2025 Was such a roller coaster year. I’m a bit po’d right now, so I’m just going to make this a quick read… hopefully. lol..
Disc Golf : This was supposed to be my break out year. I was really putting a lot of effort in trying to get better. But a funny thing happened along the way. I developed some kind of crazy anxiety when I play and ended up getting the putting yips which cost me a lot of strokes, and I ended up losing several tournaments I should have won.
I ended up in position #32 of the PDGA Global Masters Ranking for my age group, which is frickin awesome btw! I played 58 tournaments and placed (1st-3rd) in 42 out of 58 tournaments. Not too shabby I guess. Unfortunately my last 3 rounds of the year were some of the worst of the year so my rating next year should drop a bunch to start the new year. bummer…
I’m a bit torn right now about disc golf in 2026. I’m considering skipping all the smaller tournaments and just focusing on the bigger tournaments. I think 2026 is going to be my final push to play well in this sport. I owe disc golf my life, I lost over 300lbs because of this game. But as I speak I’m a bit burned out from all the mental crap I’ve given myself. If I can’t chill out and play, I’m not playing in 2026. Enough is enough….
Music: Absolutely no progress made at all. This sucks… but it is what it is. 🙁
Game Programming: Meh.. my project swan song has officially been in limbo for a while. It did do well on one platform the past year. I am seriously considering spending jan-feb (2026) to get it ready and releasing it on platform #2. Google Play has a bunch of crappy indie requirements now, but I’m an old man now, I really don’t care about the anonymity I’ve been so concerned about in the past.
Health: Jeesh…. what a year. Spent most of the year dealing with the worst heart arrythmias of my life. I have no idea if it was from my operation in late 2024 (which put in 2 meshes) or not, but it was insane off and on all year. The past couple of months I have been feeling amazing. I lost a few more pounds, eating healthy as usual. Seems like cutting out all cheese and nuts really helped.
Retired: Yah… I retired this year. The wife and I agreed to take the financial hit and take the money now. Surprising how low it is, but it’s enough that we can get by. I figured I’m healthy enough now, might as well enjoy retirement while I can.
YouTube: Yah… I’m a creative guy, I need an outlet to do something. So I started my own Youtube channel. It’s not the one I use under my own name, I started another one for a particular hobby of mine. So far it’s been fun to make some videos. It’s crazy how ugly I look in video at 62 years old. The self imposed stress of my life is clearly shown on my face. 🙁
High Of 2025: Watching my grandson Wyatt catch a record fish for his age group at a local state park. It’s awesome seeing his name on the Texas Parks And Wildlife Website. I had my weight scale certified so I can use that scale for any fish caught in my presence. This made the process to record the record fish pretty fun and easy. 🙂 Yah.. I wish I could have done something like this for my own kids. bummer….
Low Of 2025: Losing the disc golf event Glass Blown Open by 1 stroke because of my putting yips. That took a while to shake. It still makes me cringe and get pissed off and just want to fking… see.. it still pisses me off.
Goals For 2026: Play less competitive disc golf but better disc golf. Try to get swan song out on platform #2. Continue working on my youtube channels for a creative outlet. At the least, get a small music studio up and running and lay down some demos. Try to stay healthy, lose a few more pounds, consider getting a skin removal operation. I definitely want to spend more time with my grandchildren.
So yah, as I write this I’m not in the best of moods. I guess I should be happier. My wife still loves me, and she truly is the most beautiful, sweetest, person to this day I have ever met. My 3 kids are all doing awesome. My grandkids are all healthy and beautiful. End of year blues…. bummer…
December 29, 2025
