South Beach here I come--- Plus the Steeler/Phin game as an added bonus.

[trumad]

Leaving Orlando with a buddy Saturday morning--- 3-1/2 hours later we'll be eating chicken wings at Ricky's in Hollywood--- best chicken wings on earth. From there, off to Calder Horse Track for the last day of their season---Damn, missed Gulfstream by a day---- from there... Tootsies...5 lap dances and 5 Heineken's later I'll be heading to South Beach. Staying at the Loews Hotel on 16th and Collins ave---right in the heart of some of the greatest clubs on the planet.

Dinner at Joe's Stone Crabs... and then off to the clubs to scare the shit out of the 21 year old hotties.

Next day--- a jump in the ocean to cure the hangover... and off to the Steeler/Phin game. I'm delighted that both teams still have something to play for--IE: playoff births---although the Steelers have a far better chance of making it.... so---the game should be a decent one.

After the game---maybe some more lap dances...or---back to South Beach, a quick power nap---and one more night of debauchery.

I return home Monday morning and will promptly tell my wife that the trip was kind of boring. She use to buy that---but after 18 years of marriage---just an eye-roll.

One more thing for you mid west and north easterners... Average temp: 70 degrees.

[Condem]

1. Hell, tru. Might just as well stay a couple of more days.

Catch the Iowa-GT game. Look out for all those pasty-faced Iowans clad in Black&Gold. Getting out of a bleak winter for a week...they's mean business. Have a good one!

[Capt. America]

2. I am envious Trumad, when my boy gets a bit older (he's 19 months now) I will be taking

no-wife, no-kid respites again. Have a lap dance, Heineken, and chicken wings on me (not literally)! Cleveland clocks in at a lovely 30 degrees, with snow/cold/ice storm scheduled for New Years Eve. Mazel tov!

[trumad]

3. Yeah---ya gotta do it...

It helps keep the sanity...and-- I encourage my wife to do the same... sans the lap dances.

[1gobluedem]

4. Try to eat at the News Cafe if you can

Great food and cool atmosphere.

Have fun!

[trumad]

6. New's cafe is the last place Versace shopped at...

before he was shot. Great breakfast joint.

[madinmaryland]

5. Say hi to Rush for me!

Have a great trip. Finally got some warm weather on the gulf coast here. Gotta head back on Friday/Saturday.

[Scurrilous]

7. South Beach and Tootsies?

Isn't that redundant?