Matt Holthe's Fleeting Thoughts

Last Saturday I (most likely) played my last golf round of the year. It was the annual tournament with 3 other friends from High School. I played just well enough to win the tournament this year by 1 stroke. Had to make a curvy 3 foot putt on the last hole to win, which was a good feeling. I played in a few scramble tournaments this year and a few rounds of 9 holes with some friends that have a standing weekly tee time. Golf just isn't as much of a priority right now in my life, but it's better than a few years ago when I played at most twice per year. My friends who are members at a country club keep trying to get me to join. That would be a complete waste of money for me to join - there is no way I would play enough to justify the cost. They also bring up the pool at the country club, but we wouldn't make much use of that, either - it's not like we're going to pack up and drive out there to spend 45 minutes on a weeknight, so we would only use it on certain week...

My family and I just got back from a trip to Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells. It was a short trip, but very enjoyable. We've been to Wisconsin Dells several times, but never stayed here. The size was smaller than Wilderness (where we've stayed a few times) but I think that helped. The water parks weren't as crowded, but we don't know if that was because of the weekend we chose or if they would always be that way. I slept horribly both nights, though - the floor above us creaked when those people walked around (thanks for getting up at 6 AM, by the way...) and I just couldn't get comfortable for some reason. One thing that was fun and unique was MagiQuest . It's an interactive role playing game. You buy a wand (which can be reused on future trips) and go on quests to find things and solve riddles. We had a lot of fun doing that. But we weren't able to defeat the dragon or the goblin. After doing a little looking around today, I think I know how to beat ...