17-foot LoweLine aluminum canoe

After golfing with Tony R in Racine, we happened upon this canoe for sale in a guy's front yard on the way back.  I returned and bought it for $300, strapped it onto the top of my truck and brought it home.  Included 2 paddles which could use varnishing, about 8 tie-down come-alongs, and six life vests, 2 of them still in the packages, some ropes, six styrofoam blocks for carrying it on the vehicle roof, and a bar to put on a vehicle roof, which I really don't want.  This enables me to sell the Peter Pond, which is too unstable for taking grandkids canoeing.

2012 VW Jetta TDI

Agreed today at Boucher VW in Janesville to buy a closeout 2012 VW that we looked at in Racine the other day for $22,044.  We put the $6K toward it from the sale of the 01 TDI.  It is standard model, 6-speed manual.  The 12's are on the old Passat frame so it will have the wheelbase of a Passat in prior years' production.  There is a 3-year or 75,000 mile warranty on this car and all oil changes and such are done by VW so I won't have a lot of car work to do.  Have to keep my skills up on the truck and van.
Picked it up on September 20, 2012.

Johnson Park Golf Club, Racine, WI

Played 9-holes with Tony R. on this beautiful, fun course in Racine.  We played the back nine and the fairways and greens were in really good shape.  The weather was perfect and we really enjoyed it.  I probably shot a 58 or 57, my usual.  Had to rent clubs.  Did all right without an oversized driver.  Didn't embarrass myself at all.

Alaska, WI

Golfed 9 holes with Nate at Alaska.  For some reason I burned up the course, tying my all-time low score of 48!  Hit 2 pars and just missed 2 more.  One triple bogey was my only bad hole!  I was kind of tired from camping with Elsa so maybe that calmed me down so I didn't think too much.

Shoop Park, Racine, WI

Golfed 9 with Tony Rottino at Shoop Park along Lake Michigan.  Didn't do particularly well--it was a 90+ degree day.  Probably hit the high 50's. Fun, though.