Well hey there! It feels good to reunite with you on a Monday morning, my friend, and I hope you had yourself a fine weekend full of sunshine, rainbows and whatever else warms your beautiful little heart. I'm thrilled to be back in the saddle with you after a staycation that basically consisted of me locking myself away in a dark room for a few days last week. It was just what the doctor ordered. A big thank you goes out to Shanna McCarriston, who held down the fort in fine fashion while I was gone.We're going to get to our weekend recap here in a second but it's my civic duty to remind you that we've got a big week ahead of us; The Masters is this week and we're gonna see someone win a green jacket
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