Amused by Rick

We went to the Grove tonight, I was reluctant to go but ended up having a really good time.  Banana Republic is having and unbelievable sale so Jill & I picked up a few nice things. Sam had an allergic reaction to the pasta, but everything is under control.  I thought of a Mastercard commercial rundown…

• Belated shopping, 3 days before Christmas
• Maneuvering a  double-stroller in a crowded area
• Dealing with heavily congested traffic within 2 miles of the Grove
• Use my Mastercard for valet to skip musical chairs in the parking lot
• Tipping the valet guy $10 to park my Yukon in the front, next to the Lamborghini Gallardo, priceless

Of the three groups, CEOs, Hollywood Actors and Musicians, who do you think would play better golf (if you considered the top 10 players). I chose CEOs for no good reason, but Musicians have the edge. Makes sense, there’s more of them and the successful ones have the time and money needed to play well.

Move aside Wii, come to Jesus.  In an odd twist, the most popular toy of the Christmas season this year is a talking Jesus doll, sold out of the $20 price level at Walmart stores nationwide.

Retailers remain puzzled as to why not one Mohammed doll has moved off the shelves.

(just kidding)

I found a pair of sunglasses on the garage floor last night on the way to my car.  It was late, so I picked them up, carefully placed them back in the case and planned on turning them in to Security the next morning. But some text on the case caught my attention, “Eye Couture,” and I had never heard of the brand, Loree Rodkin, so I looked them up on the internet:  $500+ sunglasses, so now I’m curious who owns these things.

Today, I posted a note in all the elevators:

If you have recently lost a crazy nice pair of sunglasses I just wanted you to know that I have them, they look great on me and I’m really enjoying them.  Just Kidding.  Call x9999, they are on my desk, I found them in the garage last night. 

And now I’m getting a bunch of [prank] calls from people anxious to see who posted the note.  Hah.

In case you’re wondering, no, I absolutely do not plan on keeping them.  I’ll turn them into security if I don’t hear from anyone soon.

Carmax redesigned their website, and it rocks!  They basically implemented a browse feature with histograms, which makes it super easy to get at the car you want to see.  Which, for me, is ultra-important.

(still can’t link directly to a car without using their email-a-friend feature)

Rhapsody is totally down as of this morning, I can’t log in, can’t listen to music, sucks (my portable Sansa still works though).  Real just laid off 100 or so people today, I wonder if that has anything to do with it.

American Golf has a fantastic golf lesson package for beginner and intermediate players. I’ve taken two lessons so far and my game has been turned upside down, I’ve gone from 100+ to sub-100 scores after just 2 rounds. My swing feels strong and natural and I’m consistently killing the ball with clubs that only gave me slices in the past. When I goof a shot I have a pretty good idea what I did wrong. I’m very happy with the program, if you want to learn more about golf or you want to refine your game or you want to learn the fundamentals, I highly recommend it.

For $199 here’s what you get:

• Four 90 minute group golf lessons with a PGA pro.
• $100 range card for $50
• 5 rounds of golf
• 9 holes with a Pro
• Discounted rates on future lessons, roughly half price: $99 for 4 lessons in a calendar month
• A student discount card, includes discounted rounds, $3 for $6 range cards, 25% off food, 10% off items in the pro shop

Read this

http://www.ci.san-marino.ca.us/city_ordinances.htm