Burns Park Championship Course

 John Czarnecki, Ed Pennington, Dan Young, and I played Burns Park Championship Course this morning, two days after the final round of the Arkansas Open. They mowed the greens in front of us. It rained yesterday, so they could not mow the rough. The pins remained just as they were Sunday, so we played a course that played a bit harder than the one the pros played, though from the far front rather than the far back. Dan scored 86 and Ed 95. I scored 97 and John 106. I had nines of 48 and 49, with 5 pars, 4 bogies, 5 doubles, and 4 triples. I used 35 putts.

Ed, Dan, and I plan to play again tomorrow.

Levy Trail South/Green Bay Packers report

 I walked Levy Trail South this morning in 33:32.

The Democrat Football League Green Bay Packers improved their record to 2-1 with c. 139-122 victory over Corona Virus 19. They won their opener by about 75 points, and lost by 2 last week. They're in fourth place in the 14-team league but have been incredibly lucky. They hope to make the playoffs, which will take further work.

The NFL Packers, on the other hand, are 3-0 and wound up. They are Super Bowl contenders.

Levy

 I walked around Levy this morning for 38:08.

Levy Trail South

 Since I last exercised, it's turned fall here. I walked Levy Trail South early this morning through a dark, wet 58°F in 33:08.

Levy Trail

 Sixth other Geezers and I walked on the Levy Trail this morning. I was out for 1:36:27.

As I watch the U.S. Open, I am pleased to see how many professional golfers now have 7-woods in their bags. When I first began to use one, back in c. 1998, I was scoffed at a bit for using a club many thought was put on earth for women and old men. It was always and remains my most reliable club.

Burns Park Tournament Course

 John, Ed, Dan, and I played Burns Park Tournament Course this morning. Dan scored 83. I scored 88, Ed 93, and John 95. I had nines of 46 and 43 and used 28 putts.

Levy Trail Loop

 I walked the Levy Trail Loop in 32:15 at lunchtime today.

Shortly before my walk, I made my annual Sling TV four-month sign-up, mainly so I can watch Monday Night Football. The great bonus this afternoon was that I got to watch Stewart Cink win a PGA Tour event for the first time since the '09 Open Championship. He won the nearly meaningless Safeway Open over a bunch of men I had never heard of, but it was a hoot to watch.

Burns Park Championship Course/Levy Trail South

 I walked Levy Trail South this morning in 32:19.

Friday morning, I played Burns Park Championship Course with John Czarnecki and Dan Young. Dan scored 84. I scored 95 and John 97. I played OK for my first day with a club in my hand in nearly three weeks. I had nines of 51 and 44 and used 29 putts.

OVERHEARD "He's playing like his hands are made out of feet." —analyst for the Seattle-Atlanta game on Fox, talking about a receiver for Seattle who dropped what should have been an easy catch

Levy Trail

 A handful of other Geezers and I walked on the Levy Trail this morning. I was out for 1:52:10.

QUESTION OF THE DAY Why do people so quickly forget that s'mores don't taste nearly as good as they look or sound and are completely unworthy of the effort required to make them?

Levy Trail South

 I walked Levy Trail South at lunchtime today in 31:58.

Levy Trail Loop/Joe report

 I walked the Levy Trail Loop late this morning in 32:53.

Joe is a different sort of cat. When I walked in Friday afternoon after having been away for twenty-eight hours, he didn't go right outside, the responses common to  Pams 1 and 2, Samantha, and Jo after I had been away for a while. Instead, he followed me everywhere I went and meowed non-stop until I finally picked him up. Then he went outside.

The Crown Victoria in Knoxville, Tenn., had two flat tires and was a cosmetic wreck. There was simply no way for me to test drive it. The fellow I talked to a couple of days ago said he didn't know the tires were flat when we spoke.

Oh well. I had a fun adventure. It had been thirty-eight years since I last rode through Knoxville. I had no memory of how winding and steep I-40 is through the Smokey Mountains, maybe because I rode along with a bunch of drunk Hashers the only other time.

DOCTOR PETE'S STONE-COLD KENTUCKY DERBY PILES OF MONEY PICKS

Bet $10 win on my longest shot ever. Currently at 51-1, Attachment Rate (No. 13), can't lose. Also, on the very outside chance he can, bet a $5 exacta box for a total of $10 on Attachment Rate and the heavy favorite, Tiz the Law (17). Bet a $1trifecta box for a total of $12 with Attachment Rate-Tiz the Law, Attachment Rate-Tiz the Law, and Thousand Words (10)-Necker Island (11)-Authentic (18). Finally, bet  a cold $1 superfecta that will likely pay at least $500,000 and maybe more than $1 million, with, in order, Attachment Rate, Tiz the Law, Thousand Words, and Necker Island.

Holman Street Loop

 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—I walked two laps of the Holman Street Loop this morning in 47:16.

QUESTION OF THE DAY Why does anyone put up signs that say, "NO DUMPING"? Is dumping allowed anywhere? I guess they're afraid some are not aware of the general dumping prohibition. "Rats, honey. I thought for sure I could dump all this crap in the middle of this neighborhood on Holman Street."

OVERHEARD "What we actually know about this issue is completely up in the air" — guest on host Jen White's NPR 1A program*

"It might become just like the the hanging-chad deal, which happened in 2008, I think." — guest on host Jen White's NPR 1A program*

*we at Pam's Boy wonder how much hair Jen White pulled out of her head based on this single hour of network radio

 

Knoxville, Tenn./Joe report

 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—I walked through a light rain for 40:12 tonight from my room in the Red Roof Inn.

Joe is set up way better than if I were to die in my sleep on Orange Street, except I'm not there for the first full night since I bought him on April 4, 2019. He won't have me to snack on once the food runs out if I don't make it out of Knoxville. I miss him quite a bit, the irritating, lovable and loving sack-of-shit cat. He is a gem.

I am in Knoxville to look at a govdeals.com 2011 Crown Victoria tomorrow (Friday) morning. I might bid on it Monday when the auction closes. My readers can view it on the website; go to the search box and type in Crown Victoria and then scroll down several cars before you see Knoxville.

One thing I have learned. Even if I like this car enough to buy it, I will never again travel this far (526 miles) to look at one. The part of me that doesn't want to drive all the way across Tennessee twice again next week—a fairly big part—hopes this motherfucker blows up during my test drive.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

Why do conservatives and liberals watch Fox News and CNN, respectively? Surely none with minds do. I have watched both on Red Rough Inn's cable tonight, and they are each equally pure and fucking shameful, borderline satirical propaganda