July 13th, 2004

Well hello everyone. I believe it has been well over a year since I last updated my website, but I have finally gotten back into it. I don't know where to start. Life is good. I am currently living in North Liberty, IA, with my girlfriend Allison. We have been in our apartment for almost a year now. North Liberty is located right in between Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids, in eastern Iowa. I am still working in Iowa City at Marsh, as an account coordinator, which is where I have been for 2 1/2 years now.  I administer certain benefits for over 400 different companies throughout the country. I mainly deal with flexible spending account (FSA). For those that don't know what that is, it is basically money that can be taken out of a paycheck and used for medical, or dependent care pre-tax. I also work at Colonial Lanes, the only bowling alley in Iowa City, and have been there for almost 4 years. My hours have decreased over time, but I still work usually once a week. I do have another part time job, called Golden Tee. I have been playing Golden Tee (video golf game, primarily found in bars) for almost 4 years, and it is finally starting to pay off. I travel across the country (mainly east of the Mississippi River), for Golden Tee live events as they are called, also known as tournaments. The most recent tournament, which was held in Palatine, IL featured 122 of the best players from around the world. This tournament was the first ever Players Charity Championship.Most of the players participated in collecting donations, and selling items in a silent auction, and other ways, to help raise money for the Make A Wish Foundation on behalf of Video Golfers for Underdogs. I was very fortunate to come out on top in this event winning the title over the world champion Chris Eversole. There will be a calender coming soon showing where I will be for tournaments in the future. Allison and I are also the proud owners of a guinea pig named Wendell. Pictures are located further into the website. If you are looking inside and don't see any pictures of yourself, please feel free to send me some. I will be updating hopefully weekly, and at worst monthly. I look forward to hearing from everyone soon. Here is my new email address: mrbernz@brianbernhardt.com

I hope all is well with everyone, and take care, until next time......

Brian Bernhardt