Borrego Springs

Erin and I visited her Uncle Jim in Borrego Springs last weekend. We had planned to a little golfing and relaxing but our schedule changed when Jim had to play in a golf tournament that weekend. So, instead Erin did a lot of lounging by the pool visiting the town art exhibit seeing the wild flowers and buying grapefruits. I, on the other hand got to play in the tournament as Jim's partner. Here's how that went.

On the very first hole I pulled out the driver on par and must have drove the ball about 5 to 10 yards. I almost missed it. Normally, I would just take a mulligan and re-tee but this is not allowed in tournament golf. Fortunately, we were playing a scramble and we could just use Jim's ball. We ended up in the middle of the pack on day one. Day two was better, playing full net score we were able to post a combined 138 to win the tournament. Hurrah!

Bay Area

Erin and I vacationed in the bay area a couple of weeks ago visiting a couple of Erin's college chums. It was enjoyed but not particularly interesting. The best place we went to was a little restaurant in San Francisco called Universal Cafe. Erin and I went there for bruch on Sunday. Everything on the menu is cage-free farm fresh and delicious. We also saw the Raptors lay down another game, this time against Golden State. Thanks to Richard for the tickets!

San Diego

Erin and I went to San Diego last weekend. We were visiting Erin's college chum Chad who happens to rent a pretty nice place there. Of particular note was the Sunday brunch of enormous portions at Hash House A-Gogo. The interesting thing was that the food was actually pretty good. Among the things we shared was an eggs benedict that had a large southern fried chicken in place of the ham. On Saturday we ended up at a 'speakeasy' that was trying really hard to recreate that old time feel with mixed but positive results.

Another thing I found interested was that San Diego seems to have a real good downtown. Something that cannot be said for a lot of American cities. We were there Saturday and it had a very vibrant nightlife in a condensced area so you could walk to many places once you get downtown. I liked it.