The round of golf was in celebration of a birthday. A buddy of mine was turning one year older. At some point, we all just start losing count. Age is just a number, right. Playing golf to celebrate his birthday meant an early wake up call. The day was a Tuesday with the hopes of … More Golfing with a Frenchman
The trip has become a yearly patronage. During the first weekend in June for the last six years you can find me in La Grande. Playing golf in a scramble to benefit the veterans of the military. It has been fun to be invited back year after year. This year was a little different for … More The La Grande Scramble of June ‘24
After the weeks of preparation for the La Grande trip it was time to travel. I had spent the month of May working toward the healing of an injury. Finding time to test out my healing effort by playing a single round of golf before departure. The pain in my leg was still present when … More La Grande Trip: Police Pursuit
For me, there is a challenge with placing a golf ball onto a regular tee. The trembling in my hands, like the type making it more difficult to putt, also hamper my ability to set the golf ball onto the tee. Cerebral palsy making my hands quiver from time to time, means that when I … More The Margarita Tee
A tradition of sorts seemed to have begun last year. Possibly, in the way many traditions find their beginning. By happenstance, the first stop of a California road trip would fall in line with the first round of the NFL draft. So, being the football fan that I am. It only made sense to make … More The Draft Trip
We set out in the early morning hours of a Sunday in March. It promised to be an ideal weather day for skiing. The temperatures would creep above freezing by a few degrees and the sky promised to be a stunning blue. Stopping for coffee and donuts in the predawn morning for breakfast. The roads … More The Crystal Experience
It was years ago, when the goal came into mind. I had always enjoyed skiing in the winter. Getting out of the gray rainy days of the Seattle area. Driving up into the bright snow wasn’t only fun to ski, but the brightness of being in the snow helped my mood. Especially during a day … More Off to Brooks
Falling is part of skiing. Whether someone falls often, while they are learning to navigate down the mountain. Or, they have been skiing for years, and a tumble doesn’t happen often. With cerebral palsy and the challenges of skiing, falling had always been part of the experience. For years, I would spend just a couple … More The First Tumble
Playing golf in the middle of the winter often feels like an interesting proposition. Most often described better as a flat-out adventure. Golf seems to be a sport of repetition. Meaning I play the best golf when playing with some form of regularity. Whether that be a couple times per month, once a week, or … More Ko Olina Golf ‘24
A Journey With Cerebral Palsy 