There’s a noise – outside my window.
Or in the wall.
It sounds……………………like a dove cooing. Or……a man with an extremely bad prostate trying to pee – for hours.
Oh. How I love travel.
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“It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” Dave Barry
Could we please retire the phrase “cultural currency”?
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“it was a woman who drove me to drink, come to think of it I never did hang around to thank her for that” Dean Martin
Day two…..second La Quinta.
This one wasn’t too bad. Not stinky, I could get in the door of my room without staff assistance…..unlike last night.
And yet, after the TV was on for several minutes, it went blurry. Blrrrry. Blrrry. It is a Zenith, so that makes sense. Our first nice large color TV was a Zenith.
My Lasik appears to have been for naught.
It’s a good thing I spend lots of time on free hotel Wi-Fi on Heartlessdoll.com rather than watching the boob tube.
I’m listening to the Travel channel in the background, I just got back from McDonalds (gasp) after I watched a highly skilled barista……er……employee press a few buttons on the fully-super-automatic-super-duper espresso machine (if you can call it that) that dispenses coffee and steamed milk at the same time.
In some paradoxical universe that occurs only in Louisiana, I’m heading in the direction opposite of any coffee shop no matter where we’re going.
La Quinta doesn’t have an attached bar/resturant so I may have to venture out in the rental car to booze up. So few words have such a positive impact. 😉
That blurry TV is making me ill.
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“It feels like the only things left in south Louisiana are snakes and alligators. Houston is positioned for a boom.” John Olson
Unfortunately, I was swept away from my home and am now spending a day or two in Louisiana…..working.
I wish I had a little more time – the only “fine dining” establishment I’ve been able to frequent is Popeye’s. With a fabulous looking restarant on almost every other corner, I’m fairly shamed that I haven’t been anywhere cool yet. If I wasn’t working 12+ hour days, I could maybe make it down to New Orleans for a Sazerac.
*sigh*
While Popeye’s does have some fine (Extra Sodium PACKED!!!) grub, I would like to be able to go somewhere where I can get fresh fish?
I have my camera, but it’s newfangled and I have to have a special cable to get the pictures out of it. I’ll try and snap some pics from the road.
As the cajuns would say, *mumble, mumble, unintelligible*!!
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“In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.” Margaret Atwood
I think….
I deserve….
a nice…
cold….
Shiner Light.
🙂
Bottoms Up!
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“Back yards are being transformed into luxurious extensions of the house. They’re the new favorite room to relax, entertain, and cook. And the heart and soul of the backyard resort area is the concrete patio.” Jim Peterson
Some lumber fairies came overnight and now my back-back-patio is in the beginning stages of cleanup. HOPEFULLY, I can get this all ready for some summer BBQ parties.
And also, I caught some crap for the amount of shoes that I own. Apparently, as a dude, I should only have three.
I picked up a new shoe rack to organize them.
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“Life, like poker, has an element of risk. It shouldn’t be avoided. It should be faced.” Edward Norton
I’m sure EVERYONE was insanely curious…..
I wore the yellow tie.
Knowing that black, while classic, made me look like a secret service agent or a Blues Brother – that wasn’t the look I was going for last night.
My friends hadn’t showed up yet when I arrived, and while I wasn’t overdressed by any stretch, was the only guy wearing a tie and a jacket. Which I kinda liked. Getting a chance to dress nicely every once in a while is fun. I stood around for the wine tasting, then commenced drinking water – while my friends weren’t there, I tend to get myself into trouble the more I drink. I guess you could call it hyper-socializing or something. My friends arrived and I have to say, we were the best dressed bunch there. I took the swing lessons with his wife, which were fun. The regular instructor bailed, so we learned the basic swing, and we didn’t do too badly – it was something I could see myself doing for a night out.
Then poker began, and long story short, I won the tournament. I did get extremely lucky once and knocked someone out when I should have been knocked out, but I rivered her to get three of a kind. My Buddy played very well, and I was impressed.
All in all, a fun evening – thanks everyone for your suggestions.
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“If men can run the world, why can’t they stop wearing neckties. How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck.” Linda Ellerbee
Okay – second try. Since most responses included the need for more information – such as time of day……..type of gathering……alcohol type served….
Here is a little more information.
I’m going to a gathering at a club this evening starting at six and lasting until……??? – it’s sort of a non-profit organization where all proceeds will benefit the club itself. They’re having a silent auction, a wine tasting, swing dance lessons (east coast style – hard), and then a poker tournament. I was initially invited to the poker tournament, but I may find myself on the dance floor.
So let’s try this again –
Yellow ? Or Black? I find that I’m partial to the yellow tie…..but it’s hard to beat classic black. Ignore the fact that I look like I’ve been awake for three days straight…..
