Fore! And Pour!

Wyatt, Deathlok, and Vinnie on the links.

The SYLG offices will be closed today and Monday in honor of a national holiday: our annual golf weekend at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort. I will be joining Deathlok, Vinnie, Fish, The Badger, Grimjack, and 140 of our closest friends in York, Pa for the outing. There is a hotel on the course, and the entire weekend (two rounds of golf with carts, a room, and a continental breakfast on Monday morning) will cost less than $150. Sweet.

In reality, the festivities will cost me a lot more. For one, The Badger bet his brother Sean that his foursome could not beat our foursome (Me, Vinnie, Fish, and Badger). That, in and of itself, will cost me money. I went to the driving range with Kyle last week and stunk on ice. On top of that, our foursome is infamous for golf gambling. We usually play a dollar a hole, plus side bets on everything from whether or not Vinnie will make a certain putt, to how hot the cart girl will be.

Of course, golf is not the only attraction at HHGR. The bar/restaurant has Guinness on tap. Hear that, Peakah? The Badger and Vinnie usually get to the course early enough for a few pints, then pile on with vodka gimlets on the course. I try not to drink until we’re completely out of the running for the foursome bet. Then, it’s on! Every year finds us in the bar – or partying in a room – until the wee hours. Hell, last year, we missed our 8am tee time because Badger was passed out drunk and Vinnie was eating his continental breakfast . . . an hour later than everyone else. Good times.

So, when you check out your favorite Blogger tomorrow, the Blogger will be there. However, when you check out SYLG, no one will be here. I’ll resume blogging on Monday night.