SPRING IS HERE

SATURDAY MARCH 3,2012
INDIO CA.

WHEN I WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF NAPERVILLE BACK IN 81/82, 30 YEARS AGO, BOB HUBENY WAS MY ASSISTANT GOVERNOR. HIS JOB WAS TO GUIDE THE CLUB PRESIDENTS AND BE SURE THEY DID A GOOD JOB AND FOLLOWED THE RULES. WELL, BOB AND I ALONG WITH HIS WIFE LINDA AND MY WIFE SANDY HAVE REMAINED FRIENDS OVER THESE MANY YEARS.
TODAY I RECEIVED AND EMAIL FROM THEM THAT SAID THEY WILL BE SPENDING A COUPLE OF DAYS WITH US NEXT WEEK, THEY LIVE IN HENDERSON NV.

WE ARE SO PLEASED TO HAVE THEM JOIN US EVEN THO THEY HAVE TO DRIVE ABOUT 900 MILES ROUND TRIP TO SPEND A FEW DAYS WITH US HERE IN INDIO CA.

TODAY I DID ANOTHER ROTARY MEETING MAKEUP ON LINE, I HAVE YET TO ATTEND A TERRA CLUB EVEN THO THERE ARE 3 CLUBS HERE. I WAS GOING TO LET MY 35 YEARS OF NEVER MISSING A MEETING FALL WHEN I RETIRED AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I GOT OUT HERE BUT SANDY SAID "WHY DON'T YOU DO YOUR MAKE UPS ON LINE, HAVING NO EXCUSE FOR THAT, I AM MAKING UP ON LINE. BY THE WAY IT IS REALLY EASY.

YESTERDAY WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD DUST STORM, WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE COACH NEEDS TO BE WASHED BUT THE GUYS ARE BOOKED UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON. I HAD THE CAR DONE TODAY.

WE ARE IN SEARCH OF A BAD RESTAURANT, THAT IS PROVING TO BE AN IMPOSSIBLE TASK. WE HAVE NOT FOUND ONE YET BUT THERE ARE HUNDREDS YET TO GO. WE WILL CONTINUE THE SEARCH NEXT YEAR IF WE DON'T TURN UP ANYTHING BEFORE WE HEAD HOME IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THE FIVE RESTAURANTS THAT CLINT EASTWOOD OWNS SEEM TO BE OUR FAVORITES SO FAR.
THE CLUB HOUSE RESTAURANT HERE AT THE MOTORCOACH COUNTRY CLUB IS PRETTY GOOD AND VERY CONVENIENT .
PROBABLY OUR MOST UNSUAL PLACE IS CALLED THE CLIFF HOUSE AND THIS RESTAURANT IS BUILT INTO THE SIDE OF A ROCK MOUNTAIN WITH WATERFALLS CASCADING DOWN FROM ON HIGH. VALET PARKING $1.00.

HAPPY HOUR IS A BIG DEAL OUT HERE, 3 TO 6, 3 TO 7, SOME ARE 3 TO 7 AND 9 TO CLOSE, SOME ARE ALL DAY ON SATURDAY.
THEY PACK THE BARS AND WE CAN'T DO IT IN NAPERVILLE.
MOST MEALS ARE BIGGER THAN YOU NEED BUT THE DOGGY BAGS ARE PLENTIFUL SO IF YOU THINK ABOUT IT YOU MAY GET A TWOFER AND ENJOY A SECOND MEAL AT NO COST.

BLOG YOU SOON.
ART