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A Beautiful Day<br />
By Tony Michaels<br />
I’ve come to terms with the certainty I will never<br />
become a professional golfer.<br />
This happened on my last trip to Floyd Park Golf Course<br />
in Sioux City. After going par-par, I erupted for double<br />
digits on that one hole that runs parallel to Highway<br />
75. I’m happy to report I didn’t hit a single vehicle that<br />
day. That would require me hitting my driver off the tee<br />
box; which sadly, did not happen. No danger of hitting a<br />
sports car on the tee box.<br />
<strong>Siouxland</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> | Converse / 21<br />
Looking back on that golf excursion, there was plenty of<br />
beauty and I realized that I am a very fortunate individual.<br />
That day began with me working on the radio chatting<br />
about new movie releases with Sioux City Journal editor<br />
Bruce Miller and my co-host Candice Nash. We received<br />
a record amount of text messages to the studio and we<br />
gossiped about Jason Aldean’s new house that comes<br />
equipped with a two story closet with a spiral staircase<br />
and champagne bar. Oh, and there’s a lazy river around<br />
the house! It was a fun Friday at work.<br />
At 9:01am, I realized I had no meetings or pressing<br />
duties, so I took half the day off as a spur of the moment<br />
vacation. In a Ferris Bueller type internal voice I said “how<br />
can I possibly be expected to handle work on a beautiful<br />
day like this”. I drove off in my Ferrari…uh, 17 year old<br />
gas guzzling SUV.<br />
When I arrived home, I made a tee time with Logan at the<br />
Floyd Golf club house for 11:15am. I excitedly awoke my<br />
snoozing teen from a deep slumber and he agreed to<br />
be my playing partner despite golf not being his favorite<br />
activity. That; of course, is Fortnite.<br />
Those two hours on the golf course were exactly what<br />
I needed. Laughing. Talking. Soaking up the sun. I<br />
didn’t utter a single curse word the entire round. The<br />
Jesuit priests at my high school would be so proud. The<br />
activities of the outing probably wouldn’t make a good<br />
movie screenplay, but “Tony Michaels’ Day Off” was<br />
perfect.<br />
Tony and Beau.<br />
every penny that day. Paired the frozen pizza with a frosty<br />
beer and a sunset.<br />
Life Moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around<br />
once in a while, you could miss it. And you could miss<br />
all the beauty of a Friday skip day at work. Text me your<br />
favorite Ferris Bueller line at 712.274.1057<br />
Tony Michaels has been with KSUX since 1997.<br />
He serves as morning show host with Candice<br />
Nash and is one grateful dude.<br />
Photo contributed by Tony Michaels.<br />
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We made a stop at my favorite taco place for a late lunch<br />
and the entire family goofed off and hit plastic golf<br />
balls off a mat in the backyard during the afternoon. My<br />
golden retriever was in doggy heaven fetching every<br />
single one. More laughter from all. Well, the dog didn’t<br />
laugh. But, she was smiling with her eyes…a skillset we<br />
have all mastered during pandemic time.<br />
I spent WAY TOO much money on a fancy smoker about<br />
a year ago. With 12 months of expertise under my belt,<br />
I can grill up and smoke a frozen pizza like nobody’s<br />
business. It’s all about the rotating and fluffing of the<br />
crust. Adjusted cost of the grilled frozen pizza with<br />
purchase of digital WiFi enabled smoker? $43. Worth<br />
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