Matt Holthe's Fleeting Thoughts

Over the weekend I took a very mini-vacation up to Iowa to play a couple rounds of golf and stay at Riverside Casino. We drove up on Sunday through some horrible rain and played in the afternoon. The weather for golfing was perfect - mid 80s, sunny, light breeze. Then we stayed overnight and golfed Monday morning before driving home. It was a bit strange seeing all the masks on everyone, but it seems like most people were being smart and trying to stay safe. This was my first time golfing this year, and it showed. I shot a 91 both days, although I did manage a birdie each day. The course we played is pretty difficult, and shooting 91 isn't anything embarrassing, but I still would have liked to have been in the 80s - I don't like shooting worse than bogey golf (a bogey on every hole would be a 90).

I realized that I didn't post anything in the month of June. Last post was about getting our dog. She's working out pretty well - the cats still don't really want anything to do with her, but they get along well enough. We're doing some training with her. She's smart, but she's also a bit stubborn - some things she knows what we're saying, but will only obey for a few seconds.  We still haven't brought out the camper this year, and I honestly don't know if it will happen or not. Camping is an outdoor, socially distant, activity, but part of the fun in camping is doing all the stuff the campground has to offer - the playground, the pool, and so on. That stuff isn't the best with COVID-19 potentials. And the campground bathrooms should be strictly off limits. Our camper has a bathroom, but since it hasn't been out this year, it's still winterized from last fall. That means a lot of extra time to de-winterize in order to use the bathroom. An...