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Tidying Up a Bit

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I continue working outside and around the house, performing a variety of manual labor.

Yesterday I dethatched, overseeded and fertilized the back lawn which struggles to thrive because of competition for sunshine and ground nutrients from numerous trees. I hope the extra care will effect positive growth.

I repaired a toilet leak that my father noticed in our half bath. Couldn’t find the right gasket to replace the one that wore out, so I replaced the entire fill valve (which didn’t cost much more than a new gasket or would have).

I reshafted a few golf clubs–two Ping hybrids and two custom wedges–in preparation for the upcoming golf season.  Previously I reshafted two drivers and two three woods (Ping G5 and Cleveland HiBore XLS).  The metals were reshafted with Rapport Ultralites (regular flex, 60 gram, low bend, med-soft tip), a nice shaft for $14.  I used the new UST iRod graphite iron shafts for the two custom wedges (r flex, 74 gram, mid bend, med-soft tip, 3.9 torque). I just need to put on the grips for the wedges and hybrids today. Continue reading →

Post-booyahs and healthcare reform

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I didn’t watch the NCAA basketball tourney very closely on Saturday or Sunday.  I wasn’t surprised by Kansas State’s convincing win over BYU, actually feeling good about my revised prediction (KSU by 10; actually winning by 12). Maybe if I spent more time becoming familiar with the teams involved once the seeds are made my predictions would be more solid.

Regardless, my ESPN ranking improved to around 300,000 after Sunday’s games from 600,000 after Saturday’s games. A lot of folks took big hits with Kansas’ and Nova’s loss, as I did, but yesterday my picks did better. Wisconsin, Louisville, and BYU were examples of “ignorance” picks.

Only two of my original picks for the final four are still playing (Kentucky and Syracuse). And just under half of my picks for the sweet sixteen have survived. Continue reading →