Weekend Plans

If all went as planned I'm in Austin for a quasi-reunion and golf weekend. In a prior career, I was employed by what was at the time one of the nation's largest financial institutions. However, it, like many other banks, was closed by the feds in the late 1980's, victim of tumbling energy prices and diving real estate values (as well as a change in federal banking regulations that forced many banks to close that might have otherwise survived).

Anyway, it was a great place to work. I learned a lot and met a bunch of fine people. Several of us have stayed in touch over the years, and still get together twice a year for golf, food, drink, and fellowship - not necessarily in that order.

The golf schedule is brutal - 2 rounds on Friday, 2 on Saturday, and 1 on Sunday. That gets tougher and tougher as I get older and feebler. Toss in the inevitable late night bull sessions (fueled, of course, by liquid refreshments) and I'm not sure how much longer I'll be able to keep going.

But I'll certainly give it the old college try...