At least that is what the forecast calls for today... (Could any job be easier than weather forecasting in Arizona?-- "Sunny today and everyday!"). But today is overcast with chance of rain. So beach volleyball may be a little wet today... (it's a rain or shine game because it was canceled twice already, once for weather and once for the football playoff game). Either way, I'm showing up and I'm predicting major soreness in the forecast for Monday and Tuesday...
The Cardinals are facing adversity already...(As if losing the Super Bowl in spectacular fashion wasn't tough enough)... Their offensive coordinator left and is now the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, they dismissed their defensive coordinator and now Anquan Boldin is grumbling that he may not re-sign because he has "problems with the organization"...(translation: I want a lot of money). Anytime you hear a ballplayer say it isn't about the money you can bet that's ALL it's about. How about a little honesty? Everyone knows that you want money, so admit it. "I love the city and the fans and my teammates, but I love the cash more!" The division the Cardinals are in is very weak (Seattle and St. Louis just hired new coaches and the 49ers will in the first full year with Mike Singletary so they shoulfd win the division again, if they sign Kurt for one more year).
Friday night was dinner at Fogo de Chao... a Portugese restaurant that specializes in "rodizio" which is the skewered meat feeding frenzy... There were 24 of us in all at one long banquet table is a separate section... The restaurant was nicely decorated, had a full salad bar and the meat selection was fabulous...(Parmesan Pork and the filet mignon were the consensus favorites)... They had a coaster set-up (red on one side and green on the other) and if you're coaster was green the "skewer men" kept coming. So you had to flip to red every once in awhile so you could finish something... But the service was great, the Brazilian lemonade I had was great, and of course the "skewer men" wore out the carpet to where I was sitting! Met some very cool people at my end of the table... (Out of six, none were "native" Arizonans. Idaho, Michigan, Wisconsin, Hawaii, Ilinois and of course N.J. (me)). Prices were a tad high but it was worth the trip (it is Scottsdale, after all). The restaurant was about 2 miles from where I stood all last week...(it was nice to sit down in Scottsdale for a change)...
Saturday turned out nice and we played golf. Mary Ellen made all the arrangements at Troon North (resort course in guess where? Scottsdale, of course). Green Fees are $295.00 for visitors, $195.00 for Arizona residents and $0.00 for our group yesterday! (literally, priceless). Mary Ellen works at another Troon course in Scottsdale and as an employee gets free rounds at any Troon owned course...(which I didn't know until we signed in yesterday)... What a gorgeous course! Meandering through the desert with gorgeous scenery and very tough holes... The driver didn't cooperate so the score was in the mid-80's... Played with Mary Ellen and Mark (E&A members) and Garth (not Brooks) who worked with Mary Ellen... Enjoyed it immensely and will play together again... (It was good to get back out there after last week... being that close to a course and not playing was like torture). On the way back, I showed them "my" parking lot...
My prayers go out to Uncle Charles and his family and all who know him and wish him well... He
is recovering from some medical problems and at this writing he is getting better...
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