I know all my friends are
waiting to hear about my little getaway to the Jersey shore last week, so here
goes:
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| The rules say I can move my ball out six inches from the bricks! |
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| HOW far away is that hole???? |
You’ll all be happy to know
that I had a great time on my trip with my Human Sidekicks. One of our first outings was to a mini golf
course where of course I was the only one to finish below par.
(My Assistant is
muttering something about my math; I’ll check later to see what’s on her mind,
right now I’m busy with the blog.)
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| So how I am supposed to get my ball back when it's at the bottom of this huge cup? (My Assistant retrieved it, of course!) |
We also went to a Ripley’s
Museum where Madame Zelda told my fortune, saying I was going to come into some
money. And she was right! That night I went back to our hotel at Resorts and
they had a game set up with a big board full of squares and you had to find one
of six parrots that were hidden behind those squares. I pointed out a square to
my Assistant and sure enough, there was a parrot behind it, and I won $10!
Then I tried a slot machine and won $20!!!!
After all that excitement,
the next day I decided just to crash. Nothing like a day at the beach to rev up
your spirit.
And I found a few nice shells along the shore to add to my collection.
The relaxation did me good
and so I was up for a trip to a bookstore that supposedly held
200,000 out of print and antique books. My Assistant went there to see if she
could find any rare books or pamphlets on World’s Fairs for her blog and
historical group. It turned out to be an incredibly messy place with boxes of
books strewn all over, stuff crammed into shelves with no rhyme or reason and
there certainly were nowhere near 200,000 books in this tiny place.
But as I
told my Assistant, if something doesn’t work out, just move on to the next
thing. Follow my example: I went to the
antique shop next door and bought myself this lovely brass clock and set of
brass candlesticks; they will look good on one of my mantels.
The highlight of our trip
was a visit to Lucy the Elephant, but I’ll leave that story for my Assistant to
tell in our other blog. She gets so excited over historic stuff like that, and
after beating her at golf and winning the parrot game, I think it’s only fair
that I let her blog about the elephant. Besides, I need to go check e-Bay and see if I can make good use of my $30
winnings. . .
I suppose all things are relevant. To those of us who are well over 4-feet tall it's miniature golf, but it doesn't seem to be "miniature" for you. So I guess you'll need to come up with a different name for it. ... just a thought.
ReplyDeleteAnd don't feel bad, if I was there someone would have to fetch out my golf balls out of the hole as well. (note: I carefully worded that last sentence so ppl with those dirty minds couldn't make anything out of it.) At my age and size, that hole-in-ground is a long ways down.
I'm glad you had a good time and won some money. Now come gamble in Nevada ... our state would welcome your financial support.
One last thought, next time you're at the shore, be sure to wear a bright red bathing suit. Not for modesty, but because you are almost the color of the sand, (which is a very nice color) and if you ever got lost, the red suit would assist rescuers in finding you.
Thank you Paul, your comments are always so great!
ReplyDeleteI agree, we should get another name for "miniature" golf. Perhaps "Stretch Golf" would be a good choice.
And it made me feel good that I'm not the only one who has trouble with those golf holes. In this day and age they should put in an electronic golf ball retriever, so after the ball goes in the hole you could press a button and have it pop back up for you.
I'm not a big gambler as you could tell but I hope someday I will get to Nevada. Not necessarily to try my paw at the slots again, but to meet you and Mitzi (whose rabbit is still here, munching on carrots on my desk!) and Trivia.
That's a good idea about the bathing suit! Although I have to admit my assistant is a bit obsessive about me and won't let me wander off more than a few inches from her, so I doubt I'll ever get lost on a beach. I guess that's the price you pay for being such a popular celebrity.
Anyway, thanks again for your fun comments!!!
Glad Stretch did not get sunburned, it looked sunny and hot!
ReplyDeleteIt was very sunny, but only around 70 degrees with a breeze off the ocean, so it was Comfortable I'm happy to say! And Stretch appreciates your concern. He says to tell you that he always uses Sunblock 99, but it doesn't matter because I'm so obsessive with him, I don't let him stay long in the sun anyway! ;-)
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