Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is beautiful. I'm not telling you anything you don't already know right. What I hate about Tahoe is basically two things, the casinos and the food.

Let's start with the casinos. I wouldn't mind the casinos if there was no smoking in the them. It's unhealthy and just down right disgusting. Why the people who work in there haven't brought a class action suit against the casinos is beyond me. I can't imagine having to work in that environment every day for 8 hours. The toll that would take on your health isn't worth whatever you're making in wages. I quit playing music in bars back in the late 80 because of this very same reason. I would come home at 3:00 AM and my clothes would stink of cigarette smoke. If people want to smoke let then go outside or provide a room for them like they do at airports. Why are the rest of us subjected to this bullshit? Only in Nevada.

The other problem I have with Tahoe is the lack of fancy food. One good restaurant we have found over the 26 years  of our group going up is the dining room at the Edgewood Country Club. Saturday night is our big night out. The food at the Edgewood is inventive, and well presented. It's the one place in Tahoe I'll eat fish. The service is beyond reproach. Do not eat in the casinos, do not. That's not what the casinos do. They do gambling, food is just an afterthought. The same can generally be said for the hotels as well.

It's always great to see my old friends. None of us had any luck at the tables this year. I dropped about $200.00 and that's about my limit.

The weather last weekend was great. There is so much outdoor activities to do in Lake Tahoe, hiking biking, rock climbing, water sports, horseback riding, and skiing just to name a few. It's an outdoor lovers paradise. I saw a coyote at the Edgewood.

Gambling, whoring, drunkenness, doesn't bother me. I haven't got any moral position on that crap. It's human nature to be stupid, and lord knows I've done my share of stupid shit. You can't stop these young people from having what they consider to be fun, but please stay away from the cigarettes and the bad food.

No photos this weekend. These trips exhaust me.

I'm going to do a gumbo recipe this week. You won't be disappointed.

It's crunch time. I got 3 and a half months to get this lard off and I start today.

That's it.

Peace,

Make Food/Not War

Food Consumption;

Breakfast; nothing

Lunch; potato pancake and 2 eggs over easy

Dinner; Ravioli w/olive oil, Romano cheese, fresh basil

Exercise; 2 miles walking (wipe out)