Tomorrow We're Off to France!

In about 2 weeks I hope to have my own photos of the Eiffel Tower! Gerald & I will be in Paris on 12/20 (I think). Anyway, I hope the weather is relatively nice... it is winter I realize, but I'll finally visit Paris.

More later...

Dirty Sexy Money!!!

Today I was shocked to learn that ABC may be canceling the Wednesday night show that my husband & I love to watch. We are really going to be upset if this gets canceled.

So, if you are a fan of this outrageous show go online to ABC.com and make a statement in their comments section. Beg them to keep the show!!!

Where else can the average person see such outlandish opulence and get as connected to people in such a lifestyle as this. It is as much fun to watch as was Sex & the City on HBO. I was hoping for a long run of this program.

ABC, if you are listening, please keep DSM!!!

Dow Plunges 680 Points as Recession Is Declared

The stock markets took a fall on Monday, diving along with
investors' confidence. Confirmation that the nation is in a recession and reports of only a modest gain in holiday shopping sales have prompted many investors to resume selling after five days of higher closings.

Now just tell me... what makes today any worse than last week? We've known for a time that we are heading into/or are in a recession so why did the Dow drop 680 points today? I guess it is because Black Friday wasn't so black, could that be it? You couldn't tell it by looking at the stores around here. The Outlet Malls in San Marcos, TX have been brimming with customers for weeks. At midnight on Thanksgiving night the line of traffic on IH-35 was unbelievable! The lines waiting to turn off the interstate were miles long. Surely those people didn't suffer all that just for the fun of it. Surely they made purchases. And what about the rushes we saw on television where people pushed & shoved to get into the stores.

I stayed home. There is nothing out there that makes this 60-something woman want to brave those kind of crowds!

She'sssss baaaack!

She's back & it doesn't look like she's "gonna" go away anytime soon. Sarah Palin is in Georgia, USA promoting Saxby Chambliss for U. S. Senator. That girl can really draw a crowd! Too bad she doesn't have anything substantive to say.

Did you see the Thanksgiving interview of Gov. Palin in Alaska at a turkey farm? Gov. Palin was standing in front of the area where turkeys are beheaded! We were able to see the whole process (blood & all) on a 3+ minute interview. Blood, guts, feathers, & gore! Yuck! And she's such a happy girl! Give me a break!

It Could 'ave Been Me!!!

...and now 3 hours after I wrote the first part of this, I am thankful that I was standing at our kitchen sink preparing coffee for the morning when the water pipe burst under our sink!!! Oh, to think of the total flooded mess we would have had if I had not been there to turn off the valve!!!

Thanksgiving ... Giving thanks

What are the things for which I am thankful? Let me see...
First there is my wonderful husband who is so calm, thoughtful, and caring. He is the best thing in my life. Maybe it's the age we are, maybe it's the trials we've experienced, maybe it's being retired; whatever, life is just so good right now and we are able to enjoy each other's company.
Secondly, good health... Both my husband & I are in good health and we both are so very thankful for that. We sometimes look around and see what some of our friends are going through and we are so happy that we can experience life in good health at this point in time.
Third, friends & family... Some live very near to us and some farther away; some we see often while there are others who we see infrequently because of the distance they live from us.
Fourth, being retired... I'm loving not having to wake up to an alarm clock, get up before daybreak, and rush off to work with zillions of other people.
The thing I ask for is rain... we are in a drought and are in great need of a good rainfall; slow & steady for a few days.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

91 at 62!!!!

At age 62 (my birthday is today) I shot a 91 on the Pine Forest Golf Course!
Well, I just didn’t think it could get any better than yesterday, but today I played golf with “The Nooners” at Pine Forest Golf Course. I didn’t get to play with Gerald today because he was on another team, but I did play with two other gentlemen (Jay and Pat). The day was beautiful and sunny, but VERY windy. Jay can hit the ball a mile high & long and the wind really messed with a lot of his shots today. I struggled a lot in the beginning making a 7 on a Par 5 and an 8 on the second hole (Par 4). It was terrible! But I must have settled down somewhat because by the time we finished nine holes I had a 49. I played much better on the back and shot a 42 for a combined score of 91. That was 5 under my handicap! The upshot of it all was that we won! I managed to get a “greenie” on #12 (the money-hole), Pat got a “greenie” on #16, and we managed to come in with the lowest combined score. It was a GREAT GOLF day for me.
Happy birthday to me!

2008 Club Couples Champions

The 2008 Colovista Country Club Couples Championship was held November 22 and 23. The 2-day event brought in 18 couples to participate in the annual event. The Saturday event will be a 6-6-6 competition. Holes 1-6 will be “select drive/alternate shot”. Holes 7-12 will be “best ball” and holes 13-18 will be a “two-person scramble”. Handicaps will be used on the “best ball” holes and handicaps will be determined by adding together the 2 players handicaps, dividing by 2, and then 33% will be taken to determine Saturday’s score.
Sunday play will be “best ball” with each player hitting his/her ball into the hole and placing both player’s gross score on the scorecard. At the bottom of the scorecard place the best net score.
On Saturday Gerald & I shot a 76.2 and on Sunday we, as a team, we shot a net 59 for a two-day total of 135.2. Barbara and David Lewis were the runners-up. Thank you Colovista for the enjoyable day.
It is unbelievable that in just over 3 years I have learned to play golf well enough to be helpful when Gerald & I play as a team. Gerald’s gross/net scores for the event were 79/69 and Cheryl’s were 90/65. Gerald had 3 “natural birdies” and I had 2.
Before we went to bed Sunday night I asked Gerald if 3 years ago he would ever imagined we could win in the Couple’s Championship. Of course, he could do it, but he never would have dreamed I would improve enough for us to accomplish this. Monday is my 62nd birthday and this is a great birthday present for me!!!

Madam Secretary?

The New York Times is reporting that Senator Hillary Clinton has accepted the position of Secretary of State in the Obama administration. This could be a really good thing! However, the Obama camp is saying it will not make any announcement until after Thanksgiving. We wait...
On another note Timothy Geithner has been picked to be Treasury Secretary. Mr. Geithner is chief of the Federal Reserve Bank.