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Monday, February 28, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
AM takes the kids to the Atlanta History Center...
AM took the kiddos to the History Center today. Pete was too cool for pics, however...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
DD...
Brian emailed me today, mocking my love of ol' David Duval, and I replied. I took the time to research some things, and wanted to make a note of them while I was thinking about it.
"If there is a bigger DD fan out there than me, then I’d be shocked. Truthfully, it’s rather embarrassing.
He’s has little, to no, likeable qualities. He’s ugly…his ears resemble Evander Holyfield’s - post Tyson bite…he walks with his hands facing forward as they sway (my buddy Eric King’s biggest pet peeve of him)…his chin goat is ridiculous, as well as his sunglasses…and he’s not exactly the nicest guy in the world.
Yet, I still root my tail off for him. My Thur and Fri at the office are usually only semi-productive when he’s playing, thanks to PGA Shottracker. When he hits a bad shot, I’m like his twin. I feel his pain too.
I think it all stems back in 1992, when he was in college and leading the BellSouth Classic heading into Sunday (only to shoot 79). Being a GT fan, and my golf game just starting to round into form, I instantly became a huge DD fan. Also, my only trip to Augusta (non practice round), was in 1998, when he had a 3-shot lead on 16 tee. He hits his iron on the top shelf, 3-putts and pars 17 and 18, and O’Meara birds 15, 17, and 18 coming in. Frickin’ O’Meara. I spoke with O’Meara on a flight in Ireland in 2001 (he was headed from Dublin to Shannon to do some fishing with “the kid”, i.e. Tiger, before the British), and I wanted to punch him in the face…multiple times. He was actually rather nice, but screw him. Frickin’ O’Meara.
At the end of the day, it’s still one of the more interesting storylines in the last 40 years in golf. Dude was #1 in the world at age 28 in 1999, and then back issues, vertigo, fiancée dumps him, confidence shot, new wife has rough pregnancy…and the ball flys all over the place. He lost 7 years, in the prime of his golfing career.
Some interesting stats:
Early years:
1995 – 1997: 57 of 78 cuts made – 39 top 25’s (69% of his cuts made), 3 wins (last three event so 1997)
In his prime:
1998 – 2001: 75 of 83 cuts made – 59 top 25’s (79% of his cuts made), 10 wins
*Counting the last 3 events of 1997 up to his British W (thank goodness for the major!), he won 13 times in 80 events…basically one out of every 6 events
Things starting to unravel:
2002 : 16 of 24 cuts made, 7 top 25’s (44% of his cuts made), no wins
The doldrums (age 32 – 38, which should be his prime):
2003 – 2009: 34 of 122 cuts made – 5 top 25’s, no wins
On the rebound:
2010 – 2011: 15 of 29 cuts made – 7 top 25’s, including top 25’s in 5 of his last 8 events.
So, we’ll see how the rest of the year plays out. I’m forecasting a DD W in 2011. I might streak down Windsor Parkway in the ‘buff in exuberance if that happens…"
There's always some good stuff on www.davidduval.net too.
"If there is a bigger DD fan out there than me, then I’d be shocked. Truthfully, it’s rather embarrassing.
He’s has little, to no, likeable qualities. He’s ugly…his ears resemble Evander Holyfield’s - post Tyson bite…he walks with his hands facing forward as they sway (my buddy Eric King’s biggest pet peeve of him)…his chin goat is ridiculous, as well as his sunglasses…and he’s not exactly the nicest guy in the world.
Yet, I still root my tail off for him. My Thur and Fri at the office are usually only semi-productive when he’s playing, thanks to PGA Shottracker. When he hits a bad shot, I’m like his twin. I feel his pain too.
I think it all stems back in 1992, when he was in college and leading the BellSouth Classic heading into Sunday (only to shoot 79). Being a GT fan, and my golf game just starting to round into form, I instantly became a huge DD fan. Also, my only trip to Augusta (non practice round), was in 1998, when he had a 3-shot lead on 16 tee. He hits his iron on the top shelf, 3-putts and pars 17 and 18, and O’Meara birds 15, 17, and 18 coming in. Frickin’ O’Meara. I spoke with O’Meara on a flight in Ireland in 2001 (he was headed from Dublin to Shannon to do some fishing with “the kid”, i.e. Tiger, before the British), and I wanted to punch him in the face…multiple times. He was actually rather nice, but screw him. Frickin’ O’Meara.
At the end of the day, it’s still one of the more interesting storylines in the last 40 years in golf. Dude was #1 in the world at age 28 in 1999, and then back issues, vertigo, fiancée dumps him, confidence shot, new wife has rough pregnancy…and the ball flys all over the place. He lost 7 years, in the prime of his golfing career.
Some interesting stats:
Early years:
1995 – 1997: 57 of 78 cuts made – 39 top 25’s (69% of his cuts made), 3 wins (last three event so 1997)
In his prime:
1998 – 2001: 75 of 83 cuts made – 59 top 25’s (79% of his cuts made), 10 wins
*Counting the last 3 events of 1997 up to his British W (thank goodness for the major!), he won 13 times in 80 events…basically one out of every 6 events
Things starting to unravel:
2002 : 16 of 24 cuts made, 7 top 25’s (44% of his cuts made), no wins
The doldrums (age 32 – 38, which should be his prime):
2003 – 2009: 34 of 122 cuts made – 5 top 25’s, no wins
On the rebound:
2010 – 2011: 15 of 29 cuts made – 7 top 25’s, including top 25’s in 5 of his last 8 events.
So, we’ll see how the rest of the year plays out. I’m forecasting a DD W in 2011. I might streak down Windsor Parkway in the ‘buff in exuberance if that happens…"
There's always some good stuff on www.davidduval.net too.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Bravos...
We are just a few weeks away from the best 6 weeks in the sports year calendar. March Madness, The Masters, and of course, Opening Day in the MLB. The ajc is littered with DOB blogs about the daily goings on down in FL. Looking forward to a lot of great stuff from these 2 guys who grace the cover of this weeks SI this year, and in the years to come!
Monday, February 21, 2011
Pete's first day of "school"
It has been a bittersweet 24 hours at our house, as maternity leave is unfortunately up for AME. We are fortunate that Brookhaven CDC was able to make a spot for our little guy, and certainly thankful knowing that he'll be in great hands there.
Even better though, is Emilie now has her little brother at school with her! I told her this morning that she had to teach Pete her songs on the way to school, and make sure to point out "Aunt Noe's house" and the "Coffee House" (Starbuck's) on the way to school.
Hope you have a great first day at school little guy!
Even better though, is Emilie now has her little brother at school with her! I told her this morning that she had to teach Pete her songs on the way to school, and make sure to point out "Aunt Noe's house" and the "Coffee House" (Starbuck's) on the way to school.
Hope you have a great first day at school little guy!
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| the little man and his big sis, as they get ready to head out for his first day at BUMC CDC. |
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Snow week pics
I never got these up, but we had the biggest snow in 15 years the 2nd week of January. About 4" of snow, followed by freezing rain, followed by a week's worth of freezing temps caused Atlanta to literally shut down for almost a full week. What a mess it was...
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| coming down hard about 9:00 p.m. on Jan 9th |
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| waking up on Jan. 10th to a ton of snow! |
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| the backyard, covered in snow |
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| from the Bonus Room, looking at Ms. Swann's yard |
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| I tried to get Em to take a whirl down the slide...she wanted none of it |
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| this is Day 2 of the Snow...Em and I hiked up to Roswell Road. Looking N |
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| Still at the intersection of Roswell Road, looking S |
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| my hiking buddy |
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| Windsor Parkway on Tues....still pretty much ice. |
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| late Tues the snow plow finally came by! Windsor was back in action... Having enough of the snow, we decided to bolt a night early to Destin, as we were already planning on going for a long weekend. We were able to get out fine for the most part, other than some really bad traffic (2 hours to get to Newnan). It was a long trip, but a great weekend! |
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| The weather finally warmed up enough on Sat for us to let Emilie play in the water a bit |
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| She was loving it...even though her toes turned purple! |
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| stomping... |
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| deep thoughts by Emilie |
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| little lady's footprints in the sand |
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| Emilie at Rosemary Beach |
Monday, February 14, 2011
Pete's considering the idea
Lil' Pete, at almost 11 weeks, slept through the night on both Fri and Sat nights. Last night, he slept til 4 a.m., after sleeping pretry much since 2 that afternoon. So, we're getting closer!
Happy Valentine's day to all two of you who read this blog!
I wanted to post this Bradley article as well, so that I can find it when I'm on my rocker in 40 years...
Time for Hewitt to go
Happy Valentine's day to all two of you who read this blog!
I wanted to post this Bradley article as well, so that I can find it when I'm on my rocker in 40 years...
Time for Hewitt to go
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