WOW…..

WOW…… I HAVEN’T BLOGGED SINCE CHRISTMAS?

WE’VE BEEN BLESSED WITH WARMER THAN USUAL WEATHER HERE ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER THIS WINTER. THAT MEANS MORE T-SHIRT AND SHORTS DAYS, AND I ROLL OUT THE SCOOTER TO RIDE ABOUT FIVE DAYS A WEEK.

DURING CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEARS MARY WORKED FOUR DAYS A WEEK, BUT HAS SINCE RETURNED TO WORKING THREE DAYS A WEEK.

STORY TIME

MY BUDDY MIKEY AND HIS BUDDY BILL WERE SITTING AT ROWDY’S BAR DOWNTOWN PRAIRE DU CHEIN, DRINKING BREAKFAST, AND GETTING PISSED UP AND PISSED OFF WITH THE SUB-ZERO WISCONSIN WEATHER. THEY GRABBED THE SMART PHONE AND BOOKED THE NEXT FLIGHT TO LAS VEGAS IN SEARCH OF WARM WEATHER.

SO FOR THE LAST WEEK I’VE BEEN PLAYING TOUR GUIDE. THEY SPENT THE FIRST THREE DAYS IN LAUGHLIN WHERE THE WEATHER WAS IN THE MID-70’S AND CHECKED THE PHONE OFTEN TO SEE BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES AT HOME IN WISCONSIN, BRINGING BIG SMILES TO THEIR FACES.

ON MARY’S DAY OFF WE WENT TO LAKE HAVASU AND TOOK THE FERRY BOAT RIDE ACROSS THE LAKE TO HAVASU LANDING AND CASINO ON THE CALIFORNIA SIDE OF THE LAKE. WE ENJOYED LUNCH LAKSIDE RIGHT UP FRONT AT THE BIG WINDOWS WITH A BEAUTIFUL VIEW. HERE YOU CAN SEE THE LONDON BRIDGE IN THE BACKGROUND OF THE PICTURE.

AFTER WARMING UP IN LAUGHLIN, MIKEY AND I HIT FREMONT STREET, DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, FOR GAMBLEING, DRINKING, AND SMOKING WITH BOTH HANDS. BESIDES A GREAT TIME WITH MIKEY, I WAS LUCKY THIS TRIP AND NOT ONLY ENJOYED A FREE TRIP TO VEGAS, BUT ALSO WON BACK ALL THE MONEY I LOST ON THE CRAPS TABLE ON MY LAST TRIP WITH MARY A COUPLE WEEKS BACK!

NEXT UP

NOW I HAVE A FEW DAYS TO REST UP, AND MARK AND JAYNE FLY INTO VEGAS ON THURSDAY FOR THEIR ANNUAL ESCAPE FROM WINTER AND DES MOINES. WE HAVE CHANGED UP THE AGENDA THIS YEAR, AND INSTEAD OF DOING VEGAS AND LAUGHLIN, WE WILL BE DOING VEGAS AND DEATH VALLEY.

THE WEATHER FORECAST FOR DEATH VALLEY NEXT SATURDAY IS

 “SUNNY & 75”.