Scribblings From the Desert

I am a published author and produced screenwriter living in Rancho Mirage, California with my wife, Beth, and two dogs, Crystal and Misty. I have spent most of my life in and around the Hollywood Motion Picture Business.

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Location: Rancho Mirage, California, United States

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Sarah Jones add Jorge Garcia, in a scene from Alcatraz

Home after meeting to check on girls. Brush teeth then off to haircut. Home after haircut and check e-mail with girls, salami and chips. Work at computer for awhile. Later on, move into living room and continue watching The Last Hard Men, with Heston and Coburn. Make some lunch and eat while watching movie. Jimmy George called from Mississippi while I was viewing and we talked for awhile. Down for nap with girls. Up 2:30. Check e-mail; then out and bring in mail; Feed girls; open mail for Beth; Clean up side yard. Have some cookies while working at computer. Spend time in office; then into kitchen and shuck some corn. Get BBQ ready and plugged in. Make salads. Beth home and to bank and back. Put corn on while she looks for binder in office. I tart BBQ corn. When we're ready and everything's on table, we eat. After dessert, we watch Alcatraz from last night. Into office where I write here. Beth calls BOA. She showers; I write here. Later ~

Monday, January 30, 2012

Charlton Heston and James Coburn in The Last Hard Men

Home after meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls, salami and chips. Work at computer for awhile. Call Time-Warner and make an appt for phone line for this afternoon. Into living room and start watching The Last Hard Men, with Charlton Heston and James Coburn. Make tortilla lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up in two hours. Check e-mail. Out and bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Time-Warner guy here and fix phone line. I work at computer for awhile. UPS delivery for Beth. Put out recycle bin. To kitchen and start dinner and salads. Beth home - gets checks- then to bank and back. We eat and talk. After dessert we into living room and watch last night's CSI: Miami. She showers; I get ready and write here. Later ~

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Empire Polo Club
Sleep in day. Both up 5:30. She does her hair while I check e-mail. Both dress. Into kitchen and make breakfast; eat while reading Sunday paper. Trim beard. Drive to Best Buy and pick up phone set. Home and begin setting up phones. Drive to Indio's Empire Polo Grounds for Humane Society Fundraiser. Silent auction; BBQ dinner, etc. See Paul and Deborah. Home and work to set up phones. No dial tone when we're done. She brings home pizza and we eat. After dessert into office and look up Beverley's address on Google Maps. Find a phone number and call - they won't give out her number. Finish up in office and she to shower. I get ready. Later ~

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Alcatraz main cast

Leave meeting a half-hour early to grocery shop at Albertson's. Home and Brenda helps me bring stuff inside. I put stuff away while she gets back to cleaning. pop some popcorn and split it. I into office and check e-mail and news sites with girls. Beth gets home and she and Brenda talk while Brenda continues cleaning. I work at computer. Brenda leaves and I into kitchen to make us some lunch. We eat and talk. After dessert I into bedroom and down for nap with girls. Debbie here and she and Beth talk in kitchen. I up and dress. Check e-mail. Out out to bring in mail. Feed girls in room while I work on computer. Debbie leaves. We both work in office. She to kitchen. I follow later to make dinner. We eat and talk. Watch some Huckabee. Into living room to watch two hour pilot for Alcatraz. Watch a rerun of Person of Interest. Both get ready for bed; she showers. I write here. Later~

Friday, January 27, 2012


Leave meeting at 7:30 and drive to Sam's to shop for Hall. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls, salami and chips. Beth calls. I drive over to her place of employment and follow her (in van) to Bermuda Dunes airport. Drop her back at work then I home. Have dessert. Check e-mail; then down for nap with girls. Up and bring in mail. Call Beth. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Work in office for awhile. Drive over to Beth's place of employment and pick her up then we to Bermuda Dunes airport to drop her so she can drive them home after 7;00 landing. We have dinner (hot dog and chicken or her) in my car before I leave. I drive home. Have an ice cream dessert while I write here. Start to get ready for bed. She will be here later and she'll shower then join the rest of us in bede. Later ~

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Yvonne DeCarlo; Rex Reason; Rory Calhoun, in a scene from Raw Edge (1956)

Gas up on way home from meeting. On home and check e-mail and news sites with girls, sausage and chips. Work at computer for awhile. Talk to Beth for a moment. Back to work on computer. Move into living room and watch Raw Edge, with Rory Calhoun and Yvonne DeCarlo. Make a small lunch and eat while viewing movie. Down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail. Out to bring in mail. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Over to Beth's place of employment and follow her in the Tracker to Bermuda Dunes airport. Drop her back at work and I drive home. I check e-mail and read some news stories. Into kitchen and get steak ready as well as Beth's chicken. Set up BBQ. Start making salads. Turn on debate. Beth home and I hep bring in her stuff. Both watch debate while I continue making dinner. BBQ steak. She fixes chicken. We eat and watch debate. She cleans up after dinner. Turn on debate in office so she can work; I join her and write on blog. At 7:00, we into living room and watch CSI: Vegas - Marg Hilgenberd's last show. Later ~

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

With old Corriganville fight partner, Ed Mohler

To market after meeting and shop for Beth and me. On to key shop and have some keys made for Beth. On to her place of employment and help Beth change batteries in a TV remote. I drive home and check e-mail and news sites with girls. Take some Zicam back to Beth at her work. Down to pick up Western Bacon Cheeseburger to go and home. Watch TV while I eat with girls. Down for nap with girls. Up and bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Work in office for awhile. Into kitchen and start making her a quick dinner and salad. Beth home and I hep her in with her stuff. Finish making her dinner; plus two buttered tortillas for me. We eat and talk with Bill O'Reilly. She leaves for Hall and H&I Meeting. I call Ed Mohler and we talk. Into office and start writing here. Turn on living room TV. Beth home and we wach recording of last Sunday's Pan Am. Into office while she showers. Later ~

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Drive to Sam's and meet Luis to get a toy chest for pool. He takes it back in pickup.

Camp Runamuck set; Columbia Ranch (1965)

To Sam's after meeting to meet Luis to buy toy chest that he carries in pick up back to Beth's work. Stop by Harry's and help him add his new password to his computer. Stop by CVS and get mouthwash. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls, sausage and chips. Spend more time on computer. Into living room and turn on end of Gene Autry movie I've been watching for the past few days. Make some lunch and eat. Down for nap with girls. Up an hour and a half later. Bring in mail from outside. Feed Girls. Open mail for Beth. Work in office. Beth calls. Sean over to connect our computers to her employers' security system. Make a left over dinner. Get ready to watch a movie because Beth is going out to dinner tonight with Brenda and the girls. Beth home. Continue eating in kitchen. Beth leaves for dinner. I finish up while reading a NYT article about Apple computers. Into office and surf around Facebook. Work at computer until Beth gets home from dinner. Clean up kitchen and we talk. She showers while I get ready. I finish up here on blog. Later ~

Camp Runamuck set; Columbia Ranch (1965)

To Sam's after meeting to meet Luis to buy toy chest that he carries in pick up back to Beth's work. Stop by Harry's and help him add his new password to his computer. Stop by CVS and get mouthwash. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls, sausage and chips. Spend more time on computer. Into living room and turn on end of Gene Autry movie I've been watching for the past few days. Make some lunch and eat. Down for nap with girls. Up an hour and a half later. Bring in mail from outside. Feed Girls. Open mail for Beth. Work in office. Beth calls. Sean over to connect our computers to her employers' security system. Make a left over dinner. Get ready to watch a movie because Beth is going out to dinner tonight with Brenda and the girls. Beth home. Continue eating in kitchen. Beth leaves for dinner. I finish up while reading a NYT article about Apple computers. Into office and surf around Facebook. Work at computer until Beth gets home from dinner. Clean up kitchen and we talk. She showers while I get ready. I finish up here on blog. Later ~

Camp Runamuck set; Columbia Ranch (1965)

To Sam's after meeting to meet Luis to buy toy chest that he carries in pick up back to Beth's work. Stop by Harry's and help him add his new password to his computer. Stop by CVS and get mouthwash. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls, sausage and chips. Spend more time on computer. Into living room and turn on end of Gene Autry movie I've been watching for the past few days. Make some lunch and eat. Down for nap with girls. Up an hour and a half later. Bring in mail from outside. Feed Girls. Open mail for Beth. Work in office. Beth calls. Sean over to connect our computers to her employers' security system. Make a left over dinner. Get ready to watch a movie because Beth is going out to dinner tonight with Brenda and the girls. Beth home. Continue eating in kitchen. Beth leaves for dinner. I finish up while reading a NYT article about Apple computers. Into office and surf around Facebook. Work at computer until Beth gets home from dinner. Clean up kitchen and we talk. She showers while I get ready. I finish up here on blog. Later ~

Monday, January 23, 2012

The Florida debate we didn't see

RAIN LATER
Drop Blue at his house on way home. I continue on way and arrive home to meet girls. Check e-mail and news sites with girls ans chips. UPS drops check for Beth. Call her and she over to pick up check. I back to office and continue working. Into living room to watch end of old Gene Autry western; have a couple tortillas and butter while viewing. After dessert, into bedroom and down for nap with girls. Up in an hour and check mail. Finally, out to bring in mail. Take my pill. Feed girls. Put out recycle bin. Work in office as it starts to sprinkle again. Start making dinner. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. We eat and talk. After dessert and problems finding GOP debate channel, we watch recording of last night's CSI: Miami, a rerun. Then it's work here while she showers. Later ~

Sunday, January 22, 2012

NFC Playoff game

Sleep in day. Beth up 5:15; I follow at 5:30. She out ofbath and I in to shave and shower. Dress. She over to feede Jo. I have a few bites of yesterday's Subway Sandwich. Beth home and both change. Meet Steve and Linda Baker at Heritage Palms clubhouse for Sunday Brunch. Home and Beth does my pill box. I down for nap with girls. I up in an hour and join her in dining room. She off to her place of employment to feed Jo. I turn on playoff game 49ers vs. NYGiants. When she gets back, she makes dinner and we eat watching game in dining room. After dessert we move bak to living room andbig TV. San Fran looses in overtime. We get ready and she showers. Later ~

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Newt wins SC Primary

Leave meeting at 7:30 and to Albertson's for grocery shopping. Home and unload with assistance from Brenda. Home just long enough to brush teeth. Drive to Sam's Club and shop for floor mats with Beth. Across street to get our nails done. I pick up three Subways -one for me; one for Beth; and one for Sean; who she'll be meeting at her work place. I home and eat half my sandwich. Down for nap with girls. U[ and bring in mail; feed girls; open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Spend afternoon in office. Make some dinner and eat while watching GOP South Carolina primary. Into office while she showers. I get ready. Later ~

Friday, January 20, 2012

Beth, with our niece Kelly

Leave meeting at 7:30 and drive to Sam''s Club to shop for Hall and us. Home and put our stuff away. Work at computer for awhile. Into living room and watch a Gene Autry western on The Western Channel. Make some lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up and bring in mail. Feed girls.Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Into office and work some more. Into kitchen and start dinner - corn on the cob. Start BBQ. Beth home and I help her inside with her stuff. BBQ corn. We eat and talk. Then we watch GOP debate. She showers; I get ready. Later ~

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Filming The Fugitive TV Series at Corriganville lake (I'm in center of pic).

Home from meeting; check e-mail and news sites with girls and popcorn. Work at computer for awhile. Watch a western online. Into living room and watch another movie. Fix a sandwich and eat lunch. Down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail. Out and bring in mail. Feed girls. Clean up side yard. Get out steak and chicken to defrost. Open mail for Beth. Back to office and computer. Into kitchen and turn on news. Start getting steak ready. Turn on BBQ. Make salad. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. Put steak on grill. Beth works with chicken and starts cooking. We sit down and eat dinner. Watch second half of GOP debate from South Carolina. Both into office and work. She shower; I get ready. Later ~

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Scene from Joe Dakota with Jock Mahoney (L)

Home from meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Work on computer for awhile. Into living room and watch Justified premiere. After that watch Joe Dakota with Jock Mahoney. Make a couple tortillas with butter - ice cream for dessert. Down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail; bring in mail from outside; feed girls; open mail for Beth; clean up side yard. Into office and work through the afternoon. Into kitchen to start dinner; make salads. Beth home and she works in office while I finish making dinner. We eat and talk. After dessert we into office and work. Watch Pan Am, recorded on Sunday. She showers and I get ready. Later ~

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Jimmy George

Home after meeting. Snacks for girls. Check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Talk to Beth for a few minutes. Talk to Jimmy George in Mississippi for awhile. To bank to make deposits for Beth. Home and have a couple of tortillas and butter; ice cream. Down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail. Bring in mail from outside. Feed girls. Clean back yard. Open mail for Beth. Work at computer for awhile. Into kitchen to start getting dinner ready. Beth home and I help her in with her stuff. We eat and talk while O'Reilly is on. Dessert. She washes her hair. I into office and write here. She join me for an e-mail or two. Then we watch a TV show (Hawaii Five-O pr CSI Miami). She showers; I get ready. Later ~

Monday, January 16, 2012


Home from meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Jerry and his gang over to work on wall with jackhammer. Sean here to work on Beth's computer -
connect to security cams at her work. I work at my computer for awhile. Sean leaves around eleven; Jerry and gang follow. I eat lunch and ice cream. Down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail; no mail - holiday; feed girls; clean up side yard. Work at computer fore awhile. Enjoy the afternoon. A UPS box comes for Beth; package for me. Start fixing dinner. Beth home and we eat. Watch GOP debate on Fox. Both get ready. Later ~

Sunday, January 15, 2012

The Descendants

Sleep in day until 5:30 a.m. - both up and I check mail and take my pills until she's done. Then I shave and shower. Dress and bring in paper. Make breakfast and we eat and read paper. She over to her place of employment. I trim beard and work at computer. She home and works, works, works. I lie back on couch with girls. I make us some lunch and we eat. I down for nap with girls. Up and check e-mail, Feed girls. Read magazine. Out and clean up side yard. Work at computer. Beth home and works around house. I make salads and heat up pasta. We eat and talk. Into living room and starting at 5:30, we watch The Descendants (first time for her, second time for me). She showers while I get ready. I finish writing here. Later ~

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Richard Springle, left, Aurora Florence and Chris Carsten in My Fair Lady

Grocery Shopping - leave meeting at 7:30 and drive to Albertson's. See Harry on way out and we talk. Home and unload and put away. Check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Wok at computer for awhile. Beth home and I fix us lunch - left over taco stuff and chips. I rest in living room chair until it's time to change pants. Beth and I to McCallum Theater where we meet Brenda ans see My Fair Lady touring company. After we drive to her place of employment. I out to pick up Panda express. Back to her place of work. I help her fix new phone; see Jo; and we home. We eat Panda Express Orange Chicken. After we clean up, she showers while I write here in office, I clean up. Later ~

Friday, January 13, 2012

Filming a Scene from a Star Wars Episode

Leave meeting early and drive up to Sam's Club to shop for Hall and us. Home and unload a box of copy paper with Robert's help. Into house and check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Work until 11:00 then stop. Of to Elephant Bar to meet Harry, John Cook and Bob Feldhake for lunch (on Harry). Home and down for nap with girls. Rest of phone delivery arrives. Call Beth. Drive over to her place of employment and drop off phone. Home and have some cookies. Work at computer until it's too dark. Turn on lights in house. Start dinner; make salad. Beth home and help her in with her things. We eat and talk. After dessert we watch last night's Person of Interest. I write here while she showers. Later ~

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Scene From The Descendants

Home from meeting. Check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Sam and Dale by to put Beth's jewelry box back together. I work awhile on cmoputer. Then I watch The Descendants DVD on my computer. Made a couple buttered tortillas for lunch with ice cream for dessert. Very good movie. When movie is over I down for nap with girls. Up 2:30. Check e-mail. Out and bring in mail;feed girls; open mail for Beth; clean up side yard. Open Fero Sequils and put in bottle. Work at computer some more. Start making stuff for tacos. Turn on O'Reilly. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. We eat and talk. Dessert together. She washes her hair. I write here while she works beside me. We watch Pan Am from last week. Both get ready. Later ~

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Lou Bartoletti arriving today

Shop for a few items at Albertson's after meeting then home. Take Misty to vet (dentist) to have her teeth looked at - make follow up in a month. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Talk to Beth. Lou Bartoletti calls - he' on his way to Phoenix and wants to stop by. Talk to Beth again. Lou here = take some pics outside and in. We talk for awhile and he leaves at noon. I have two tortillas with butter and an ice cream for a late lunch. Down for nap with girls. Up 3:00 p.m. Bring in mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Into office and work on computer for awhile. Shuck some corn for dinner. Start making salads. Get BBQ going. Beth home - help her in with her stuff. Finish salads. Start BBQ corn. We eat. Ice cream for dessert. Then we watch recording of last night's NCIS. She showers and I get ready. She puts stuff in my sink to unclog the drain. Later ~

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Haircut Day

To Hall to empty trash and shoot shit with the guys. Drive to blood lab and arrive at 7:00 - second one there. To market across street and buy a gift card. Home and make breakfast then eat. To Sherry's shop for my haircut. Mel there. Home and work at computer. Make some buttered tortillas for lunch - ice cream for dessert. Down for nap with girls. Up at 2:30. Check e-mail. Out to get mail. Feed girls. Young boy to door trying to earn points to get into college. We talk. His name is Ron Chesnut and he has some issues. His father is a Marine who is serving his 6th tour. I buy a mag subscription to send to troops; give him all my books to read and send to troops. He takes off. I finish reading mail. Work at computer. Empty dish washer. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. Make dinner and we eat. Both into office. She works on her computer while I write here for both today and yesterday. She in to shower; I continue working here. I get ready. Later ~

Monday, January 09, 2012

Scene from Speilberg's War Horse

Home after meeting to check girls; then it's to car wash to get Dodge cleaned up. Home an check e-mail and news sites with chips and girls. Watch War Horse DVD on my computer - a WGA disc. I enjoyed the movie; and I had some tears in the right places; it was very good but could have been better - something ws missing but I can't explain. Made a couple of corn tortillas with butter for lunch followed by ice cream for dessert. Down for nap with girls. Up at 2:30 and check e-mail; out to get mail; feed girls; clean up side yard. Work on pulling trash together and put our recycle bin. pull out frozen steak and chicken to defrost. Work in office.Turn on O'Reilly. Beth home. I BBQ steak while she cooks her chicken. We eat and have ice cream. Watch last night's CSI: Miami episode. She showers; I get ready. Later ~

Sunday, January 08, 2012

Beth and Jo

Sleep in day - but I'm up at 5:30 with her. I check e-mail while she does her hair. I shave and shower. Dress and into kitchen. She leaves and heads over to her place of work. I make breakfast and eat while reading Sunday paper. Do some chores around house. Beth back. She does my pill boxes while I work beside her. Put pill boxes away. I make a sandwich for her and I have the left-over half of my tuna sand from yesterday. I have ice cream for dessert. She off to her place of employment once again, while I down for nap with girls. I up 2:30. Check e-mail. She home and we go look at house up street - Norman shows it to us. Home and feed girls. Into office and work at computer. She off to be with Jo the dog at her place of work. I into kitchen and cut potatoes for dinner; grate cheese. She home and dives into cooking dinner; even makes salads. We eat and watch election special on Fox. Clean up and into office and write here. She joins me for awhile. She showers. I get ready. Later ~

Saturday, January 07, 2012

Acqua Pazza at The River

Leave meeting early and hit Albertson's for weekly grocery shopping. Home and unload with help from Brenda, Sam and Dale. Sam and Dale are her to stain the bottom of Beth's jewelry box. Brenda is cleaning. I work at computer while they work at their jobs. I of to nail place where I meet Beth and get my pedicure. After that, pick up sandwiches and home. Beth home a few minutes later and we eat. She calls Brenda then she's off in my car. I finish dessert then down for nap with girls. I up in a couple of hours. Beth is home. I check e-mail and write here. Work at comopuoter until it's time to pout on long pants. We drive to The River and meet Bill and Sunny White for dinner at Acqua Pazza. Home and get ready for bed. Later ~

Friday, January 06, 2012


Leave meeting at 7:30 and drive to Sam's Club to shop for Hall. Drop her stuff at her employers' on way home - see her. Once home, I give snack to babies then check e-mail and news sites with girls. Work at computer for awhile. To living room and watch
Mexicali Rose with Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette. Make soup for lunch and eat while viewing. Down for nap with girls. Up 2:00 and check e-mail. Out to get mail. Feed girls. Open mail for Beth. Clean up side yard. Into office and work at computer. Into kitchen and start dinner and make salads. Turn on O'Reilly. Beth home. Help her bring here stuff in. We eat and talk. After dessert both into office. I write here. She in and wash her hair. Eventually she showers. I get ready. Later ~

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Joel Peters in front of his old store

Leave meeting before it starts to get to 7:00 dental cleaning. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Spend some time on computer. Talk to Beth. Take off at 10:40 for Indio. Stop and see Joel at his new (smaller) store - across parking lot from old store. Meet his son and his girlfriend. On to Chinese restaurant for monthly Conservative Round Table. Nice lunch and conversation. Home, bring in mail and feed girls - have some ice cream. Open mail for Down for nap with girls. Up 5:00.Open mail for Beth. Start making dinner and salads. She finally home late and we eat. Both into office and we work for a few minutes. She shower. I get ready. Later ~

Wednesday, January 04, 2012


Home from meeting and check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Work at computer for awhile. Watch beginning of a western online; then into living room and watch Roy Rogers and Raymond Hatton in Rough Rider's Round up. Make a couple of tortillas and butter and eat while viewing. After ice cream dessert, I down for nap with girls at 11:30. Up at 1:30; check e-mail with girls. Call Beth. Drive to Bermuda Dunes to meet her where she's left Tracker for pilot tomorrow. I pick her up and drop her off at her place of employment. Home and check email. Work at computer for awhile. Into dining room snd turn on Fox news. Shuck some corn. Turn on BBQ. Make some salads. Beth home and help her in with her stuff. BBQ corn; then we eat. After dessert, we clean up and work in office. Then we watch last night's episode of NCIS. I write here while she showers. I get ready. Later ~

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Beth's 30th AA Birthday

She up and off early as she's leading the 6:00 a.m. meeting so shed's off before me. She also takes a cake at our meeting - I give it to her. I stop and pick up a binder for her; plus I mail a package to Shannon for her, too. Home and check e-mail and news sites with girls and chips. Drive to credit union to make deposit for her. Home and turn on TV - Gene Autry western, Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride. Make some lunch - buttered tortillas - and have dessert. Down for nap with girls. Up 1:00 p.m. Work for awhile in office. Bring in mail from outside; feed girls; open mail for Beth. Into office and work some more on computer. Find out Jane Burnett Smith died in November. Turn on news in dining room. Start making salads and cook dinner for five minutes. No O'Reilly - Iowa Caucus coverage. Beth home and help her in with stuff. She tired and sits. Serve dinner and we eat. After dessert we both to office. She showers. Watch last night's Hawaii Five-O episode. Get ready - Later ~

Monday, January 02, 2012


New Years Day Celebrated today because yesterday was Sunday
Left meeting early so I can get home and have Rose Parade going on TV before she gets home. I found out yesterday that KTLA would be shown on a Time-Warner channel - well, it was there, but not in HD. Beth home and decides she wants to watch the KTLA version even though it is not HD. I was going to watch parade in bedroom on a network as I feel seeing it in HD is better than listening to Bob and Stephanie with no HD. Finally I find the HD version on KTLA's web site - small pic but in great HD. We watch parade in office and every body's happy. She off to work and I off to Sam's to pick up some things for her employers. Drop them and home. Bought a hot dog and had it for lunch while watching Call of the Canyon with Gene Autry, Ruth Terry and Smiley Burnette. After dessert I down for nap with girls. Up in two hours and check e-mail again. Feed girls and turn on Rose Bowl Game - Wisconsin vs. Oregon Ducks. Oregon wins, 45 to 38. Highest soring game in RB history. Beth home from work and I start dinner. We talk; then we eat. After dessert and clean up, I into office and write here. She joins me for awhile. Eventually she showers. I get ready. Later ~

Sunday, January 01, 2012

Spending New Years Day Together (no parade or games)

Happy New Year's Day!
No Parade; no football game. The new year has fallen on a Sunday once again and every thing's postponed until tomorrow.
Beth up early; gets ready and off to Hall to help Brenda clean. I up 5:30. Shower and dress; check e-mail and news sites; plus work at computer for awhile. Bring in Sunday Paper. Fix breakfast and eat while reading paper. Trim beard. Into office and work at computer.Beth home from Hall. We talk. She has chores to do. We both into office to work. I into kitchen and fix us lunch. We eat. I have dessert; then I'm down for a nap with girls. Beth goes by her place of employment for awhile. I up and work at computer. She is here ironing on service porch. I get food and feed girls. Back into office and work some more. Beth joins me again. I into kitchen and start salads. Beth gets Alfredo going. Set table and eventually eat. After dessert we clean up. I into office to order Zicam. She showers. I get ready. Later ~