Tuesday's With Dave

A story  you don't know about the US Open Golf Championship This past weekend Wyndham Clark won the US Open golf Championship, with this first time Major winner holding off some of the best players in the world. But as with any journey, there is an amazing story of the influence we need and get from others, and the six degrees of separation that binds us all more than we think.  Let me introduce you to my nephew Pat Dooley, the son of my brother Steve. Pat was a superb high school golfer who passed away on Feb 5 2008 after a brief illness just short of bis 17th birthday, but not before he had incredible impact on everyone who met him, including John Ellis. In 2007 Pat volunteered to caddie at a tournament in Victoria BC and hooked up with John Ellis. Ellis was a member of the Canadian Golf Tour and was eventually named Player of the Year in 2008. John and Pat really hit it off and Pat caddied for John at a pro event at his home course of Hazlemere. He was planning to caddie for Joh

 A Hero's Journey goes Audible. It was a long time coming but A Hero's Journey:Beyond Little Norway and Olympia Sports Camp  has been made into an audiobook. Yes we are excited by the possibilities of this growing market as people are listening to books while they drive, walk, or any other activity. We are also glad that Olympians the world over don't have to get a physical book to enjoy the journeys of so many heroes and that through the audiobook version the Olympia community can grow to include so many others. All it took was an idea and a push by a couple of allies. Good friends Steve and Rosalia Butz live in BC and love long-distance driving. They told us of the benefits of listening to audiobooks and that I should give it a try. They also said that if the author does the narration it has more impact. So we explored the world of audiobooks by joining Audible.  With all the driving of the Tour Of Olympia Joy and I found that listening to an audiobook makes the miles dis