I Officially Hate "The Dish" Now!

So here we are watching the James Blake/Andre Agassi quarterfinal match on USA. When they say that due to contractual obligations we will have to switch from USA to CBS to watch the end of the match, if we're on the east coast. So we don't change it and the next thing we know they are switching the programming. Its a weird DirecTV thing that except for the local channels everything is kind of on east coast. So I tried to change to CBSE but we don't get that channel and we ended up missing the end of the match...

Well Agassi ended up winning the fourth set, and then they tie the fifth set and go into a tie-breaker. I at least found a radio feed to listen to, so that I could hear what was going on. But it ended up being probably one of the best matches I have ever heard of.....

The only problem is that Comcast is just such a Monopoly Bitch of a company. God this pissed me off. I cant believe that there was no live TV feed online. They better replay this, I want to see it again. I think I might write an angry letter to DirecTV!

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Google Earth

For those that have Google Earth (if you don't get it cause it totally rocks) here are a few beaches that Karen and I have had the luxury to spend many hours on....for those of you that aren't the brightest just cut and paste the latitude and longitude coordinates into the search bar in Google Earth

Whitehaven Beach
-20.2805, 149.0400

Magnetic Island
-19.1485, 146.8695

Surfers Paradise
-27.9994, 153.4319

Byron Bay
-28.6406, 153.6120

And our most favorite place on Earth....
Great Keppel
-23.1910, 150.9489

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Hairstylists

I went and got my haircut today, and while I was sitting there ignoring the stylist talk non-stop about here stupid life, I wondered...

Why in the five minutes that it takes to get my haircut do I not only hear stories about your father's birthday, but also about your boyfriend, and your quad motorcycle. Why doesn't she shut up. I don't care about how her father's birthday party went. Just ask me the usual questions about how I want my haircut and do it!

The worst part is when the lady you get doesn't speak "Engrish" very well and still talks excessively. I don't know why I haven't gone to Chris's wife Cindy yet, but after today I just might start. Even though I would have to go to Washington Square, I think it would be worth the trip...

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Jeld-Wen is Over

So the Jeld-Wen finished up really well. It was good for the tournament and the golf course. There was a 2-person sudden death playoff that provided some good excitement, and the 3rd great finish in as many years for the Tradition since coming to my golf course.

And now I am so glad to see it go, so that we can get back to our normal way of life at the course. I got recent info that my job will be getting more time consuming, since we now have like 20 shotgun tournaments in something like 15 days. There will be many back-to-back events which will make for some exciting days. But after that the tournament season is over, and we move on to the "Please give me more hours" rainy season.

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Jeld-Wen Day 3

The locker room has to be one of the most boring jobs there is. I stand in a little office and wait for players to give me something to do... Could be dry cleaning, shoes, or just a towel. So basically I spend most of the day cleaning up after them and standing around.

If you haven't heard Google now has an IM/VOIP program out. Downloaded it as soon as I saw it. Wish I would have invested in their IO, would have made lots of money, and they only look to be going up.

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Jeld-Wen Day 1

Well today started out really shity (is that with one T or two T's....)! I got a terrible nights sleep and woke up to a flat tire on my bike. By the time I had got to work the day was not going well...

The day did get better, the locker room job is fairly neat. I get to see all the guys behind the scenes and do a little bit of talking with them. Most of my work is just standing around and making sure they have everything they need. So it can get boring some times. But it is only Monday and there are only a few guys here, so tomorrow should be more exciting.

David Duval was out and did a little clinic for the children. It was cool to watch him hit balls. I wish he could return to the form of old...The most incredible thing that I can say about watching a PGA Tour caliber player hit golf balls is that no matter what club he is hitting, the trajectory is always the same. This leads to consistency that I have never known, and could only dream of.

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Spending Money

As most of you know I am a cheap bastard! And as everyone knows you have to be while your in school... But I found what I think is a great deal and I just can't get myself to spend the money.

I found a 40 gig Sony Vaio mp3 player that comes with a remote control and a USB docking station for $229...
Sony's stuff usually kicks ass, so my guess is that this would be fairly awesome. CNET rates it like a 7.5, so you know that's more like an 8 to 8.5 due to all the dumbasses that have one little problem and give it a 1.

I will have to see if I can round up some money somewhere so that it wont feel bad to spend some....

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