My great picture of Customer Appreciation Day at Zo's not coming out and thus not posted: 1.5
Food service being slowest EVER when I was starving, including sandwich having cheese on it: 1.000025
Us falling asleep by 8PM: 8
12/28/07
Driving to Orlando for Bowl Game: 9 (the drive flew by)
Weather: 9.5
Great tailgate before game: 8.5
Chicken: 9
Steak: 7
Game Itself: 9
Michigan State band: 7
Awesome begining with flags for all Big 10 teams: 8
Remainder of game: 5.5
Sitting in BC section: 8
Michigan State having big kick return and taking early lead: 3
BC defense keeping team in the game: 9
BC battling back to take lead on Ryan improv play: 8
BC finally seemingly putting game away with long bomb: 9
Michigan State getting ball back on fumble, then converting incredible TD via magical play by their QB: 2
BC unable to kill the clock: 1.5
BC picking off pass to ice the game: 9
Drive back to Fort Lauderdale after win: 8 (flew by as well)
Z inhaling a Carvel ice cream in about one minute: 9.75
Stopping for a few drinks before bed: 8.5
Aruba's: 4
Drink Prices (by Florida standards): 2
The guy trying to sing When Doves Cry: 2.5
Ocean Mist: 5.5
12/29/07
Weather: 9.5
Walk on beach in AM: 6 (too many jellyfish on beach)
Swim in warmest-ever pool: 9.75
Golf at Inverarry: 6 (I played terribly)
Inverarry now being a Diet Pepsi course: 1.75
Playing partners Gary and Ross (who plays for Youngstown State): 4
Long night at Zo's: 6
Patriots game: 6
Food and drinks not being free again: 2
Weird Pats fan I had to sit next to: 1.5
Atmosphere and price: 8
Incredibly slow food service AGAIN: 2
Us getting free chips since it took so long: 4 (Chips should be free anyway)
Fajitas: 7 (better than expected)
12/30/07
Weather: 9.5
Dolphins Game: 6
Getting cheap tickets: 8
Having good seats: 8
Game itself: 3
Great new concourse at Dolphin Stadium with fans and guitarist: 8
Chad Johnson applauding guy who smashed him with a great hit: 9.5
Dolphin Stadium now having switched to Diet Pepsi: 1.25
Shuck and Dive's after game: 5 (limited beer selection plus I wasn't hungry enough to order food)
Swim in warmest-ever pool: 9.75
Finding Roadhouse in Davie: 8
Roadhouse: 8.75
Note: www.roadhousegrill.com
Me being sober enough to remember dinner: 9
Dinner quality: 9
Guy getting our order right: 9
Rolls taking forever to come: 2
Dog Racing/Mardi Gras at Hollywood: 7
Note: www.playmardigras.com
Almost falling asleep during races: 3
Not winning anything in dog racing: 2
Z making me watch him play EVERY different slot machine at the casino when I was completely exhausted: 2
Z's incredible victory in the Hollywood Squares machine: 9.75
Getting to the bonus round with 5 squares when he had less than 5 dollars (from an original $100) left on the machine: 8
Needing to get Phyllis Diller to win on his last choice, and not getting her: 1.5
Being awarded one extra pick for having gotten the "secret square": 9.95
Actually getting Phillys Diller on the bonus pick: 9.99995
Finding out Z had just won over $100 dollars on a quarter play: 8.75
Z immediately losing all his winnings and leaving empty handed: 1.15 (but at least we got to leave)
12/31/07
Getting new putter for me and new irons for Z: 9
Both items being discounted: 9.5
Weather: 9.5
Golf at Inverarry: 8 (I played better, I liked my new putter, plus Z hit his irons well).
Playing partners Marsolo and Sal: 5 (Marsolo had the weirdest swing ever and Sal reminded me of a much older version of Hal)
Swimming in warmest-ever pool after tired from golf: 9.9
Dinner at Nick's: 8.75 (Way above expectation)
New Year's at the Beach: 6
Fat Tuesday's: 5
Drink: 7
DJ: 7
Sparse Crowd: 2
Lulu's: 4 (WAY too hot)
Dirty Blonds (formerly Blondies): 6
Countdown and Happy New Year on beach: 5 -- where was everybody ?
Post New Year's drinks and talking for over two hours on the porch of Z's condo (while Z had a cigar and even had some scotch): 9.985 -- one of the best moments of the trip!
1/1/08
Weather: 9 (Slightly cooler)
Golf at Colony West: 9
Course being better than we remembered: 9
Both of us playing better: 8
Playing partners Jean and Francine (older Canadian couple): 5
Francine being way dressed up and having tons of make up: 8 (though Z may give this a 2)
Colony West drink girl responding "Sure!" to my request for a Diet Coke, then giving me a Diet Pepsi instead: 1.1
Zo's after golf: 7
Late TV Bowl games being very boring: 3
Swimming in warmest-ever pool after tired from golf and a bit tipsy from Zo's: 9.975
Not going out for dinner for a long time: 2
Not being too hungry anymore by the time we actually went out: 2
PF Chang's: 6.5
1/2/08
Weather: 3 (Begining of arctic chill)
It being super-duper-windy: 2
Having to wear sweats and sweatpants during golf: 2
Having to wear long pants in Florida ever: 1.25
Notice about pool being broken and closed: 2 (But not as bad as it could have been 'cause it was too cold to swim)
Golf at Crandon Park: 9.75 (in spite of me playing poorly)
Pace of play: 9.95
Fun factor: 9.95
Z finally playing well: 9.5
Me falling apart on hole #10 in the wind: 4 (It was funny at least)
It being too cold for me to get a Diet Coke even though they had it: 2.5
Shorty's: 9.9
Note: www.shortys.com
Ribs: 9.95 (my once-a-year eating ribs)
Double-fries: 9 (super-hot and good!)
Z's key lime pie: 9
Z forcing the mini chocolate-chip cookies on me: 9
Miami/Penn basketball game: 5
Getting in for $10/ticket: 8
Game itself: 4 (total blowout)
Z not getting a free massage or haircut during the game: 2
Me getting a hand on the parachute-drop prize, but not pulling it in: 2 (8 or9 other people were pulling on it as well).
1/3/08
Weather: 1.5 (Close to worst-ever in Florida)
Having to wear long pants in Florida again: 1.2
Shopping at mall: 3
Indoor activity during Florida day: 1
At least finding a few things I wanted to get: 5
Orange Bowl: 8
Taking Ed Leo and Jules: 6
Pre-Game Tailgate: 8
Chicken: 9
Steak: 6
fresh Chocolate Chip Cookies: 9
Freezing winds and cold: 2
John Hannah being enshrined in OB Hall of Fame (and Z's corresponding reaction): 8.5
Us sitting near Florida State Champion Miami Northwestern high school football players: 7
Jules inexplicably talking trash to the kids and me being scared that they were going to want to fight him/us: 1.5
Flyover after national anthem scaring the living daylights out of me: 1.25
First half of game: 7
Halftime: 6
Battle of bands: 4
Bad sound: 2
Not being able to really see or hear bands very well: 2
ZZ Top performance: 7
Awesome performance and lights: 8.5
Performance only being one song: 2.5
High School bands: 2
Bands playing with pre-recorded song playing over PA: 1.5 (Couldn't hear the bands at all!)
Band member injury: 9.5 (Too funny, second year in a row for a band member injury during OB halftime!)
Third Quarter of game: 9.5 (great punt return reverse for a TD, then a fake punt pass for a first down the other way).
Final quarter of game: 8
Z flying out of parking lot and doing long ride home in record time: 8.5
1/4/08
Weather: 7 (on the way back...)
Being able to wear shorts again in Florida: 9.5
Golf at Woodmont: 9.5
Great pace of play again: 9
Playing partners Santo and Tony (Canadian guys): 7
Quality of greens on course: 9.75
Me playing great early: 9.5
Z getting hot and storming back: 9.5
Having a terrible hole on #11: 1.5
Hitting into water 3 times in a row: 2
Almost stepping on, then getting bit by, a mother duck who had been sitting on her eggs: 1.025
Not actually getting bit: 9.5
Finally getting a Diet Coke during golf: 9
Me icing Championship Cup with pars on 16 and 17: 9.5
Z, needing eagle to win, almost sinking his second shot and then draining birdie on #18 for pride: 9.75
Drinks and appitizers at Bru's Room: 6.5
Seeing sign upon return to condo that pool was fixed and open again: 9.5
Swimming in super-warm pool: 9.5
Running from pool to building through cold winds: 3
Dinner at Mexican Cantina: 5 (We'll probably go there again in about another 10 years)
Jai Alai: 9.5
Note: www.dania-jai-alai.com
Seeing "Eggi" run off a string of 11 straight points over two consecutive games: 9.5
This leading to Z winning two improbable trifectas in a row: 9.75
Eggi needing one more point for Z to win, and the announcer mentioning "All he has to do is beat Arriaga, a three time triple-crown winner": 9.975
Z's reaction to this cracking up a number of fans near us: 9.5
It being too cold to sit and hang on the porch again: 2
1/5/08
My long walk in morning: 5
Getting soaked in last two minutes of 90 minute walk: 1.5
Watching Kansas kill BC in basketball: 2
Having to leave for the airport (and the cab being late for good measure): 1.5
Having to watch Z leave: 1.0005
Having to leave myself: 1.0005
Being delayed in Dallas: 1.0005
It being cold and very rainy in California: 2
Seeing Su, H, and kids there: 9.975
Trip Ratings:
Z: 9.99999999999999999999999999999975
Su, Hannah, and Adam: 1.1 for not coming, you're all REQUIRED to come next year!
Saperstein showed an improved short game and grabbed a win at Inverarry
Lowrey somehow won two consecutive trifectas at Jai Alai!
Saperstein won the first match thanks to good driving and a clutch putt on #18
Z delivered some beautiful shots in tying the final match at Woodmont
The Key Lime Pie was a highlight at Shorty's!
Are the halftime shows finally improving again ?
Lowrey tied the Championship Cup series with a good performance around the greens
Flying to Miami: 5
