Back Nine Life
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Article 6 — The Weight of It All
This isn’t really a weight-loss story. It’s a story about deciding how I want to spend the years I have left.
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Article 5 — We Never Made It To The Driving Range
What started as another routine trip to the driving range turned into a day that changed how we looked at much more than golf.
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Article 13 — The Best Mistake I Ever Made
The day I learned I was going to be a dad, I thought my life was over. I couldn’t have been more wrong.
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Article 12 — Who’s Watching Us?
Some vacations leave you with great memories. Others leave you wondering how you managed to make it home in one piece. Our trip to San Diego somehow did both.
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Article 11 — She Was Never My Last Choice
The games ended years ago, but the friendships didn’t. Some people never stop being part of your story.
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Article 10 – Before Chasing Texas
Before chasing Texas, we made a stop that reminded us the best journeys are really about the people we share them with.
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Article 9—I Got a Poster for Christmas
Our daughter Payton bought me a map of the United States with every Major League Baseball stadium marked on it. I had no idea that a Christmas gift that sat untouched for years would eventually become the reason Katie and I started saying yes to adventures.
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Article 8 — I Didn’t Have to Sell the Stereo After All
I told Katie I’d take her to see Pink Floyd, even if I had to sell my stereo. It took me twenty-seven years, but I finally got there.
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Article 7 – Somehow, I Stopped Going
For most of my life, Husky football and Mariners baseball weren’t things I did—they were part of who I was. Then somehow, without realizing it, I stopped showing up.
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Article 4 — We Finally Felt Ready… We Weren’t
We found a place to practice, started building a routine, and convinced ourselves we were ready for the course. We weren’t.