I am big fan of lists. I make lists of, among other things, things to do, golf courses played, things to learn about, places to go, books to read and books read. Today, I have prepared a list of some of my favorite things:
Golf Course Architects:
Allister Mackensie -- Tom Doak
Tom Fasio -- Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Desmond Muirhead -- David Kidd
Cameras Canon and Nikon
Sounds
Golf ball dropping in the cup
The swish of a basketball through the net
Laughter
Insults from my friends
Cities San Francisco, Palm Desert, London and Rome
Aromas
Chicken grilling on the barbeque
Cut lawn
My wife’s neck
Things to Do
Golf with my wife
Golf with my friends
Taking photos
Travel
Reading
Surfing the Web
Sights
Delicate Arch
Standing on the 15th, 16th, and 17th tees of Cypress Point Golf Club
The Spanish Steps in Rome
Full Moon
The view of the Ironwood South Course from the Clubhouse Patio
Standing on the 18th tee of Ironwood South Course
My wife's smile
Church Buildings
Notre Dame in Montreal
Westminster Abbey in London
St. Francis of Assisi in La Quinta, CA
Piano Bar
Redwood Room at the Cliff Hotel in San Francisco
I would enjoy hearing from you about some of your favorite things. Click on the Comment button and give some of your favorite things.
Recently Read Books
- A Delicate Truth- John Le Carre (fiction)
- Perfect - Rachel Joyce (Fiction)
- The Expats - Chris Pavone (Fiction)
- An Event in Autumn - Henning Mankel (Fiction)
- Winter in Madrid - C.J.Sansom (Fiction)
- The Brothers - John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles - non-fiction
- LIfe Among Giants - Bill Roorbach (Novel)
- Empty Mansions - Bill Dedman (non-fiction)
- Woodrow Wilson (non fiction)
- Lawrence in Arabia (Non-Fiction)
- In Sunlight and In Shadow by Mark Helpren (Fiction)
- Lesson in French - Hilary Reyl (fiction)
- Unbroken- Laura Hillenbrand (Non-Fiction)
- Venice, A New History- Thomas Madden - (Non- Fiction)
- Life is a Gift - Tony Bennett Autobiography
- The First Counsell - Brad Meltzer (Fiction)
- Destiny of the Republic - President James Garfield non-fiction by Candice Millard
- The Last Lion (volume III)- William Manchester and Paul Reid (non-fiction, Winston Churchill)
- Yellowstone Autumn -W.D. Wetherell (non-fiction about turning 55 and fishing in Yellowstone)
- Everybody was Young- (non-fiction Paris in the 1920's)
- Scorpion - (non fiction US Supreme Court)
- Supreme Power - Jeff Shesol (non-fiction)
- Zero day by David Baldacci ( I read all of Baldacci's Books)
- Northwest Angle - William Kent Krueger (fiction - I have read 5 or 6 books by this author)
- Camelot's Court-Insider the Kennedy Whitehouse- Robert Dallek
- Childe Hassam -Impressionist (a beautiful book of his paintings)
Monday, April 13, 2009
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ReplyDeletePaul Murphy
Of all your favorite things to do, nothing can compare to Saturday Night in Tiger Stadium. Its an experience that everyone should have at least once on their lifetime
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