Professional Mini Golf

I know what your thinking, there's pro mini golf, really?! Yes, there is. Not to brag on myself but sometimes you just have to be happy for something you have accomplished.

For the past two years I have been working, practicing to qualify for a professional tournament. Playing two to three times a week, endless rounds, putting, re-putting, then putting again, figuring out what I need to do to get better. Finally my work has paid off. Two weekends ago at our local Mini-Golf facility, (Outdoor Family Fun Center) I won the qualifier tournament to attend the Harris Cup Mini Golf Championship in Turnersville, New Jersey. So what does that mean you may ask? It means next month on September 27th I will be playing against pro putters from all over the world for the Harris Cup Trophy and hopefully $3,500. I know, it's not exactly as much as Tiger Woods gets when he wins a tourney, but, you gotta start somewhere. Besides, I won $200 and a free nights stay in New Jersey, not to mention a wicked cool t-shirt.

I have mentioned this event to a few people and some have even laughed directly in my face. They're not bringing me down though. Once you realize that the Cleveland Indians are not going to call you to play left field you have to start looking at other options. Mini Golf is my option. Who knows how far it will go or how far I will pursue it, but for the foreseeable future I will be playing pro mini golf.

As far as I know this will be covered on the golf channel. I will let everyone know when. I'm sure it will be 3a.m on a Tuesday but you never know.

Oh, for all you camp folks, this doesn't mean I'm playing everyone at PBC for canteen bucks.
Later.

The Needs Game, Volume 2

For those of you not familiar with this, Google your name and "needs" and see what the internet says you need.

1. Danny needs a dollar. (I can't argue with that.)
2. Danny needs to stop talking to the press. (What can I do? Their at my door everymorning)
3. Danny needs a closer relationship with God. (Amen!)
4. Danny needs to comeback. (I didn't know I went anywhere, sorry.)
5. Danny needs his routine to be consistent.
6. Danny needs a dozer. (Yeah!!)
7. Danny needs to take a humble pie pill. (I'll ask Morgan about that medication)
8. Danny needs to get back with Mary. (I don't think so!)
9. Danny needs to report what happened. (I would, I'm just not sure of the details.)
10.Danny needs a poke in the eye. (Not so much)

I like this game, try it and see what the internet says you need. Have a nice day.

The Right Tool For The Right Job.

I got this off of Foxnews.com but it's just to funny. What did she think would happen to the mouse if she hit it with a .44 magnum? I know people who are scared of mice but this takes the cake.

POTTER VALLEY, Calif. — A Mendocino County woman who was trying to kill mice in her trailer with a gun ended up shooting herself and another person.

The 43-year-old woman pulled out her .44-caliber Magnum revolver after she saw the mice scurrying across the floor of her trailer on Highway 20 in Potter Valley, sheriff's officials said.

But she accidentally dropped the gun, which went off as it struck the floor. The bullet went through the woman's kneecap, bounced off the keys sitting on the belt loop of a 42-year-old man in the trailer and grazed the man's groin before ending up in his coin pocket.

Authorities did not release the shooting victims' names.

The mice escaped the shooting unharmed.

Later.

Happy 4th Everyone

Just wanted to say Happy 4th to anyone who might drive through my blog while cruising down the information highway. Were off to Asheville tonight to watch some great minor league baseball and enjoy one of the best firework shows around. Go Tourists and thanks Mom for the tickets.

Vacation Pics

Just thought I would post some pics of our post camp weekend vacation to Gatlinburg. There isn't a bigger tourist trap on the planet but I love it anyway. There is nothing better than sitting in a rocking chair watching the ducks float in the river or blowing an absurd amount of money on dinner. Enjoy.




Tonya Harding is just out of the picture.








My New Friends.












This didn't hurt as bad as you might think.









Ain't she pretty?

THANK YOU!!!

Just a quick thank you to all that worked at PBC. It truly was a super week. You all made my job as director go as smoothly as possible. It was obvious to me that God had his hand on everything at camp. We had perfect weather, the new things we tried like the hotdog lunch, dinner theater and registration in the upper room all seemed to go well. So I give a high five, hug or whatever you prefer to all staff and a few special thanks to some others who helped out.

Becky Brown - The BBP was fantastic, the music was awesome and moved me.

Tommy Brown - Where would I be without you? You keep my head straight and always seem to have a great answer to a problem. You are the man!

Stemy - Your a true servant. You have the most behind the scenes job and camp and pull it off with grace. Thank you.

Larry - The education materials were great, you tied the theme together even though in the beginning you weren't sure you could. Nothing but great comments. Also you have a fantastic hair cut.

DK - Dude, there aren't enough words.

Mike P. - Thank your for your help with the special assignment on Friday. You were a steady and experienced hand in a time of uncertainty and a true servant to our campers.

Curt - Quite frankly you did a great job letting me succeed and fail. I know it had to be hard to not be in charge for the first time in 15 years.

Mike Darling - You had big shoes to fill and you did a superb job. I know you were hurting early in the week but you fought a valiant fight. Worship was a joy to take part in.

Ted- I don't know if you were lying for my sake or if you were telling the truth, but thank you for the kind words. You make me smile.

To Brother Ben - Great job on games, dinner theater and fighting through a week of broken RV's and first time jitters.

Most of all, thank you God, without whom none of camp would be possible. I know that all of the work and planning our staff did was to his glory! God be praised!!!

I took some time off.

Ok, for the few people that actually check in on my blog, sorry. I took some time off as it got closer to camp. It seemed that every time I logged onto my computer there was 20 camp emails waiting on me. Priorities right? Anyway, now that camp has finished I will be back posting and hopefully next year learn to manage my time a little more.

Finally Spring Is Here

10 Things I Love About Spring

1. PBC is coming.

2. Baseball is starting.

3. March Madness.

4. Warmer weather.

5. The smell of fresh cut grass.

6. The opening of the Pisgah Inn (Heidi and I love to eat here, great food, great views. http://www.pisgahinn.com
7. Did I mention baseball?

8. Grilling out on my deck.

9. More daylight.

10. Sleeping with the windows open with a warm spring breeze.

A Declaration of Love

I do my best to avoid public restrooms as best as I can for obvious reasons. However, the other day I was forced into that undesirable situation. While there I noticed someone had taken the time to write on the wall "Jeff Loves Crystal". While I have seen graffiti before this one stuck with me. Only because I must question the love of two people that must be declared on the bathroom wall in the men's room at a Kmart. It just seems sad since Kmart has a more than adequate greeting card section. Good luck Jeff and Crystal, I hope your relationship doesn't get flushed down the pipes.

Local Celebrities

I know it's been 10 days or so since Valentines Day but I've been pretty busy and haven't had time to post anything. However, I thought I might share Heidi and I's Valentines Day fun. To start, Heidi and I have never really liked Valentines Day. I guess we figure we can love each other on the 13th and 15th just as much as we can on the 14th. That being said, we still decided to go out. Taking a cue from the Kelly's (Thanks DK and Morgan) we decided to go to Chick Fillet. I know, I know, I shouldn't splurge so much on my lovely bride. I had heard they do some sort of celebration every year but I didn't really know anything about it. So when we arrived at our local store we were surprised to find out that not only was there a twenty minute wait to get in, but you were supposed to have reservations. I had to go back outside and look at the sign to make sure it was Chick Fillet and not the Grove Park Inn. So after waiting twenty minutes we finally made our way to the hostess and she was able to "work us in". So a bit later we finally get a seat and order our gourmet meal of chicken nuggets and waffle fries. While waiting on our dinner we were approached by a photographer from the local paper who of course wanted to take a picture of our romantic love filled dinner. We agreed, although I wasn't really that thrilled about it. Two days later, sure enough, we are on the front page of the "Living" section of our local paper. So I went out and bought a couple of copies to keep for ourselves, not realizing the madness coming our way. I could of very easily waited and saved the dollar I spent on the paper.

Sunday: No less then 8 copies given to us from various church members. Also it was announced in our post service business. This prompted questions from about 25 different people.

Monday: 4 more copies given to us at work and questions from about 10 coworkers.

Tuesday: I visit my favorite local restaurant Beef O' Brady's. As I sit down at the bar (relax, I drink sweet tea) I am shown the picture now posted at the bar for all to see. I'm told that it's proof that I have been cheating with another restaurant.

Wednesday: Back to church we go where 4 more copies of the picture find their way into my hands and a few more explanations of what went down.

Thursday: Two more copies given to me at work. At this point I take the pictures, autograph them, all my love, Danny Baddeley and give them back.

All I can really say is I guess I'm lucky not to be a celebrity. Of course, the worst part is, and I knew it was going to happen, but even after confirming the spelling of my last name, twice. The paper still misspelled it. They left off the Y.

Thanks for reading

Danny Baddele

Thanks

Tomorrow is Holiday

Yes, I know it's Valentines day but thats not the real holiday. Thursday is when pitchers and catchers reports for Major League Baseball training camp. I know it probably doesn't seem like much to most people, but to me, it's the start of the holiday season. It's hard to explain to someone who isn't into baseball, but to those who are you understand. Baseball has a magical kind of feeling, all sports are great but baseball has something the others don't. I can't even really explain it other than to say this is one of my favorite days of the year. It gets even better on Opening Day, that's my Christmas. I will take half a day off and come home and watch baseball until midnight. Until then, it's practice games and watching Field of Dreams. GO TRIBE!!!

Movies your embarrased to admit you like?

Ok, It's hard to say it, but I like the Dirty Dancing. Yes, it's a big ole chick flick but I don't care. I know it's full of adultery, rebellion, abortion and of course, all that dancing but I can't help it. I just dig this flick. I'm not even sure why, I don't like to dance and even if I did I wouldn't because I'm pretty sure I would look really, really bad. Anyway, I bought it on DVD not to long ago because I got tired of having to watch it whenever it came on tv. So I ask the question, what movie or tv show for that matter are you embarrassed to admit you like?

Ben has a Blog

I linked it to mine. Say hi.

Deer Crossing

About two months ago my mom purchased an almost brand new Honda Civic which she loved so very much. Last night while driving home from the grocery store with Mema (my grandmother) in the car, a deer ran across the four lane right into the front of my mom's car. Needless to say my moms car is no longer in mint condition. Thankfully neither mom or Mema were hurt. I haven't seen the car yet but from what I understand it smashed the hood over the front window and sufficiently rearranged the various parts of the engine. Mom was able to drive the car home (about 1/4 mile) and park in her garage for the night. It has now been towed and we will see if it's totaled or not. In every situation there is a bright side, although it may be hard to see sometimes, but when one of my mom's coworkers heard about the accident she promptly go in her truck and went to the scene of the accident and retrieved the deer, that sat on the side of the road all night. Mom was informed that this was "good eating". So at least mom was able to feed a hungry family, but I suggested the next time she go deer hunting she should use a rifle and not a Honda. If I can get pictures of the car I will post them. Thank God my mother and grandmother are fine.

New Celebrity for the Dampp-Chaser List

At work today we found out we have yet another celebrity that uses our piano dehumidifier product. None other than Dr. Dre himself!! Oh yes, When Dre and Snoop get funky with the piano, that piano has a Dampp-Chaser in it. That's right, we keep humidity out his grill yo! Wooooord. We also have Burt Bacharach. Peace.

Letting go of Christmas

Ok, I love the holiday season as much as the next guy, the family, friends, lights and the lights, and the lights. Our neighbors across the street still have their Christmas lights out on their 30ft pine tree in the front yard. They turn them on every night. It's Saturday the 19th so were pushing a month past Christmas Day. I was always told it was ok to leave your decorations up until New Years day or a couple days after, but then, it's time to move on. I have never actually spoken with these particular neighbors and I suppose I could take this opportunity to introduce myself. "Hi, I'm the guy who hates your obnoxious yard, turn off your stupid lights please". Actually I want them to leave the lights up but change them all to red so we can have Valentine lights, then Heidi and I can have a romantic picnic under the tree. I am commanded to love my neighbor, but do I have to love their yard?

18 days and counting......

Time To Get Started

Well, it's that time of year again, time to get planning for camp. Most of you who read my tiny corner of the internet are camp people and some of you are on the planning team, but whoever you are, remember to pray for our week and our upcoming planning sessions. I believe in the power of prayer. I believe that if we lift our week up to God in prayer that he will bless our week and through us will lead the children to him. Thank you to all the past and present staff and I look forward to seeing you in June. Lets rock n roll!!

Danny

P.S Anyone who is interested in joining us for our first planning session can meet us at the Lexington CoC on Saturday the 12th at 10 a.m.