It’s Thursday evening and I am having a ‘snort’ as Father likes to call an adult beverage. Goodness knows where he got this awful expression. I suspect he likes to use the expression as it makes Mother cringe. Tonight’s snort is a jigger of Forty Creek Reserve, a lovely whiskey from Canada. It is delicious – and well deserved! Work’s been even more time consuming than ever, if this is possible. I’ve work long hours, I’ve done my exercise, and I’ve packed my bags for Palm Springs. Time to sit back and have a snort, compose a quite overdue blog entry.
As is my wont, I am excited to get out of Dodge and go to Palm Springs. Someone and I will be visiting chums: fellow blogger buddy DougT of Gossamer Tapestry, and his intrepid partner Leon AKA The Wild One, who are having a week’s holiday. It will be most pleasant to see them. Shawn, my #1 Spo-fan, is coming to town to meet us. I am thrilled; I hope I don’t disappoint the fellow !
Although it is “only for the weekend” I have a lot of luggage. I don’t think this is fashion statment but training. The Boy Scout in me* likes to “be prepared”. The temperature at night will be in to the 50s. I have a jacket and warmer clothes as well as the usual array of Spo-shirts. The hotel where we will stay isn’t clothing optional, so I had to locate and pack a bathing suit. I also packed the usual assortment of journals, book, and GAMES magazine, which usually end up not being read.
Besides meeting with chums, gabbing and eating, I hope to do a little early Christmas shopping, or find a birthday present for Someone (a month away). Nothing says “Merry Christmas’ like a queer souvenir from Palm Springs!
Well, my “snort” is done and I want to read blogs. I bid you good night, with sweet dreams of waterfalls and ice cream.
*Has anyone else had a Boy Scout in them? What an entry that would be !
15 comments
November 15, 2012 at 8:30 PM
Laurent
And I thought I was #1 Spo fan, I am crushed. Oh well have a nice time with the millionaires in Palm Springs.
November 15, 2012 at 9:27 PM
Urspo
Clarification – Shawn is the #1 Spo-fan who does not write a blog !
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November 15, 2012 at 8:34 PM
Ron
Great minds think alike! I just posted a “Boy Scout” blog BEFORE I read your blog. Have a great holiday.😜
November 15, 2012 at 8:40 PM
Jay
I was a Boy Scout and saw my first naked man at Boy Scout Camp. One of the counselors took his clothing off and waded out to the middle of the river to show us that the river was not deep. Memorable.
November 15, 2012 at 9:22 PM
anne marie in philly
you won’t disappoint shawn; he is FABULOUS and gets along with everyone! 🙂
snort away!
November 15, 2012 at 10:02 PM
Will J
“Has anyone else had a Boy Scout in them?”
Pardon me while I pick my jaw up from where it dropped (in shock) onto the floor. This is going to keep me awake all night.
November 15, 2012 at 10:13 PM
truthspew
Ah – the thing about reading material. I’m now at about 60 ebooks on my phone. Latest acquisitions were John R. Piere’s treatise on Information Theory, an extension of the work of genius Claude Shannon of Bell Labs.
Then there’s gay fiction – The Cranberry Crush. Should be an interesting read.
November 15, 2012 at 10:37 PM
Erik Rubright
I was a Boy Scout, and never had any of the “excitement” that I hear about these days.
November 16, 2012 at 5:48 AM
Tony Davis
i was that close to going to palm springs myself this weekend with my best friend, but alas, i will not be joining him. had i done so, a meetup would have been required! i am sure it will be a beautiful weekend out there. we go out there a few times a year. in the meantime, i will re-read your post and laugh at all the grammatical errors you made after having your “snort”! ha! you DO need a holiday!
November 16, 2012 at 8:23 AM
Ray
Have fun. Be safe. and I love Tony comments.
Have a GREAT WEEKEND
Hugs
Ray
November 16, 2012 at 7:04 PM
Tony Davis
thanks, ray! SOMEONE had to say it!
November 16, 2012 at 10:29 AM
Shawn
My resort IS clothing optional!
Yippeeee!
November 18, 2012 at 6:52 PM
Harper's Keeper
Well if you found a Christmas gift you did a really good job smuggling it home without me seeing it.
November 24, 2012 at 5:12 AM
John in Chicago
Love the comment about Boy Scouts! My partner was once a Boy Scout, it makes me think of him. . . differently. I wonder if there’s a tent somewhere.
(P.S.- loyal reader, first time poster. Keep up the good work! I also discovered Harper’s Keeper (the blog), which I also now read regularly.)
November 24, 2012 at 9:24 AM
Urspo
Thank you John of Chicago ! I am honored you left a comment and you’ve been a reader all this time. I hope to hear from you again!
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