No news is good news

I will start by apologizing for the delay in getting the blog updated.  I was away for a bit and just got the mens' night box from Wes.  I will then apologize for not having any news about last week, given that I was absent.  But like I said in the title, no news can be good news, especially if you are one of the guys regularly featured in the column.  What follows is one part factual, as I recount the winners and scores, and one part speculation, as I imagine what happened in my absence.

Where to start?  Okay, there were 25 golfers who battled it out with skins eventually being won on six of nine holes.  Like last week, the Hunter family stole the show, with each of the three of them cashing in somewhere. The winners included Blake Hunter and Robin ($20 on #1), Jason Gorrell and Ken Stewart ($20 on #2 and $29.50 on #5), Theoren Hunter and Wes Arnfinson ($20 on #3), Steven Shackel and Chris Hyrsak ($51 on #6), and Scott Maynes and Austin Hunter ($20 on #7).  Three golfers split the $36 deuce pot including Mike Pryzner, Scott Maynes, and John Derhak.  Closest to the pins were Jason Gorell on #5 and Scott Maynes on #9.  Noteworthy rounds of the evening included 39's by Scott and Robin.

Now for the speculation.  Let me see, Milt likely talked to himself while Robin and Brad berated him while occasionally inisting that he bought another round.  Blake probably felt both pride and jealousy as his two sons played well again. The guys from Oak Lake would have had fun and guys from Shoal Lake would have promised to go down to their next mens' night. Given that the middle score was a 48, I also assume people complained about how bad their luck was...despite shooting essentially the same as they do every week. Later guys played poker, during which Milt would have talked to himself and Wes maybe took 3-4 minutes pretending to play hands which he eventually folded.  All the card players felt they had a chance to win, given that I wasn't there.  At the end of the evening, I imagine there was hugs and heartfelt good wishes, as the late nighters went home to wake their wives to tell them about Mens' Night.

Here's hoping we get another 25 or so tomorrow night.  See you at 6:30 pm if you can make it.