Today has been one of those agonizing days of trying to watch baseball on TV between the showers and watch golf on the computer. Cousin Lauren Doughtie started the day four shots out of the lead after a Friday even par and a one under 71 yesterday.
This is her fifth tournament of the year and to say that to be tied for ninth as the day started is from way out in left field the way she has played so far this year. She has missed the cut twice and the first time she made the cut she was last when they handed out the pay checks 73rd out of 73. A couple of weeks ago finished 59th.
Just about tee time for her in Marion Iowa the Wolfpack is beginning and I am back and forth between my computer and the TV. A two hour rain delay of the game helped to be able to watch the golf on the computer but watching scores flash up every fifteen minutes or so is pure agony. Lauren was three holes ahead of the leaders so at the turn she trailed by three after a one under front nine.
Hole 17 and 18 Lauren birdied both to cut the lead to one so at about 5.40PM Lauren is the clubhouse leader at -4 and the leader is still on 14 at -5. The baseball game is back under way and the Wolfpack is doing everything they can to win despite two TV announcers who thinks Florida is the best thing going since sliced cheese.
All of a sudden a third player has jumped into the fray and is tied with Lauren at -4 after she has played 16. The leader is through 15 still in the lead. On the 18th hole the third player drops to -3 while the leader bogie's 16 to put Lauren in a tie.
All the while the Pack keeps coming back and tying Florida and the game is in extra innings. Marissa Steen finally finishes her last two holes and there will be a playoff.
One good thing about the computer when there is only two players they did give written play by play on every shot. No live streaming which would make my life easier on Sunday's but at least I knew both players were in the fairway after their first shot. Florida just scored two in the tenth on the Pack. Steen second shot 18 feet from the hole Doughtie's nine feet. Another ten minutes pass until the written explanation is Steen pars on to next tee Doughtie birdies.
OMG they are not playing a three hole playoff are they , why don't they say Lauren wins. Finally on the official scoreboard which I have been looking at all afternoon long a * pops up by Lauren Name which was at the top anyway since she was the first player in the clubhouse at -4. By this time the Pack has lost 9-8 in ten innings but right now I don't care.
Lauren Doughtie who started this week 89th on the money list on the Futures tour wins her first professional tournament winning the Ladies Titan Tire Classic in Marion Iowa. You go girl.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
The Way It Ought To Be
Saturday was the fourth graduation that I have attended at Rocky Mount High in the last 12 years. As I told you on this blog earlier that Principal Farrow had not only sent out letters to each parent but twice the week phone messages had be sent to warn students and parents that the graduation would done in a dignified and respectful manner. I am sure that every other high school had done the same.
I find that there is only two things missing from public education Prayer and discipline. Today is not the day we will debate prayer. There were rumors that there had been people removed from some of the other graduations as the day went by for disruptive actions and if those rumors were true then by 3.45PM everybody was in place at RMHS after being told no one would be allowed in the gym not there by 3.50. During the walks across the stage every child had his moment and his family was able to watch without disruption.
I think yesterday is a perfect example of when discipline is used it will work. Public education has fallen into the trap that we will talk big but the first time someone threatens a lawsuit we will back down. There should never be a back down when you are right. There should never be a back down when it comes to doing the right thing and the right thing is to educate our children to be useful citizens in this world.
Since I have not been to to every graduation every year I can only speak about what I saw yesterday compared to others. Yesterday's graduation is the way it should be. Regardless of who's idea in Central Office or at RMHS or any other school within the system I applaud the way graduation went down.
I have even told you of how please I was with Leon Farrow since he has finished up his first four years with this class. He told a private story of his seven month old child that had died and if he had lived would have graduated yesterday. I don't think there was a dry eye in the house. We were able to hear the story because there was no disruptions around all of us.
Our country has lost track of the right way to live. I have the up most respect that people can do anything they want to do as long as it doesn't effect others in a harmful way. Yesterday's graduation was a step in the right direction.
I find that there is only two things missing from public education Prayer and discipline. Today is not the day we will debate prayer. There were rumors that there had been people removed from some of the other graduations as the day went by for disruptive actions and if those rumors were true then by 3.45PM everybody was in place at RMHS after being told no one would be allowed in the gym not there by 3.50. During the walks across the stage every child had his moment and his family was able to watch without disruption.
I think yesterday is a perfect example of when discipline is used it will work. Public education has fallen into the trap that we will talk big but the first time someone threatens a lawsuit we will back down. There should never be a back down when you are right. There should never be a back down when it comes to doing the right thing and the right thing is to educate our children to be useful citizens in this world.
Since I have not been to to every graduation every year I can only speak about what I saw yesterday compared to others. Yesterday's graduation is the way it should be. Regardless of who's idea in Central Office or at RMHS or any other school within the system I applaud the way graduation went down.
I have even told you of how please I was with Leon Farrow since he has finished up his first four years with this class. He told a private story of his seven month old child that had died and if he had lived would have graduated yesterday. I don't think there was a dry eye in the house. We were able to hear the story because there was no disruptions around all of us.
Our country has lost track of the right way to live. I have the up most respect that people can do anything they want to do as long as it doesn't effect others in a harmful way. Yesterday's graduation was a step in the right direction.
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