CRAZY HORSE

Yesterday was to be full of stormy weather...turned out hot and humid...what?...we got to enjoy the pool and spa...doesn't take much to brown me up...anyhoo.... Did see that Trader AJ of the Padres got caught doing the dirty...ha ha...hiding stuff on his trade bait...and MLB did the unthinkable...suspended the dude for 30 days...without pay...too bad...he's a piece of work...well, outta work!   The Donald said Prez O was indeed born in the USA...okay, now we all can vote for him...and...he kind of released his health report...needs to shed a few lbs...okay, now we can vote for him...how about his tax results?...oops, have to hold out on the vote... Thursday night football...the Jets beat their old coach...hmmm, I wonder how many of them actually played for the bloke?....the life of a NFL guy is not too long, right?... My FF team is already deemed as awful!...geez...looking for a rebound...or should that be doomed?.... You PNW peops  are quiet about the upcoming Duck ...

Having good weather on an island... Swimming morning noon and night... Hot tubbing equally... Cruising into Lahaina, rocking 70's music... Top down... Slappy cakes in the am... Getting a call from your son at 5:30 in the am... Actually, anytime... Pictures of Sammi....sent by her 2nd mother, BJ... A Krispy Kreme to take the edge off... AC... Piña Colada, Lava Flow, or Mai Tai... Sporting new sunglasses... Snorkeling at Napili Bay... Golfing at TBD, once the rain stops... Being here, with the same gal... On our 42nd anniversary...

Aloha, kids!   We are here in Maui.  Flight was good but long.  Into headwinds rather than with.  So.  All was as planned, the car was ready...stopped at Krispy Kremes....headed to Kaanapali... Weather is quite muggy...88*...get to the hotel we have stayed at for 12+ years...and met up with a guest service gal from HELL!...she told me we had NO room...what?  I explained to her I paid for an extra day, so we could get immediate access..."nope, you do not have a reservation "... I further told her, that I called last week and was reassured that all was in line..."aloha!" ....nope... Another service gal overheard, and said "Aloha, Mr Shepard!"...promptly got my paper work out and gave it to the one who was "helping" me...she threw the papers on the table and yelled at me.  What?...then she bolted out of the area into the back room...nice service... Ok...did get our room...it is beautiful...the weather is not!...big storm last eve...lightning...

Morning kids...set to fly outta here in a few hours...but have to talk about the latest version of DWTS....Dancing With The Stars ... who, really, are the Pro Dancers...now...Derek, Macks, Val, Whitney, Cheryl...and on and on ...they have earned the top billing in Horse's book... The funnest one of last night's first nite...was Vanilla Ice ...doing "Ice Ice Baby"...with Whitney ...so much fun, it almost got me off the couch...well, almost... the Oly gal with Val, were heads and shoulders above most others ... Jana Kramer, the country sanger, was damn good ...do not know her pro...and the terrible part of the eve....was when the much embattled Oly swimmer, Bryan Lochte, paired with my gal Cheryl...got heckled from the crowd. ..and then rushed by a couple of thugs...alarming...should be a great season...trust Horse... Couple of NFL games last eve... Pitt over the Skins... Big Ben is a stud...doesn't panic like you know who...very similar games ... the 49ers...

Non-fat, extra hot...no whip please ...top of the morning to ya"ll, kids...what's a poppin'?...it is the day of days for us...packing...making sure all the tees are crossed...something like that... got a book...real live one...about Mike Love, of them Beach Boys ...that will keep me in the reading mode...along with the latest tour guide book on Maui ...already got this humongous Sudoku one...spiral bound , if you will...let's talk about yesterday...fruitful one it was... Probably, no not probably... the biggest topic of the day ...was the near collapse of Ms Clinton as she was leaving the 9/11 Memorial in NYC...the clip was real...and...it took a good part of the day to get a release from the DNC Camp... she is sick...like really...has pneumonia ...I can't imagine running for Prez, kids...the pressure of it all...being on demand and constant scrutiny has to wear you down... it takes special people to weather it all ...let's hope for a speedy recovery...let...

How could we forget?...the unthinkable act upon the USA by cowards of the worst kind... 9/11 ...this is the day that we have etched in our minds... it's one of those times, that we all can remember where we were and what we were doing ...if we were fortunate enough to not be on one of those planes, at the Pentagon, or in the twin towers in NYC...I'm not going to get into the whys and what fors...it is a space of our lives that needs to always be held in our deepest thoughts... pictured here is from the new skyline of the City... Peace ... OK... The collegiate football season is well underway... 2nd week is over ...one of many easy games for the better teams...one may call them "patsies"... blow outs ...money makers for the teams that have the "privilege" to go visit a power house, get stomped and get a huge payment for the right...egads...character building, the coaches say...right... The Ducks had an interesting one, hosting the ACC Virginia Cavali...