersonmortuary.com/…/edward-albert-ether-rich . The crazy thing is that pretty much the entire time I knew him, he had already retired. My grandparents lived in New York for most of their lives and since most of the grandkids didn’t, they’d have us all stay with them when we reached 12 years old. Every summer included a trip to Cape Cod. I know that Cape Cod has a special meaning to all his kids and grandkids, as it does to me. I loved it so much, I was more than tempted to move out there after receiving job offers in the area. Back then, I met great people I never would have met, I did amazing things I probably never would have done, and it was all thanks to him.
Evolution of the Camera
I cleaned up Annalisa‘s photography closet and gathered all the old lenses and camera bodies she doesn’t use anymore. I then pulled out my cell phone to answer a phone call and started wondering – just how good have smart phone cameras gotten? How does a new phone’s camera compare to old SLRs?
I know on the last phone I had, it wouldn’t be close. But this new phone takes REALLY good pics.
So for kicks and giggles, I chose two locations and I took all pics using a wide angle lens on the camera bodies to try to match the fixed wide angle lens on the Samsung phone.
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