Good Pickin'

The new Gomez CD, How We Operate, is good. The CD is definitely a departure from their past work of edgy or experimentation rock and more pop and production. I miss that guy with the gravely voice (I don't know his name). It's as if he is singing through saran wrap or something on this disc, like he’s pulling his punches. Good but not great.

I basically hiked and fished all weekend. I was doing more fishing than catching and came up short. We call that a "bagel" in tennis. Anywho, the hiking was tip top! Cataract Trail on Mount Tamalpais was the best of the weekend jaunts. My trip started from the Rock Spring Trail head and was roughly a 6 mile out-and-back trip. I'm not sure what was more attractive, Alpine Lake, the waterfalls, or the view from the hill on the Fairfax-Bolinas junction (the city, GG bridge, Muir woods, Stinson beach, the ocean, etc). That was one of the best hikes I’ve had in a while. I silenced my stomach and liver at the Sand Dollar on Stinson beach. I had two Mirror Pond Pale Ales and a burger with all the fixins while listening to some great country/blue grass from a local band. They covered everybody from Woody Guthrie, Chet Atkins, The Carter Family, etc. Then, I topped that off with an hour nap on Stinson Beach. What a day!

My step brothers would be proud. I recently walked into another women’s bathroom on accident. They have seen me do it a few times at the NE football games. I didn't realize it until mid stream and noticed a nice pair of women’s shoes facing the opposite direction in the adjacent stall. I started to laugh and as did she. I finished up, washed my hands, and b-lined it out of there. I ate at the bar, which was near her table, and over heard her telling her girlfriends what just happened. They laughed for five minutes. My job was done.

Gene, how’s the grammar?