Adam and I had meetings in Arizona last week and found time to knock the little white ball around. We stayed and played at Boulders Resort, which is about 45 minutes outside of Phoenix. The course was beautiful and great shape, but we had a couple of interesting visitors. Check out the video showing the two Javelina's who joined us on hole #5. We thought they were wild pigs and I estimated they weighed at least 180 pounds, but all documentation says they max out of 60 pounds. It turns out they're not pigs at all, Javelina's are related to rodents and closer to rats. I still think they where special trophy sized monsters, but we will never know for sure.

Golfing with Pigs from Mark Roah on Vimeo.

I learned some real sad news today.  Mr. Fred Robinson passed away Friday, November 8, 2008 and he will be greatly missed, but remembered as a soaring legend.    I was lucky enough to fly with him a number of times and each flight I was in awe of his depth of soaring knowledge, teaching ability and ultimate patience.

Fred knew his time was short and wanted to enjoy every last day.  He loved flying so much and wanted to be nowhere else than the airfield.  He told me quite a few times to enjoy every day to the fullest, enjoy your friends and family, and make sure you do the things that make you happy, not what makes everyone else happy.     Great advice from a wise man.  I suggest we don't wait until the twilight of our life to take such sage advice.   He flew almost every day, mainly because he loved it and died a truly happy man with no regrets.   Hopefully he is soaring in everlasting thermals high above the clouds.

The Dodgers had a great run at the end of the season and Manny added to the excitement. We couldn't make it to the World Series, but we were able to pop the campaign twice after winning the National League West and then again after closing out the Cubs in the first round of the playoffs. Craig, Melanie, Steve, Melissa, Lisa and I watched the closeout game, which was the Dodgers first playoff clinch in 20 years.

The following video shows the final pitch and the fans' reaction.   It was a blast!

Dodgers Closeout the Cubs and Advance to the NLCS from Mark Roah on Vimeo.

This second video shows one of the many "Manny" fans found throughout LA in honor of Manny Ramirez and his amazing 3 months in Los Angeles.

Mannywood! from Mark Roah on Vimeo.