Mark it down – April 28, and the pool is officially open here at the Gilbert hacienda. When the water temp hits 78, that’s just too good to pass up…

…even though when the air temp is 95 with a breeze it still makes for a bit of a bracer at the start.

Glad to see you can order the new Dennis Wilson “Pacific Ocean Blue” legacy CD from Amazon.com. A re-release with bonus material of this fine album by the late Beach Boys drummer has been long overdue.

Looks like the Patriots and the Saints did each other a favor with that swap of first-round picks in this past weekend’s NFL draft, enabling New Orleans to get the defensive tackle they wanted in Sedrick Ellis and New England going for mobility with inside linebacker Jerod Mayo. They say the best trades are the ones that help both teams; sounds like this might have been one of those. I wonder if Rob feels the same?

Both Tracey and I give a big “thumbs up” for the new James Bond movie version of “Casino Royale”. Daniel Craig is a huge upgrade over Pierce Brosnan, and the overall film was a great improvement over the Brosnan vehicles, which were too violent for my taste.

A “Happy Birthday!” to my bro Mark, who turns the big 5-0 today. Imagine that, one’s younder brother turning fifty. Sigh… Oh well, now he can (like me) know the joy of tossing all that AARP liberal/socialist agenda crap in the wastebasket. If you don’t believe me, check this out.