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Janet Lawless Christ
...EASIEST RESOLUTION EVER!
Okay. We made it. Take a deep breath. Now exhale. Pssst...Always remember to exhale...
2016 cannot terrify us any more. Zika, in fact, did NOT cause our early demise. Ryan Lochte's turgid turquoise hair and ridiculous antics at the Rio Olympics (...which would have been deemed "Behavior unbecoming of a member" around here...) did NOT darken our door. And let's NOT EVEN begin to address the 874 year election we endured...
It's 2017! And it's going to be amazing here in the "Land of the Luckiest People on the Face of The Earth"! All we have to do in order to make things even rosier around these parts is to agree to embrace the easiest resolution ever. ...Are you ready? Wait for it... Wait for it...
Let's all resolve to spend more time enjoying our Club and all the gleeful events large and small that our rock-star staff members bequeath upon us! BAM! (Did you hear my virtual mike dropping?) How simple is THAT?
I mean honestly people, we have all landed here and have paradise in the form of a Club that is available to ALL members of the Association and their guests - right here - in our very own back yards (or back canyons for those of us who are attempting to reduce our water bills.) and yet I STILL hear folks whining, "There's nothing to DO around here..."!?! STOP sounding like a petulant 'tween, and quit focusing on what's NOT available in our not-so-humble hamlet at this particular moment in time. Instead, let's RESOLVE to revel in the every fascinating facet just awaiting our discovery at our Club!
From raucous-yet-hilarious "Yappy Hours" to scintillating speaker series, complimentary beer tastings to incredibly decadent wine festivals (Never enough in my opinion...), the joyful "cup" at our Club doeth run over with LOVE and LAUGHTER EVERY DAY! Have you ever eaten breakfast al fresco at the snack bar? Tried shopping for all around athletic wear and gifts galore in the Pro Shop? Attended a FREE golf clinic - even if you don't play golf? (And this means YOU Fran Johnson!) Ever come to Burger Night and invite a member with whom you just have had a chance encounter to sit at your table? How about this - have you ever engaged one of our truly engaging, thoughtful, optimistic staff members in any witty repartee? Hmmmmm. If you answer "No" to any - and I mean ANY - of the above you are denying yourself of personal growth and flat out fun.
Every year, regardless of the rigorous resolutions that I SWEAR I will keep, like growing younger, taller and less opinionated, I fall flat on my face (some years literally...) by right around January 3rd. But every year when I resolve to live in the moment for as many moments as I possibly can find at our Club I win. And I not only win and live and love, I thrive and I succeed.
So let's band together and make the easiest resolution ever. To simply smile, smell the roses and raise a glass of New Year's cheer at our Club even long after the sounds of Auld Lange Syne are a faint yet cherished memory.
Janet
Book Club
Join us on Tuesday, January 10th,4:00 to 5:30 p.m. at the club to discuss the book
"A Man Called Ove"
By Fredrik Backman
Employee Spotlight
Marco Garcia
"He Always Has a Plan A, B, C, and D!"
Bartender ...Above and Beyond!
Q. How long have you been at the RSF Golf Club?
A. "Going on 9 months . Yeah! It went by sooooo quickly!"
Q. Tell us about your family...
A. "Family. I have a mother and a father who live here - I'm the oldest of three and that's pretty much it. I went through preschool, elementary, high school here then later I moved to Maui for 4 years and then San Francisco. Juan told me to travel now while I don't have kids!"
Q. What are your hobbies or interests?
A. " Hobbies. I like going to car shows and dog shows. I have a new breed that came up on the scene in the '90's called the 'American Bully'. She's 9 months. Her name is 'Nalu'which in Hawaiian means 'Ocean Wave'!"
Q. What is your favorite word?
A. "My favorite word is probably...'It is what it is.'"!
Q. What is your least favorite word?
A. "Least favorite word...I would say...'No'. If someone tells me 'no" I try to find another way to make it work out."
Q. What is your favorite sound?
A. "Ocean, the waves just ocean waves -- like that....peaceful, calm, relaxing -- YEAH!
Q. What is your least favorite sound?
A. "Oh...Grinding. Metal grinding on the ground. I ride motorcycles too and had a bad thing happen and all I can remember hearing is that grinding!"
Q. What inspires you?
A. "I'd have to say my family. Just family. Short and simple."
Q. What turns you off?
A. "Negativity. Negative vibes. Negative people."
Q. What profession would you ideally like?
A. (...after a long, pensive pause) "World traveler -- that would be awesome!"
Q. What is the least desirable profession for you?
A. "Being stuck in an office.. I don't like offices. I don't like cubicles. I am very energetic and want to be outside!"
Q. When you get to Heaven, what would you like to hear God say when you enter the Pearly Gates?
A. "Welcome Home. Home, Sweet, Home!"
Harrison Hodson
He Shoots for the Stars and Drops from the Sky!
Outside Service Staff
Q. How long have you been at the RSF Golf Club?
A. "I think it''s only been like 3 or 4 months now."
Q. Tell us about your family...
A. "Well I'm from Encinitas and I live off Poinsettia in Carlsbad now with my 26 year old cousin and my aunt who is my Mom's sister. My Mom lives with my little sister and my Dad lives in Mission Valley. From 3rd grade to Junior year in high school we lived in Oklahoma and Texas and then we came back here Senior year and started over in a familiar place. And now this is home!"
Q. What are your hobbies or interests?
A. "So aside from golf? Well, golf #1 ...my favorite thing to do. I play tournaments and I practice quite a bit. I don't have any expectations but I want to play at the highest level possible. I want to spend the next decade of my life playing the best golf I can. Oh yeah, and and then also I am a skydiver. I have my own rig - my own parachute. I jump a couple times a month at least. Skydiving has changed my life for the better!"
Q. What is your favorite word?
A. "My favorite word??????? I'm going to have to say 'phenomenal'!"
Q. What is your least favorite word?
A. "Probably 'moist'."
Q. What is your favorite sound?
A. "Probably a golf ball going in a hole. That's a great sound when I hear that ball rattling around in the hole!"
Q. What is your least favorite sound?
A. "Oooh...let's see, let's see, let's see... probably like someone spitting."
Q. What inspires you?
A. "The great people before me in history. Professional Athletes. Musicians. I feel like anyone at the highest level of anything - they know something about overcoming yourself and fear and going forth with what you love. ...Doing what you love."
Q. What turns you off?
A. "Spending your entire life doing something you DON'T want to do."
Q. What profession would you ideally like?
A. "I would say professional golfer. That's like the coolest thing EVER!"
Q. What is the least desirable profession for you?
A. "For me? Probably (...long pause) working at the DMV."
Q. When you get to Heaven, what would you like to hear God say when you enter the Pearly Gates?
A. "I would just like Him to say -- 'Ha Ha'! ...and point his finger at me!"