Those of you who have been following my darts “career” will recall the numerous accounts of my valiant efforts to actually qualify for a Regional event, only to either utterly fail or (even worse in some ways) to fall painfully short of making the cut.

I am pleased to report that as of today those failures are all in the past.  That’s right, the ol’ Walrus has earned a spot to play in Augusta on March 7*.  You can’t make the Nationals without winning a Regional.  And the first step to winning a Regional is to qualify for one.  Mission accomplished!

* Of course, I still hope to be back in Korea anytime now.  But given that the mailman continues to disappoint us each and every day, I can’t make firm plans for our departure.  I’m resolved now to apply for Advance Parole in the hope that it will expedite things.  Yes, I should have done so months ago, but I naively held out hope that Uncle Sam would do the right thing.  Still, if something shakes loose in the next week or two I might just schedule my flight for March 8.