May Madness

March Madness?  Not so much in Fort Worth.....We have

  May Madness.

  We are in the middle of the

 66th Crowne Plaza Invitational

Colonial Country Club · Fort Worth, TX

I will probably never call it anything but the Colonial or the Colonial N.I.T. (National Invitational Tournament).  It is the place to see and be seen in Fort Worth.  The course is beautiful and so are the people who attend!

Years ago when I was in sales and working for AT&T we had a tent set up inside the pool area behind the diving board.  You could stand on a long wooden bench and see over a brick wall and watch the golfers tee off from just a few feet away. I took pictures of the clients and our employees that visited the tent and always had a great time. Our guests did as well and in no small part because the food was plentiful and the booze, well let's just say it was freely consumed, freely being the operative word.

Fast forward to today and I couldn't drag myself there for the day, much less for 5 days all day long liked I used to. It is just toooo hot and crowded.  I guess that means I am getting old.  So, the closest I come each year now is to shuttle my daughter and her friends there so they don't have to find (or pay for) a place to park. 

The closer you get to the course, the more majestic the homes are, with beautiful sweeping lawns and gorgeous landscaping.

These homes sell for well past a million dollars.  So, I have to chuckle each year when I see people making extra money by letting people park all over their lawns!

Yes, they do!  And they charge handsomely for it.

I am sure they make enough money to re-sod their yard, but WHY?  I guess the entreprunerial spirit is alive and well in Fort Worth and these people likely didn't get where they are with a place like this to live by passing up opportunities to make money!


But if you ask me, this man is the smart one.   He may not be lining his pockets, but his yard is still going to look great next Monday morning and he has a great place to sit and people watch.

Oh, did I mention the traffic is BAD?  I wonder which of the golfers is from Michigan?

These kids are really working hard to raise money for someone named JJ.  I think from the looks of things, you may be able to hear the story on the local news stations tonight.  Stay tuned.......