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May 10 I'll Be Back!I Promise!! I will try to post and send pics from there, But I will be back in So Cal Friday!
I love you all! You are my...... FRIENDS !! May 09 Woooo Hoooo!!!!I'm packed and sooooo ready... and STILL cleaning!! Our flight takes off from LAX at 11:00 am tomorrow and we will be back on Friday. And OH!! I just discovered that all rooms have Internet Access!!!! I WILL be posting.... with pictures!! But as far as music? You will be stuck with the song I put up today. "The Seashores of Old Mexico" by George Strait!! Thanks Ruby!!
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Becky has 'allowed' me to be online for one hour a day while in Mexico!! Which is enough time to post but not chat! She says that if I exceed that, my laptop goes into the pool!! ACK!! But one hour is fine! Enough time to post a blog with pictures!! Maybe HER going into the pool!! Face down and floating!! lol!
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I now have been ordered to clean our bathroom, which will not be used for a week!! WTH?? What next? Vacuum the roof???
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Just found out that they charge $25 every time you go online there so I will NOT be posting everyday! But I'm thinking twice!
I just vacuumed the roof!! LOL! I'm gonna finish the floors and then, Becky will have gotten her last click out of this boy!!
Hope you like my 'Mexican' song!! One more post before I leave!! Play nice!!!!
OH!!! One last thing! Here is the website of our 'Place !: http://www.cantovallarta.com/ Almost Ready For PV!I'm REALLY not trying to tick you all off with this vacation crap but I'm getting excited!! I promise to share!! Umm.... photos! But found out today that we have our own, personal hot tub right outside of the door! Guess where I'LL be??? Oh wait!! Mini rant!! I have a bag of Tostitos corn chips and a jar of their Salsa Con Queso dip (getting in the mood!) but the chips won't fit in the jar!! My life is so miserable!!!!!
But anyhow, I do have two places I want to visit in PV (Yeah... it's PV now!!)! The bars and the restaurants!! Oh..... and the pool! Please don't hate me! I haven't been on vacation in 4 years! I PROMISE cool pictures!!
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Had to go to the bank today (B of A) to take out $200 for our trip. Becky wanted $25 in 'ones', $75 in 'fives' and $100 in 'tens'! The line was LONG, but the 'floorwalker', customer service person, snatched me out of line and sent me to the V.I.P. room! Who knew!! I was in and out in no time and the guy even wanted to chat!! So one more job done!
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Tomorrow is light dusting, floors and packing! And whatever other crap Becky comes up with!! ARRRGGGGHHHH Get my ass to Mexico!!
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I thought that sleeping outdoors in the hammock last night was a good idea!! WRONG!! Woke up at 4:00 AM with cramps in both feet and freezing my butt off!! I guess I chose the wrong blanket!! Maybe I'll wait until July or August!! ................................................................................................................................................................
Next to last Buffett song before I leave for vacation! After that, thanks to Ruby (Giggles) it will be a George Strait song! But tmorrow I have the last Buffett song in my series and I think you wou love it!! LOL!!
Nite all!!
May 07 Darn Vacations!!Sometimes they involve more work than they are worth! Paying bills a week and a half early, laundry, cleaning the house for the house-sitters, worrying about my bonsai.... Oh yeah!! And packing without forgetting anything! But seeing as how it's Mexico, the packing is easy. Bathing suits, sandals and tank-tops should do it! Damn!! I have to find my passport!! AARRRGGGHHHH!! I need to make a list!! NOW!! And another thing? I'm gonna miss you guys!! I'm hoping there is an Internet Cafe in the hotel. Puerto Vallarta was, and still is, the place I want to invite you all when I win that stinking lottery!! I'm working on it! What a fun time THAT would be!!
Good news is, my foot and my ribs are feeling Great!! So maybe I won't be a gimpy American tourista!! LOL! I'm looking forward to the 'swim-up' bar in the pool (Big drinks in coconuts!!) and the food!! Looks like it's gonna be in the 90's and humid, but that's southern Mexico!
I need a vacation BEFORE going on vacation, and another one when I get back!
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A certain friend wrote that my 'obscure' Jimmy Buffett songs weren't obscure enough so I'm trying again today... and tomorrow! Then I have to decide on a song to leave you with for a week that won't make you crazy!! Something that sounds 'south of the border'!! I'm toying with the idea of 'El Paso' by Marty Robbins!
Yeah!! That's It!! Great song with a story!
OK, back to work and making my list!! Have a GREAT night!!!! I will be posting up to the last minute! I'm such a freak!!!
Having the house clean before vacation?? Nice!!
Being packed and ready to go?? Nicer!!
Sleeping outdoors tonight on the hammock?? Priceless!!!
Tomorrow all!!
May 06 Tuesday Musings....The song playing now is one of my FAVORITE 'obscure' Jimmy Buffett songs. It's from his old 'Country' days and cracks me up!! GREAT song!! Listen! You will love it!!!
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I have an appointment in an hour with my Podiatrist (foot doctor), the one who performed my surgery. When I made the appointment my foot was killing me. I thought I had re-broken it! But since then I realized that maybe the problem was that I had discontinued my therapy for A MONTH!! Hey!! Shuttie!! LOL! Now it feels fine but I'm keeping the appointment because I have a gift for him. My wife obtained 4 tickets for a L.A.Angels/L.A.Dodgers baseball game on the 18th and I will offer him two of them (we are keeping the free parking pass, hahaha) and hopefully his wife and he can go. He has been the best doctor I have ever had and I want to repay him.
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Becky bought the dogs new balls today and as usual, Bonnie absconded with them BOTH!!
She's such a ...... What's the word?? Oh yeah! Bitch!!
Just waiting!!
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Remember my thing about handing out 'DUDE's!! when I saw someone do something stupid?? It has been an epics last 3 days!! 47 since Sunday!! Oops!! Make that 48!! DUDE!!!! Sorry..... Redneck neighbor yet again!!
Well, I'm to the doctor's!! This is a short post but if something interesting, weird or there's a DUDE moment, I'll be back!
Just one more item.
Papa John's pizza, respondinding to threats of a regional boycott of it's chain, is offering large, one-topping pizzas for 23 cents to Cleveland-area customers Thursday as homage to Cavaliers forward LeBron James (#23).
Last Friday in Washington D.C., the pizza company sponsered T-shirts with James' jersey No. 23 and the word "Crybaby" over it, in place of his name. James had complained about hard fouls during the Cavaliers playoff series against the Washington Wizards, prompting Wizards center Brendan Haywood to call James a crybaby.
The shirts drew the ire of Cleveland fans and led to the apology from Papa John's, but the Wizards are the ones crying now... Cleveland won the series.
Back from the Doc's! He loved getting the tickets and will be joining us! And by the way, my feet have Never felt better!! The ribs too!
OK! I'm done now!! Have a GOOD Nite!
May 05 Cinco de MayoYeah!! Any excuse to drink Margaritas!! HAH!! Went to out favorite Mexican place tonight and surprisingly were seated right away! Now, their normal thing is to bring Tortilla Chips and Salsa, but we always order a 'side' of refried beans and their delicious marinated carrots and Jalapeno peppers (not hot) and munch away. They have the BEST 'Albondigas (meatball) Soup and their salad and dressing is always ice cold!! I won't even get into the Margaritas......, but by the time the actual meal comes ( we had Chile Rellanos, Tacos, Enchildas, refried beans and rice) we were already almost full!! YAY!! Leftovers!! Lunch for me tomorrow!!
We leave for Puerto Vallarta on Saturday so it's busy time here!! Cleaning the house, packing, remembering what to bring, remembering what NOT to bring.... , But the important things are ready!! Camera, bathing suits and passports! Oh yeah, and sunscreen!! Damn!! I wish this could have been a "spaces' trip with all of you!! Would that be fun or what?? Oh Man!!! Well, I promise to take LOTS of pics!!
One really great thing is that we get to see our good friend Manual again!! He was our personal cab driver the last time we were there and he took us everywhere!! He is now a lawyer! YIKES!! Mexican Lawyer!! But I can't wait to see him again!! The last time we went there, I brought him a new fishing rod and reel and the guy cried!! We love him, and his wife!! I hope he still has his cab!! LOL!!
Well heck! I will be gone for 7 days so I need to choose a song to leave you with for 7 days!! OH!! I think I have one!! But that's 5 days away!!
Here's a 'lead up' song! Another 'Obscure' Buffett song tonight!!
I'm beginning to not enjoy living on the 'left coast'! My friends are already asleep when I come on my IM!! You know who you are!! But, Hey!!
In the meantime, have a GREAT week and while I'm gone?..... But wait!! I'm not leaving yet! Be kind to each other!! I love you all!! Nite!
May 04 Lazy SundayWatching my Lakers try to stick it to the Utah Jazz! So far, so good! I earlier watched my Phillies beat the Giants in the bottom of the 9th inning!! But I'm talking two different sports here. Sorry.......! But here's one for my buddy Loach:
Outfielder Kosuke Fukudome of the Cubs made the cover of Sports Illustrated, meaning the Chicado Cubs's standard jinx (that billy goat thing) was given a bad - performance enhancing drug.
Fufudome, though, quickly dismissed any jinx notions, telling the Chicago Tribune through an interpreter, "It's other people who aren't on the cover who say it's a jinx, that my (performance) might go down. But it's actually me playing, so I'll try not to follow the footsteps of the other people on the cover.
Fukudome was true to his word, going four for four Thursday.
As for the tean? Well, closer Kerry Wood looked more like kindling, Alfonso Soriano couldn't chase down a fly-ball double and the Cubs blew a three-run lead in the ninth.
Maybe the definition of "jinx" doesn't translate well into Japanese.
The loss caused Cubs Manager Lou Pinella to flash his famous temper. Asked whether he had thought about putting in a defensive replacement for Soriano, Pinella snapped back, "You're damned right I thought about it. You think I'm stupid or something?"
Answers can be sent to:
Wrigley Field
1060 West Addison Street
Chicago, IL 60613
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For the next few days I'll be playing Jimmy Buffett! But NOT his hits like Margaritaville or Cheeseburger in Paradise, but some of his older, more obscure ones... back in his Country days!! Here is one of my favorites!!
By the way..... This is Becky's FAVORITE Buffett song!! I'm hoping she will comment and tell you why!! And No, It's not about the rug burns on the living-room floor!! LOL! But I LOVE it!!!
May 03 Saturday Stuff!First off, thanks for all of the Great comments and messages!! Beth?? Yours was perfect and made my day!! Stephan and Joel?, always love hearing from you guys!! But really Thank You everyone!! My feet are feeling much better today and so are my ribs!! Maybe just a bruise?? Hoping so!! I can actually breathe again!!
Something is smelling really yummy in the kitchen so I think Becky might be posting tonight!!! I won't give it away! But she did take the camera in there!!
Well, Becky's BFF left this morning with her three Jack Russell Terriers and apparently she is home and ok!! Her dad is somewhere between senile and manic!!! But we had a great time! She is a big country music fan and our dogs hit it off!! Oh yeah.... She liked my cowboy hat!! LOL
Since today is Saturday, my wonderful gardeners showed up today. Today was a 'front yard only' day but they decided to work on destroying my award winning weed garden in the backyard.
Here is a Before pic:
And here is after!
Plus, they did extra weeding in places I didn't know needed weeding!! So Hell, I had to tip them. A bottle of water and a frozen juice bar each, plus $20!! Hmmm.... maybe that's why they work so hard!! But the yard is looking great!!
I've been snacking on what Becky has been cooking!! I hope there are enough left for pictures! Oh Man!!
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Opinion:
Or something like that.....
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has made the run for the rose garden a horse race, and apparently is going to great lengths (even a few furlongs) to get to the finish line first.
She threw her support behind the only filly in today's Kentucky Derby, Eight Belles, ABC reported. The race (the presidential one) must be getting tight. Candidates are now trying to make hay with stable boys and jockeys, a small, but powerful, lobby.
Clinton even dispatched a trusted emissary to put two (or more on the nose) sending her daughter, Chelsea, off to Churchill Downs.
"I hope that everybody will go to the Derby on Saturday and place a little money on the filly for me," Clinton reportedly told the crowd. "I won't be able to be there this year - my daughter is going to be there and so she has strict instructions to bet on Eight Belles."
Ah...... Politics and horse racing. One involves a lot of manure. The other has horses!
Sadly, Eight Belles broke both front legs and was euthanized on the track after crossing the finish line...... How horrifying!!!
Ummm..... Hillary????
Tonight, a great song by Dierks Bentley. Tomorrow, my 'Sunday Song' again!
I hope you are all having a GREAT weekend!!
Oh Man!!!!Wild night here tonight!! My wife's BFF called and said that her Dad was gonna take his gun and blow her brains out! Ummmm.... ok! Asshole!! So we invited her to spend the night here while I cleaned my gun! Tina brought her 3 Jack Russell Terriers with her and all of our dogs got along GREAT!!! We had a Wonderful time, and as for her dad?? He can piss off!! I'm waiting!! My gun is cleaned and loaded!! But I took a few photos!!
My Three lazy dogs!
Becky and Tina with all SIX dogs!!
And.... Bandito!!
I can't beleive that all six dogs got along so well! I guess a little butt-sniffing and my 'Dog Whisperer' training helped!! We had FUN!!
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The song tonight is for my good friend Eileen (Duckie) because she loves Jimmy Buffet. This is my favorite from him! Words to live by! "Roll with the punches and play out all your hunches!"
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NOT a good day on the medical front! My foot has been killing me for 3 days!! I fear that somehow it got broken again. Also, I rolled over in bed last night and heard a 'pop'! I'm thinking cracked rib! WTH???? I don't know..... I have a doctor appointment on Tuesday. I want to get better before Mexico.
You know?? The problem with living on the Left Coast is that all of you are 3 hours ahead of me and I'm sitting here by myself!! WAH!!!!!!
Hope you liked the pics!
I'm going to bed and hoping for the best tomorrow! NITE!!
May 01 I Have My Computer Back!!!A guy from Road Runner came out today at the ungodly hour of 9:00 am (LOL). It turned out to be a bad cable, so I'm good!! He works for them as a side job and runs his own company. His company, OC Data Savers, cleans up infected computers so he did a quick check of mine. Now bear in mind, my computer is a little over a year old, I have ZoneAlarm, Ad-Aware Pro, Registry Mechanic and DiskKeeper, along with Startup Cop Pro. He found 31 Trojans and 141 other viruses!!!!!!!!! When I told him what security I used I got a big PFFFFT!! Apparently, the 'hackers' know how to get past all of these, plus Norton, McAfee, etc....! But he gave me a site that has been unable to be cracked!! The site is www.nod32.com. It's a bit pricey but check it out. Now I'm seriously considering having this guy's company take my computer for THREE DAYS!!!! (some of their cleanup programs run for 24 hours or more!!) and have them clean it up. I'll still have the laptop available.
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Now that Becky has a new monitor and is on her company's 'new computer' list, she decided to drag me office-furniture shopping with her today, and she will expense it off. Now I don't know if you have one of these stores in your area or if you have ever been to one, but we went to IKEA! Now, I'm not a big fan of 'Modern Danish' but they have some really nice stuff!! It will look great in her home office!! Getting it out of my SUV and assembling it?? Hmmmmm! Today was my first time in one of there stores. It was HUGE!!!! Two stories with maps and 'you are here' signs everywhere. They have it set up so that to go anywhere you have to walk by everything!! Pretty clever of them!! You have to write down the item, aisle and bin number, and then go to their warehouse and find and load the stuff yourself, although they do offer help. All in all it was pretty cool!!! But I swear that I walked at least five miles!!!
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Beer Of The Month
As a new feature on my space, I will be posting a 'Beer of the Month' on the last Wednesday of each month. For my first entry, Victory Prima Pils.
Here's an impressive lager from a small-town Pennsykvania brewery that deserves to be better known thoughout the Country. Serious craft beer followers are already quite aware of Vuctory Brewing - it was the peoples's favorite at last October's Great American Beer Fest in Denver, where the crowd roared approval when Victory took a gold medal for its Octoberfest beer and this beer the silver in the German-style Pilsener category with this brew.
Prima Pils (prounounced "Preema pilss") is a broad shouldered sort of lager, 5.3% alcohol by volume, made with Pilsner malt and whole German and Czech hop flowers. Though it has balance and delicacy, it's maltier and hoppier than the Pilsner designation might lead you to expect. It would go as well with a roast as with a pizza.
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OH MY GOD!!!!!!! Becky just informed me that one of her girlfriends offered us the use of her time-share, on the beach, in Puerto Vallarta for 7 days!!!!!! Short notice, so we leave May 10!! We were supposed to spend May 9th to the 12th in Phoenix for Mother's Day but HAH!!!!! Oh Man!! This is gonna be sooooo cool! It's out favorite vacation spot!! I'll try to post from there at a Mexican Internet Cafe!! Here's the website of the hotel there: http://www.cantodelsol.com/ Take the 'virtual tour'!!
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Lastly, I am dedicating this song to all of you, my best friends, for always being here for me. Making me laugh when I'm down and making me cry when I need a good one!! You are the BEST and I love you all!!!
Thanks......!
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