2006 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am First Round Results


Davis, Brian/Turner, Ronald (10) 58
Kraft, Greg/Donnelly, Mike (4) 58
Donald, Luke/Gleacher, Eric (6) 59
Oberholser, Arron/McCallister, Michael (8) 59
Mahan, Hunter/Heuer, Alan (9) 60
Byrum, Tom/Callaway, Jim (7) 61
Aragon, Alex/Bartee, Dean (11) 62
Hayes, J. P./DeSano, Scott (11) 62
Howell III, Charles/Forstmann, Tony (7) 62
Jones, Brendan/Mozilo, Angelo (18) 62
Singh, Vijay/Forstmann, Teddy (6) 62
Stankowski, Paul/Garcia, Andy (11) 62
Weir, Mike/Roberts, George (4) 62
Wilson, Dean/MacDonnell, Robert (11) 62
Clark, Tim/Bolton, Michael (11) 63
Ellis, John/Anderson, Scott (5) 63
Faxon, Brad/Ryan, Tom (9) 63
Haas, Jay/Harris, John (6) 63
Hoffman, Charley/Shaffer, David (12) 63
Kuchar, Matt/Dorman, Dave (9) 63
Pavin, Corey/Nelson, Craig T. (7) 63
Quigley, Brett/Herringer, Frank (9) 63
Sheehan, Patrick/Maritz, Steve (7) 63
Van Pelt, Bo/Bozman, Blake (9) 63
Allen, Michael/Kuester, Dennis (14) 64
Atwal, Arjun/Butcher, Preston (16) 64
Azinger, Paul/Novak, David (6) 64
Barlow, Craig/Johnstone, Jr., Clint (8) 64
Bjornstad, Henrik/Daly, Carson (9) 64
Carter, Jim/Varga, Paul (8) 64
Chalmers, Greg/Maurer, Tom (6) 64
Engler Jr., John/White, Brett (9) 64
Hall, Kevin/Couch, Geoff (0) 64
Hummel, Steve/Steffens, Drew (0) 64
Kendall, Skip/House, Mark (2) 64
MacKenzie, Will/Orr, Jim (13) 64
Magee, Andrew/McCoy, John (9) 64
McCarron, Scott/O'Donnell, Chris (6) 64
Mickelson, Phil/Lyons, Steve (14) 64
Palmer, Ryan/Phipps, II, Ogden (6) 64
Perez, Pat/Jackson, Samuel L. (7) 64
Ridings, Tag/Dundon, Tom (9) 64
Simpson, Scott/Murray, Bill (14) 64
Warren, Charles/Waugh, Seth (7) 64
Williamson, Jay/Manougian, David (8) 64
Andrade, Billy/Sullivan, Chris (8) 65
Bateman, Brian/Brown, Rusty (6) 65
Byrd, Jonathan/Mackenzie, Doug (3) 65
Cook, John/Trump, Donald (6) 65
DiMarco, Chris/Elattrache, Neal (10) 65
Frazar, Harrison/Francis, Stuart (2) 65
Hietala, Ryan/Wendt, Roderick (16) 65
Jacobson, Fredrik/Walters, Bill (10) 65
Janzen, Lee/Smith, Emmitt (14) 65
Maruyama, Daisuke/Penske, Greg (9) 65
McRoy, Spike/Gibson, Thomas (5) 65
Olazabal, Jose Maria/Reeves, Sam (8) 65
Overton, Jeff/Smith, Ozzie (14) 65
Parnevik, Jesper/Lopez, George (15) 65
Sabbatini, Rory/Kilborn, David (7) 65
Stadler, Craig/Frey, Glenn (15) 65
Sutherland, Kevin/Gross, Bill (12) 65
Tambellini, Roger/Giffen, Bill (8) 65
Waldorf, Duffy/Hoak, Jim (7) 65
Watney, Nick/Dunne, III, James (4) 65
Whittaker, Ron/Gilboy, John (7) 65
Wilson, Mark/Skavdahl, Dick (8) 65
Bertsch, Shane/Stricklen, Richard (12) 66
Cox, Kris/Reeves, Brad (12) 66
Delsing, Jay/Buck, Joe (6) 66
Fischer, Todd/Lurie, Bob (13) 66
Flesch, Steve/Kovacevich, Richard (13) 66
Furyk, Jim/Clark, David (12) 66
Garrigus, Robert/Chan, Caleb (14) 66
Gove, Jeff/Swanston, Bob (9) 66
Jacobsen, Peter/Lewis, Huey (10) 66
Jones, Kent/Rosen, Kenneth (10) 66
Lewis, J. L./Calhoun, David (6) 66
Mattiace, Len/Wilkins, Ray (12) 66
McDowell, Graeme/G, Kenny (0) 66
McKenzie, David/Newby, Ken (8) 66
McLachlin, Parker/Harrison, Jr., William (16) 66
Stiles, Darron/Sattler, Jim (8) 66
Stricker, Steve/Kelley, Neil (6) 66
Trahan, D. J./Jamison, Greg (12) 66
van der Walt, Tjaart/Close, Eric (13) 66
Wood, Willie/Herlihy, Ed (10) 66
Baird, Briny/Stein, Avy (6) 67
Bohn, Jason/Yang, Jerry (12) 67
Brooks, Mark/Lester, Howard (13) 67
Chopra, Daniel/Kayne, Ric (6) 67
Coles, Gavin/Fitzpatrick, Michael (6) 67
Dickerson, Bubba/Nelson, Thomas (9) 67
Forsman, Dan/O'Connor, Jim (7) 67
Funk, Fred/Lucas, Donald (15) 67
Gamez, Robert/Dreesen, Tom (5) 67
Gore, Jason/Jurgensen, Jerry (2) 67
Gronberg, Mathias/Edens, Wes (12) 67
Henninger, Brian/Lacob, Joe (8) 67
Hinkle, Lon/Carey, Kevin (9) 67
Jones, Steve/Ireland, Jay (12) 67
Kuehne, Hank/Johnson, Greg (12) 67
Lowery, Steve/Mulally, Alan (11) 67
McGinley, Paul/Desmond, Dermot (10) 67
Soli, Mick/Jacobs, Jeremy (16) 67
Staten, B. J./Rosin, John (10) 67
Barnes, Ricky/Romano, Ray (16) 68
Beckman, Cameron/Kavner, Bob (12) 68
Bingham, Brett/Pouliot, Jim (8) 68
Damron, Robert/Ferris, Richard (7) 68
Goggin, Mathew/Patterson, Cary (3) 68
Henry, J. J./Crosby, Harry (3) 68
Hulbert, Mike/Hilfman, David (6) 68
Kribel, Joel/Dickey, Jr., Lew (6) 68
Lehman, Tom/McIntosh, JB (13) 68
Love III, Davis/Linen, Jonathan (10) 68
Maggert, Jeff/Walker, Clay (9) 68
Matteson, Troy/Woods, James (18) 68
Mize, Larry/Petit, Richard (0) 68
Ogilvie, Joe/Schwab, Charles (10) 68
Pernice Jr., Tom/Limbaugh, Rush (17) 68
Points, D. A./Ridder, Tony (14) 68
Sluman, Jeff/Lozier, Mark (18) 68
Sposa, Mike/Johnson, Craig (2) 68
Thompson, Kyle/Driver, Jr., Walter (1) 68
Toledo, Esteban/Glenn, T. Michael (5) 68
Wetterich, Brett/Donnellon, John (18) 68
Armour III, Tommy/Wahlberg, Mark (7) 69
Axley, Eric/Snow, Ian (11) 69
Begay III, Notah/McNealy, Scott (2) 69
Bowditch, Steven/Shannon, Tom (12) 69
Brehaut, Jeff/Thompson, Jerry (18) 69
Clampett, Bobby/Rohr, James (13) 69
Edwards, David/Hunter, Andy (6) 69
Gossett, David/Ridley, Fred (1) 69
Gutschewski, Scott/Timberlake, Justin (7) 69
Haas, Bill/Thompson, Ken (10) 69
Johnson, Richard S./Swanson, Jay (12) 69
Lancaster, Neal/Crane, James (2) 69
Maltbie, Roger/Campbell, Glen (11) 69
McCallister, Blaine/Wiggans, Tom (16) 69
Mediate, Rocco/Brady, Sr., Tom (10) 69
Mills, Jon/Peyton, Ronald (18) 69
O'Meara, Mark/McManus, J. P. (15) 69
Owen, Greg/Barton, Harris (13) 69
Petrovic, Tim/Devlin, Thomas (6) 69
Scherrer, Tom/Jaunich, Bob (18) 69
Smith, Chris/Singer, Robert (8) 69
Smith, Jerry/Hammergren, John (14) 69
Triplett, Kirk/Blanchard, James (2) 69
Villegas, Camilo/Crawford, Mac (9) 69
Cejka, Alex/Keyes, James (16) 70
Dawson, Marco/Woo, Warren (14) 70
Day, Glen/Hazen, Paul (12) 70
Frost, David/Crosby, Nathaniel (2) 70
Glasson, Bill/Bertucio, Charles (13) 70
Gogel, Matt/Yang, Geoff (8) 70
Hansen, Matt/Andreeff, Dane (1) 70
Kelly, Jerry/Halmi, Jr., Robert (8) 70
May, Bob/Valentine, Don (10) 70
Schultz, Jason/Smothers, Tommy (18) 70
Senden, John/Siebel, Tom (13) 70
Springer, Mike/Quaid, Dennis (2) 70
Veazey, Vance/Christman, Ron (18) 70
Waite, Grant/Beall, Donald (14) 70
Watson, Bubba/Malone, Michael (12) 70
Willis, Garrett/Dutton, Dan (9) 70
Browne, Olin/Brady, Nicholas (15) 71
Goydos, Paul/Lane, Ron (5) 71
Lowe, Mitch/Miller, Steve (15) 71
O'Hair, Sean/Emanuel, Ariel (5) 71
Summerhays, Boyd/Jamieson, Michael (5) 71
Thompson, Nicholas/Uible, Jack (6) 71
Connell, Michael/Abbaei, Mike (8) 72
Ellis, Danny/Hamill, Patrick (12) 72
Lickliter II, Frank/Brady, Tom (7) 73
Lyle, Sandy/Van Linge, Chuck (7) 73
Purdy, Ted/Cheney, Jeffrey (5) 73
Uresti, Omar/Perdue, David (6) 73
Utley, Stan/Shrader, Ralph (18) 73
Thursday, February 09, 2006
5:50:22 PM

Super Bowl Memories, January 24, 1982

The last time the Super Bowl was in Detroit, I was there. Back in the day, I owned a travel agency and specialized in sports trips. At the time, I really wasn't a professional sports fan, but after watching the 49ers beat the Rams late in October, I thought to myself, I think they'll probably make it to the Super Bowl. So I called up United Airlines and made a group reservation for 40 roundtrip tickets from San Francisco to Detroit. My pal, Terry Street, was the President of the Sacramento 49er Boosters, and I called him to tell him what I'd done. Like me, he's an optomist, so he thought it was a grand idea and started telling his peeps. Weeks went by and the Niners kept winning. Now other people started scrambling for space but they were a little too late.

I had no money, so I didn't have cash for a hotel deposit that would be non-refundable if they didn't make it. I got on the NFL housing list and on Monday morning after The Catch, I wired my funds. But the luxe spots were all gone. I chartered a bus to take us to the Exit Motel, which was a trucker motel in a small town north of the stadium. The Motel, coffee shop and tavern in town were all owned by a man named Shorty. Shorty and his sons came to the motel to pick us up and drive us to the tavern for drinking and dancing. Shorty was mainly interested in dancing with me, which made my friends Terry and Joe Marsalla and Don Nelson laugh because Shorty was just tall enough that his face was at chest level on me, and I'm quite buxom. Shorty had a very pleased look, I was blushing and all my guy friends were howling.

Next morning the bus came to get us and take us to the stadium. Unlike the terrible traffic jam experienced by the swanks who stayed at the luxury hotels in Detroit (south of the stadium) we breezed right in. We were there a couple hours before kickoff, plenty of time to enjoy all the various festivities.

I sat with some Bengal fans who kept cheering their tweaked LSU cheer "Who de, Who de, Who de say gonna beat dem Bengals". I would respond with the boring, but easy to understand, "Go Niners". Danny Bunz held the line at the end, the Bengals didn't score and the Niners won their first Super Bowl victory. Niners won 26 - 21.

All my people were great, including my dear friends Bruno and Irene Marsalla, Walt and Rina Flanders, Terry, Joe and Don and a bunch of new ones including Sandy Auerbach, Pat Britton, David Markell, Fernando and Dolores Marsalla, Jeff Graff, Mike and Judy Smith, Chuck Reed, Bill Loftus, Paul and Theresa Plesha, Gary Hunt, Pete Peterson and more.

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McClintock Urges Party Unity

I received a letter from Senator Tom McClintock today, addressed to Members of the California Republican Party.

January 27, 2006

Our party is facing some very serious issues as we enter this election year.

The Democrats continue to outperform Republicans in crucial swing precincts, and the GOP has yet to match the manpower that unions provide Democrats on Election Day.

Despite the valiant efforts of many dedicated Republican volunteers across the state, the November special election showed us that our party's grass roots network is almost non-existent in many counties, while the Democrats raised their turnout higher than most predictions.

Our party's primary focus must be to rebuild out Get Out The Vote infrastructure, recognizing that our ability to compete in November is tied directly to our willingness to build this grass roots army now.

That's why, when I hear rumors that some delegates are planning to use the upcoming Republican Party convention to attack the Governor and his proposals, all I can do is shake my head.

Like many of us, I too have disagreements with some of the Governor's proposals. These differences, however, do not justify the abandonment of our party's responsibility to work tirelessly to reelect this Republican governor and to elect our GOP candidates to statewide and legislative offices.

For this reason, I view any effort to attack Governor Schwarzenegger as an attack on my own candidacy and those of every Republican seeking partisan office in 2006.

The measure of an effective statewide party is not our ability to pass resolutions scolding our own. Rather, it's whether we wisely use the next ten months to organize and train a grass roots army in fifty-eight California counties.

That's why I strongly urge the party to take the following advice for our February convention:

1. Our party has endorsed this governor for re-election. While I am not in favor of pre-primary endorsements for any partisan race, once the endorsement is given, it must not be rescinded. Let's leave this issue alone.

2. Put aside the plans that would cause strife and division among our party and instead focus on those things that unite our party and divide the Democrats.

3. Focus every minute of every hour at this convention on planning to recruit, train and deploy a vast grass roots army that will successfully impact our election results in November.

There is much to do, and precious few months in which to do it. Let us not waste the little time that we have.

Please join me in calling for a productive, united convention that will lead to the Governor's re-election as well as the election of our statewide ticket of talented Republican leaders. And join me by rejecting any misguided effort to divide us by rescinding the party's endorsement of our Governor.

I believe it is critically important to all of our Republican candidates to have an effective, unified party convention that sets the course clearly toward building and equipping our grassroots army to deliver a great Republican victory this November.

I will highlight this is my keynote address during the Saturday luncheon. I look forward to seeing you in San Jose.

Sincerely,

Tom McClintock

P.S. Please return by fax the enclosed reply confirmation so that I will know you support my efforts to unite the convention, support our Governor, and oppose any effort to rescind the party's endorsement.

Tom McClintock apparently wants us to act like Reagan Republicans not like a rightwing version of the Daily Kos Deaniacs. I wonder if we will be able to do it.

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Franz' Accident

My baby had some trouble this morning ... He likes to drink from the bathroom faucet ... He tried to jump up to the bathroom counter to get his drink .. he missed ... he fell with his butt into the toilet ... he was soaking wet up to his waist ... he had a very indignant expression on his face .... I pulled him out, got a towel and quickly dried him off the best I could ...

Jerry Rice Can Dance!

Things You Should Do

Have you all been over to check out the ideas on my other site, Things You Should Do in California? I'm about to add the story of our recent weekends in Palm Springs and San Francisco. And as I sit here drinking a glass of Greg Norman Zinfandel, I stumbled across the details of a PGA golf event that will be held at the Greg Norman golf course in Livermore at the end of March. Sounds like fun.

I'm needing some suggestions for fun activities in Texas and Arizona. I'm planning a wild weekend with Mel and Sherilee in March in Texas and thought I might stop by spring training in Arizona on the way home. I've been to Texas before (Houston for a Giants baseball game and the Republican National Convention in 1992 and San Antonio for a Phi Mu Sorority conference a million years ago) but never to Dallas or Austin. Please give me your suggestions on the must-do activities/stores/restaurants/bars/etc.)

Rat Pack Lingo

Do you need some new vocab?

18 KARAT
All the way, full-out: “An 18 karat idiot.”

BABY
Used as an exclamation as well as a term of endearment.

BAG
As in “my bag,” a person's particular interest.

BARN BURNER
A very stylish, classy woman.

BEARD
A male friend who acts as a 'cover', usually for extramarital affairs.

BEETLE
A girl who dresses in flashy clothes.

BIG-LEAGUER
A resourceful man who can handle any situation.

BIRD
A “suitcase” word sometimes used in reference to the pelvic section.

BOMBSVILLE
Any kind of failure in life.

BROAD
Affectionate term for a girl or woman with sex appeal.

BUM
A person who is despised, most frequently linked to people in the media.

BUNTER
A man who fails in almost everything he does, the opposite of gasser.

CASH OUT
Leave, as in “Cash me out of this party” = “I'm leaving.”

CHARLEY
A general term for anyone whose name has been forgotten. See also Sam.

CHARLIES
Admiring word for a woman's breasts.

CHICK
A young and invariably pretty girl.

CLAM-BAKE
A party or get-together.

CLYDE
A word used to cover a multitude of personal observations: viz “I don't like her clyde” means “I don't like her voice,” etc.

COOL
A term of admiration for a person or place. An alternative word meaning the same thing is crazy.

CREEP
A man who is disliked for any reason whatsoever.

CROAKER
A derogatory term for a doctor.

CRUMB
Someone for whom it is impossible to show respect.

DAME
A generally derogatory term for a probably unattractive woman. The word dog is also sometimes substituted.

DIG
A term of appreciation for a person or thing, as in “I dig her,”

DIMMERS
Eyes (as in “I gotta see the croaker about my bad dimmers.”)

DYING
As in “I'm dying” which means “I'm slightly upset.”

END
A word to signify that someone or something is the very best.

ENDSVILLE
A term to express total failure, and similar to bombsville. See ville.

FINK
A man who cannot be relied upon, whose loyalties are suspect.

FIRST BASE
The start of something, usually applied in terms of failure when someone has failed to reach it.

FRACTURE
As in “That fractures me,” meaning “That's an amusing joke.”

GAS
A great situation as in “The day was a gas.”

GASOLINE
A term for alcohol, more specifically, Frank's favourite drink, Jack Daniel's Bourbon Whisky.

GASSER
A man or woman highly admired, considered to be the best or “The End!”

GOFER
Someone who does menialjobs or runs errands, as in “go for drinks,” etc.

GOOD NIGHT ALL
A term of invective to change the subject of conversation.

GROOVE
As in “in the groove,” a term of admiration or approval.

HARVEY
A man or woman who acts in a stupid or naive fashion; sometimes shortened to a “Harve.”

HACKED
A word used to describe someone who is angry, as in “He's hacked off.”

HELLO
A cry of surprise to no one in particular when a beautiful woman is seen.

HEY-HEY
We better let Frank explain this one.

HUNKER
A jack-of-all-trades rather like the gofer.

JOKES
A term used to describe an actor's lines in a film script.

LET'S LOSE CHARLEY
A term used among intimates who want to get rid of a bore in their company.

LOCKED-UP
As in “All locked-up,” a term for a forthcoming date or engagement, private or public.

LOSER
Anyone who has made a mess of their life, drinks too much, makes enemies, etc.

MISH-MASH
Similar to loser but refers specifically to a woman who is mixed up.

MOUSE
Usually a small, very feminine girl who invites being cuddled.

NOWHERE
A term of failure, usually applied to a person, viz “He's nowhere.”

ODDS
Used in connection with important decisions, as in “The odds aren't right,” meaning not to go somewhere, accept anything or buy something.

ORIGINAL LOSER
A man or woman without talent; sometimes more fully expressed as ”He (she) is the original Major Bowes Amateur Hour loser.”

PLATINUM
Having a big heart, generous. “You're platinum, pussycat!”

PLAYER
Term for a man who is a gambler by nature, who makes friends easily, and never gives up trying.

PUNKS
Any undesirable, in particular mobsters, gangsters or criminals.

QUIN
Derisive term for any girl or woman who is an easy pick-up.

RAIN
As in “I think it's going to rain” indicating that it is time to leave a dull gathering or party.

RING-A-DING!
A term of approval for a beautiful girl, viz “What a ring-a-ding broad!”

SAM
Used in the same way as Charley for a person whose name has been forgotten, most often applied to females.

SCAM
To cheat at gambling, as in “Hey, what's the scam?”

SCRAMSVILLE
To run off.

SHARP
A person who dresses well and with style.

SMASHED
A word used to describe someone who is drunk. On occasions it has been replaced with “pissed.”

SOLID
Definite, reliable. (Note: this was also used by Linc in “The Mod Squad.”)

SQUARE
A person of limited character, not unlike a harvey.

SWING
v. To hang out and drink, smoke, sing, generally get real loose.

TOMATO
As in “a ripe tomato” a woman ready for seduction or even marriage.

TWIRL
A girl who loves dancing. An alternative word with the same meaning is a “Twist.”

VILLE
A suffix used to indicate changes in any given situation. See endsville, etc.

WITCHDOCTOR
Member of the clergy.

WOW-EE WOW WOW
figured importantly in the Rat Pack lexicon for a while in the late 50s and early 60s. It was an expression of glee, joyful anticipation and a euphemism for lubricious fun.

Delay Doesn't Delay

Trying to sneak through without notice in the news cycle, Delay sent out his resignation letter:

From his press office:

WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Tom DeLay (R-Texas) sent the following letter to members of the House Republican Conference, explaining his decision to permanently step down as majority leader:
Dear Colleague,

Today, I have asked Speaker Hastert to convene our conference for the purpose of electing a new majority leader, the position I have been honored to fill these past three years through the trust and confidence of our colleagues.

During my time in Congress, I have always acted in an ethical manner within the rules of our body and the laws of our land. I am fully confident time will bear this out.

However, we live in serious times and the United States House of Representatives must be focused on the job of protecting our nation and meeting the daily challenges facing the American people. History has proven that when House Republicans are united and focused, success follows.

While we wage these important battles, I cannot allow our adversaries to divide and distract our attention. I will continue to stand up for the issues I care so deeply about and work with you all on these priorities. I am constantly thankful for the support of my constituents in recent days as well as over the years they have allowed me to serve them. I will continue to work every day to fulfill their trust, and yours.

Regards,

Tom DeLay

Update: If it was up to me, Congressman Bill Thomas (R-Bakersfield) would be the next Majority Leader. He's just as tough as Delay, but much smarter. Blunt was the nice guy who was supposed to soften the edge of Delay -- I don't think he's shown that he's tough enough to be the leader. Boehner is known to be lots of fun, but is he smart enough? Congressman Thomas is the one who has successfully carried the very toughest and most important legislation -- Tax Cuts - Tax Cuts - Tax Cuts! And if you care about Social Security reform (which you ought to care about) he's the only one who will tackle it.

A Swinging Time in Palm Springs

Marlene and I had a coolsville New Year's weekend with a Rat Pack Vibe in Southern California.

You all may not know it, but 2006 is going to be a total Rat Pack year. We'll be celebrating Frank, Dino, Sammy and even Joey as we work on our major New Year's Resolution: Have More Fun!

We started out Friday with a trip to the Shag show in Santa Monica and dinner at Schatzi's on Main.

The show was spectacular and runs until January 21st at the Copra/Nason Gallery ... For the first time, all of Shag's prints hung together. Here's the official show print, titled "Well Hung"




Then we drove in our red convertible to the completely Fab Caliente Tropics Motel in Palm Springs.

Completely restored in 2001, its splash-to-guest ratio is the best America's Desert Playground has to offer, servicing a mere 90 rooms and suites. Tipping the scale at over 100,000 gallons, it holds the title of the third largest pool in Palm Springs - no wonder it was a favorite hang-out for Elvis, as well as a very young Nancy Sinatra, and the site of one of the first Miss Hawaiian Tropic contests.

Our clover leaf shaped therapeutic pool seats up to 12 persons and is 3.5 feet deep - deeper than most.

Both pools are original and were completely renovated in 2001, meeting all modern-day filtering and technical specifications, with all-new infrastructures and surfaces.

Swim by the light of the tiki torches, in the same pool where Elvis hung-out and Nancy Sinatra grew-up!

Saturday we window shopped at some really cool mod shops on Palm Canyon Avenue before our tour of the stars. More on that when I get my photos developed ...

It's New Year's Eve night and we crash the party at Las Casuelas Mexican Restaurant on Palm Canyon Ave. It was a fabulous night with much drinking, dancing and even New Year's Eve kissing.

A trip to Palm Springs famous Palm Canyon Drive would not be complete without a visit to Las Casuelas Terraza.

Delicious, authentic Mexican cuisine, in a romantic atmosphere, maginifico margaritas and plenty of entertainment have made it a longtime favorite with locals and visitors alike.

Located in the heart of downtown Palm Springs at 222 South Palm Canyon Drive, award-winning Las Casuelas Terraza is "the spot" for people watching, dining and dancing under the stars.



Sunday morning, after recovery, we started shopping again. I think I'm going to buy myself an egg chair from Room Service.



The Rat Pack print from the top of the post is on display at the Huesso Gallery, along with prints of Marilyn, Elvis and others. Very cool store.

After I spent my dough, Marlene wanted to spend hers at the poker table, so we headed to the Morongo Casino, a 20 minute drive from Palm Springs. She won a couple of pots and we headed back to town.

Next stop at the new Matchbox Pizza for flatbread/pizza. They are open every night late, and have a second happy hour from 11pm - 1 am for the night owls.

The River's Gonna Rise

USA Today has a report

Winter storm causes Calif. rivers to swell
SACRAMENTO (AP) — A drenching winter storm swelled rivers in northern California to their highest levels in seven years, causing power outages and forcing some residents to evacuate.

I just drove over the J Street Bridge (near Sac State) and the water is about 6 or 7 feet higher than normal. I once went to an East Sacramento Association meeting that had a color coded map of the flood times "when" the levee breaks. The levee guy said "Don't ever say If the levee breaks, there is no doubt that it eventually will. Always say When the levee breaks."

I'm on a little crest of a hill, so I'm in the 12 hour flood area. My buddy Miller's Time has now moved to the 2 hour flood area. So, whenever it rains, say a little prayer for Mr. and Mrs. Millers Time. The Yolo Cowboy and The House of Uncommon Sense might also be in the flood plain, but the Roseville Consevative is likely on high ground. Annika, Beekeeper, Digger, the High School Conservative, Fetching Jen, Sacto Dan and the Three Knockdown Rule, our other Sacratomatans, may or may not be in the danger zone. The flood man said that the entire city of Sacramento would be flooded within 24 hours when the levee breaks. Hopefully just a couple feet under ...