There will be no regular post today.  I am off to watch the Westminster School golf team compete against 25 other New England schools in the season-ending Kingswood-Oxford Invitational.  All five scores from each team will be counted (typically in prep school tournaments six play and the highest score is dropped).     

    My son Tim's Westminster team has a 19-4 record, having finished third in the league tournament last Saturday.  They get a chance for redemption today against Kingswood-Oxford and Taft, the two teams that finished ahead of them last week.  By the end of the afternoon, 125 or so players and coaches will crowd around the scoreboard for the final results.     

    High drama.  For those interested, I'll report on the results later tonight.  In the meantime, have a great day.  It is sunny and mid 70s Fahrenheit in Connecticut today.  Hope the golfing gods are smiling on you as well.

    True story.  I thought I was meeting my friend and former colleague Alden for a cup of coffee this morning, something we try to do every three months or so.  Instead, Alden showed up with Annette, whom I also once worked with, and the two of them presented me with a certificate labeled the "Cupid Award."  It was signed by both and cited me "For fulfilling [the] role in bringing together the lives of Alden and Annette just as it was meant to be, just at the right time."
    Alden and Annette were oozing mutual love at Starbucks this morning.  They announced that they are going shopping for an engagement ring this week.  My role in all this was totally involuntary.  Four years ago Annette, former director of admissions at a small local college, had some organizational issues.  Alden, an internal organizational consultant in the corporation I worked for, had the right skills for the job.  It only seemed right that I put them together for purely professional reasons, but it took one or two presentations - Alden is very smooth, Annette a good listener - for them to fall in love.

    I probably know more about golf course real estate than I do about affairs of the heart.  If I can help bring two people together without trying, maybe I can help others find their home on the course.  Please give me a try by registering here and by also considering a subscription to our newsletter, which we will launch in the coming weeks for the reasonable price of $39 annually (six information packed issues).  If I can provide any advice, please don't hesitate to contact me (contact button at right).