A nice long walk to get a cache along the receding shoreline of the Salton Sea.
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Tonight we saw McFarland, USA, the latest movie from Disney Studios. It is a "feel good" movie in true Disney style but enjoyable at the same time. Nothing seemed contrived in this documentary that takes place in McFarland, California, a poor, small town in the Central Valley. The story is about a coach, Jim White, played by Kevin Costner, who takes a rag-tag team of boys to the fisrt-ever California state championship in cross country.
The movie has a message, and a good one at that. Glurge was minimal. Recommended; spend the money for a ticket.
This from Bloomberg:
RadioShack Corp. is preparing to shut down the almost-century-old retail chain in a bankruptcy deal that would sell about half its store leases to Sprint Corp. and close the rest, according to people with knowledge of the discussions.
We are heading out to the Getty Museum to see some zoftig women painted by Ruebens. Karie and her friend Brenda Lyn are joining us.
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It's a tradition now. We've been trying to begin each new year with a hike to some local spot. Today we walked the Whittier Hills along the Sycamore Canyon trail. The trail is maintained by the Puente Hills Native Habitat Preservation Authority which is a joint agreement between Los Angeles County Sanitation District, Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation, and the City of Whittier. The Sycamore Canyon segment is managed by Los Angeles County.
We logged 2.48 miles and about 4,700 steps. Now to keep it up ...
I read the excellent book "Unbroken" about heroic USC Alum Louis Zamperini. Pam and I are at the Lamelle Theater now to watch what I hope will be a very good movie based on the book. This is an outing for Pam's book club.
The Mighty Trojans win yet another bowl game! The Holiday Bowl goes to USC over Nebraska 45-42.
Borrego Springs: Where else can you find lighted double penises?
