Levy Trail South/Hash

I walked Levy Trail South this morning in 32:41.
Late this afternoon, I was out for 58:58 with the Litle Rock Hash House Harriers from Boyle Park.

QUESTION OF THE DAY
Why would anyone wonder about the sensibility of President Trump? In response to the busing issue raised between presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, he said this: “Well, it has been something that they’ve done for a long period of time. I mean, you know, there aren’t that many ways you’re going to get people to schools. So this is something that’s been done ... it is certainly a primary method of getting people to schools.”

Levy Trail South

I walked Levy Trail South this evening in 34:14.

Hindman Park Golf Course

Ed Pennington and I played Hindman Park Golf Course this morning and early afternoon. Ed scored 93 and I scored 96, with nines of 50 and 46. I had 2 pars, 11 bogies, 3 doubles, 1 triple, 1 quadruple, and used 35 putts. It was my final round there. The course is scheduled to close at the end of play tomorrow, June 28. I stole a white stone tee marker from the eighteenth tee box. It will make a perfect doorstop. Quite a few tee markers and flags were gone. What a sad time for golf and home.

The two courses at Burns Park have a good deal for seniors. They charge us (55+) $400 a year for unlimited play. Meanwhile, Ed said someone told him they would let us play the two courses at Rebsamen until our passes expire. Mine runs out in early December, Ed's next April, and I believe John's sometime this fall. John's away until July 1. I'm not sure what we'll do.

War Memorial Golf Course

Ed and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning. I scored 81 and Ed 83. I had nines of 42 and 39, with 1 birdie, 3 pars, 10 bogies, and 4 doubles. I used 32 putts.
The new mayor of Little Rock, the motherfucker, has overseen the shuttering of War Memorial and Hindman Park golf courses. Hindman's final day is this Friday. War Memorial's is a week from Friday, or July 4. Again, the motherfucker; I hope someone catches him lining his pants with profits from the things people build where Ed and I golfed today.

Skateboard Park Loop

Six other Geezers and I walked out and back from Burns Park Golf Course to the skateboard park on the River Trail this morning in 1:14:44.

Levy Trail North

I walked Levy Trail North this morning in 31:15. Afterward, I cooked shishkabobs for participants at the Little Rock Hash's Great Cross Country Race in Allsopp Park.

Pam's Path

I walked Pam's Path across a sea of leaves, limbs, and garbage this morning in 1:07:54. A thunderstorm rolled through Levy at 9 p.m. yesterday that knocked out the power overnight. It came right after almost everyone in the neighborhood, other than I, had put trash cans on the curbs.

I PLAN TO STAB...
...the next politician who says that some other politician should apologize

Levy Trail Loop

It's fucking hot. My goal late this afternoon was to walk the Levy Trail Loop without sweating profusely, and I succeeded with a time of 35:43. I didn't even have to take my shirt off when I came in.
By the way, at 5:25 p.m., it's 93°F with a RealFeel® of 98.
This evening, beginning at 7:29, I played the front nine at War Memorial Park in 40, with 4 pars, 3 bogies, 1 double, and 1 triple. My drives were mediocre, but I hit my irons well, chipped OK, and used 16 putts, with 2 three putts and 4 one putts.

War Memorial Golf Course

I played seven holes—Nos. 1, 7-9, 12, 13, and 18—at War Memorial Golf Course this evening with two pars, 4 bogies, and 1 double.

Levi Trail Loop

I walked the Levy Trail Loop late this morning in 33:12.
I hope this blog has made it evident that I'm a Brooks Koepka fan, so much so that I keep referring to him as Bryce Koepka, like yesterday.

Levy Trail

Four other Geezers and I walked on the Levy Trail this morning for 1:29:37.
By the way, I'm cheering like two motherfuckers for Bryce Koepka. He has become my Jim Fyurk, except for the part about his having his way with me.

OVERHEARD
"With that car, everyone's going to think you're with the FBI. You won't even have to show them a badge."
—Ron Gimblet commenting on Pete's 2005 Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor

War Memorial Golf Course

Ed and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning. Ed scored 83. I scored 91, with nines of 47 and 44. I had 1 par, 10 bogies, 5 doubles, 1 triple, and 1 quadruple. I used 34 putts. Typical of golf, I hit my driver well for the first time in four rounds but sucked dicks with every other club in my goddamn motherfucking bag.

War Memorial Golf Course

I played nine holes (Nos. 1 & 7-14) at War Memorial Golf Course this evening in 39, with 2 pars, 6 bogies, and 1 double. I used 18 putts. The only club I'm having trouble with now is my driver.

I PLAN TO STAB...
...the new booth announcer on National Public Radio, unless she stops mispronouncing "station." She says stay-shawn.' Everyone else in the English speaking world says stay'-shun. You know, with the emphasis on the first syllable, not the second, which should rhyme with the sun, not with someone named Shawn. I think she thinks her pronunciation of station sounds cool, but it doesn't. It sounds like someone trying to sound cool.
She is otherwise a solid booth announcer, so it's too bad she's gonna get stabbed.

Burns Park

Several other Geezers and I walked the main paved loop around Burns Park this morning in 1:17:23.

QUESTION OF THE DAY
Why do entertainment stars testify before the U.S. Congress on any issue other those directly related to entertainment, as in some guy today off the Comedy Channel crying, literally crying, about the plight of 9-11 responders?

War Memorial Golf Course

Ed Pennington and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning. Ed scored 81 and I scored 87, with nines of 48 and 39. I used 32 putts.
My Crown Vic was great on a drive to Nashville and back today. What a smooth, powerful car.

Orange Street Loop

I alternated one-minute jogs with four-minute walks to complete the Orange Street Loop early this evening in 41:50.

I PLAN TO STAB...
...Phill Mickelson and Tiger Woods for using the pronoun "that" when the pronoun "who" was called for in a story about Mickelson's diminished chance to win a U.S. Open. Both referred to great players "that" have played the game. People who do this should be compelled to also do the opposite. As in, "Here's the club who I used to hit that approach shot on No. 16," Mickelson said.
I wonder what the fucking New York Times would think about that.

Levy Trail South/Joe report

I walked Levy Trail South this morning in 32:05.
I let Joe out yesterday. He's moving very well.

PROFESSOR PETE'S UNBEATABLE BELMONT STAKES PICK OF THE CENTURY AND SHIT
Bet $10 to win on Tacitus (No. 10). Bet a $5 exacta with Tacitus over Sir Winston (7) and War of Will (9), and $2 trifecta with Tacitus over a box for second and third with Sir Winston and War of Will. That will cost $24 and return a maximum of c. $250. If Tacitus wins, you should come close to breaking even if all else fails.
RESULT
Sir Winston won. Tacitus finished second, one length back. War of Will finished ninth in the field of ten. At least Pete was close for a change. What was good for him was that he found out they were starting a few ATP Challenger Tour tennis matches earlier than he thought, and he ran out of his house without getting a bet down. After the matches were over, he drove his Crown Vic (by the way, he still has the Impala, and it's running fine) faster than two motherfuckers to bet on the race and arrived home maybe forty-two seconds after Sir Winston crossed the line

Orange Street Loop

I walked the Orange Street Loop late this morning in 48:04.
Last Monday, I bought a 2005 Ford Crown Victoria via govdeals.com from the City of Pine Bluff for $2,100. It has 140,000 miles on it. It needs a paint touchup, but it is otherwise nearly perfect. A bunch of mechanics on Quora said the Crown Vic and the Toyota Prius are the two longest-lasting cars ever built. From what I have read, I can expect it to last at least 500,000 miles. Man, you should see the interior. It's huge. I'm not kidding, seven people could sit in this car somewhat comfortably. Plus, on top of that, they must have killed five cows to get all that tan leather in there. Furthermore, you could put at least fifteen bodies in the trunk. I can't wait to take a long road trip with it.
All that said, this car's prime feature is its non-digital odometer. Thanks to this Crown Vic, I can, once again, measure my routes with a car rather than with all that high-tech computer hubbub.

Levy Trail South

It rained all day today. I remember back when if it rained all day in early June everyone said, "We sure needed that." The only people who would say that now are those who want Pine Bluff relocated to the Gulf of fucking Mexico.
It stopped in time for me to walk Levy Trail South this evening in 33:14.

Levy Trail South/Joe report

I walked Levy Trail South this morning in 33:22.
Joe apparently fought something early Monday morning. He has limped around since. My vet showed me the wounds on his right rear leg this morning and gave him a penicillin shot. I guess he'll be OK in a few days. By the way, I found out Joe looks quite a bit like a cat named Phyllis, according to two women with a great big dog—who was built almost exactly like a grizzly bear—in the lobby of Eubanks Pet Clinic.
I rarely ready good stories published by TV networks, but here's one about the U.S. Open: www.golfchannel.com/news/pga-tour-players-plea-usga-ahead-2019-us-open-just-keep-it-fair

War Memorial Golf Course

Ed Penington and I played War Memorial Golf Course this morning. Ed scored 83. I scored 86, with nines of 46 and 40. I used 36 putts.

Hash

I spent 1:25:58 setting a run for the Little Rock Hash House Harriers at Emerald Park this morning. Eight people made my run, all men except for Hannah, who is a twenty-four-year-old firecracker. If she continues to run with us, she will take over our group. There's a chance that every other woman Hasher will quit.