March 27, 28, 2013. TED, Basketball, Golf.

TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) events are conferences, held all over the world. The main goal is for speakers to share "ideas worth spreading" in an innovative and entertaining way for up to eighteen minutes each. The website for TED is an excellent source for watching some very engaging talks on a wide variety of topics.

On Wednesday there were TED talks at Auburn University. The list of speakers looked interesting and so we decided to register and attend. The global issues topics ranged from educational inequity to sex trafficking. Although not all of the speakers were inspiring it is kind of neat to say that I attended a TED Talk.

More exciting and entertaining than the TED talks was the women's basketball game. The Auburn Tigers defeated the Tulane Green Wave to advance to round four in the Women's National Invitational Tournament. There was a lot of energy in the stadium for the game...cheerleaders, dancers, the band and of course the plays on the court, kept the momentum on the home team's side.

Today the weather was perfect for golf...no wind, bright sunshine and 71 degrees. We played at Indian Pines Golf Course here in Auburn, where during the week, 9 holes costs a mere $10. The course is quite challenging with some very long holes and several water hazards.

We finished off the day with a great meal and a couple of rounds of Race or the Galaxy with Jessica and Nolan. The last thing I did before going to bed was to take Jackie for a stroll down the street under a star lit, full moon sky.