TGIF!  Yup, it's the day after Thursday and the day before Saturday.  IT'S FRIDAY, and we think it's the best invention since Nintendo came out with Super Mario Brothers 3!  But as great as Fridays are, (and they are GREAT!), they also come with their own set of messy issues - just like kids, pets and relatives.    Look, Fridays would be the perfect day if they didn't follow Thursday night when we always go out and celebrate because it's Friday Eve.  The celebration part is fine, but then Friday morning arrives along with Big Mac wrappers all over the trailer floor, pizza sauce smeared in our eyebrows, somebody's small dog in our car and foggy memories of the night before.

This Friday morning was no different, and neither was last night when we headed out to Palm Canyon Drive (OH YEAH! - PALM CANYON DRIVE, BABY!).   Our friends Mike & Tonya soon showed up, as did our friends Lee & Cindy.  Well actually, Lee showed up alone because Cindy was still over in Riverside with her attorney - something about a bail hearing - but we've got our own legal issues going in three different states so we didn't press for details.  Anyway, once we were all assembled, the serious drinking could begin - and it did!

The surprise of the night was when two women approached our group and asked us if we were "locals."  Look, we've learned from countless police interrogations to never admit anything, but they seemed harmless so we all admitted to it.  As it turns out, they weren't the "working girls" we suspected them to be, but were locals themselves, with gainful employment and a VISA card that hadn't reached it's limit - yet!   Let's just say that after we had all of our bar tabs transferred to their bill, the VISA is probably now over limit - but who cares?  They have jobs and can pay it off in "easy monthly installments."  And, since we didn't have to spend anything last night, we've got enough cash to hit the strip club for the lunch buffet and still go out tonight...

      
The "Palm Springs Gang" all free on bail (except Cindy!)      Is it any surprise Lee had to repeat 3rd grade? - TWICE!

      
Kevin's expression tells you where their other hands are!           Any landing you can walk away from is a good one!