Dan and I had just a fabulous day yesterday.  After running errands in the morning (which is one of my favorite things to do with Dan, believe it or not), we played a round of golf (18 holes!) in the afternoon.

It was supposed to rain on Friday afternoon according to the forecasters, but as you'll see from Jon Stewart in a moment, predictions of weather, the stock market (and even how "healthy" one is), can be WAY off beacon.

As a result, we had a sunny if windy day...a few clouds here and there...and a golf course that felt like we were the only two on it.  We started the round with a single ahead of us and no one behind us that we ever saw.  We had a relaxed (if somewhat less than stellar from a score perspective) round.  I shot a 105, which is about average for me...7 strokes over my index.

There were lots of wonderful things to see on the golf course.  Wish I'd taken my camera!  There was a gorgeous tree in full pink bloom, set off amongst palm trees and just to the side of one of the lakes (the one I didn't go in).  There were coots, ducks and geese aplenty.  Flowers are starting to bloom and the course is in excellent shape after recent rains and the diligent efforts of staff.

I find golf even more enjoyable than I did before because I take it a lot less seriously (and maybe take myself as a golfer less seriously).  As I told Dan's brother, Bill, cancer sort of puts golf in perspective.

(He laughed uproariously, fellow golfer that he is, and I was quite pleased.)

And speaking of perspective, my friend, Erik, forwarded a link to me of Jon Stewart talking about CNBC's financial "advice" over the past year or so.  It's worth a look so I embedded it below.

Hope your day is sunny and your endeavors all pay dividends today, gentle readers.

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