Scheduling

First of all, it was a nice Father's Day yesterday as I got to watch the start of the final round to the US Open golf tournament before going to work at 3 PM. It was another major golf tournament where Tiger Woods was not a factor. He may be the number one ranked player in the world but I still have a problem with the way he conducts himself on and off the course. The stark contrast is Phil Mickelson - a contender in the tournament yesterday - who interacts with the crowd and lives his public life as a good role model for anyone. It's too bad that he fell a little short in the tournament and lost to Justin Rose from England on the last couple holes. He will always be a fan favorite in my mind.

Our schedule this year is all afternoons which makes it difficult to schedule some of the activities we need to complete before the end of June. We only have two nights - Thursday and Friday - to use our complimentary tickets for things like restaurants, the Bar J western show and dinner, and the rodeo. There is no problem with the rafting trips or the horseback trips, but our flexibility is limited for the nighttime events. It's a nice problem to have.

I had forgotten how much the temperature swings on a daily basis in Jackson. We had a low near freezing yesterday morning and the high was 83. It makes for perfect sleeping weather and wonderful days that you can enjoy outside with no jackets or sweaters. We still turn on our electric heater in the mornings, but by the time we go to work in the afternoon, we have our door open and can sit outside to enjoy the warm rays from the sun.

We walked to the Verizon store yesterday morning to discover that it was closed on Sunday. It was a nice walk, but we will have to return again this morning to discuss our cell phone plan. We used the time to walk some more around the residential area in this part of town. It is still mind boggling to see the prices that these homes sell for in Jackson. Any chance to live here is certain to be in the form of a rental until the situation changes, if ever...