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All trip ratings are on a 1 - 10 scale: 1 the worst, 10 the best, 4 roughly equivalent to watching Jeopardy on t.v. with my mom.

12/22/95

Leaving work at noon to go on trip: 9.99975

Getting told on phone at 2:30PM that flight was on time at 5PM: 8

Finding out at airport that flight was delayed two hours: 1.3

Actually getting to LA: 6

Waiting another two plus hours due to a litany of problems in LA: 1.0000000001

Having the plane buck like a bronco on takeoff from LA: 1.00000000000000001

Finally getting to Phoenix at 2AM: 9

Having Hal already be there and have gotten the car: 9.9995

Having it be way colder in Phoenix than California: 3

Seeing stadium on ride to hotel: 8

Hal getting pulled over by cop on ride: 2

Not getting a ticket (or Hal thrown in jail): 8

Sleeping in hotel: 9

12/23/95

Not finding a Store 24 for an hour when hungry: 2

Finally getting to Tuscon with Hal: 6

Having Hal negotiate a $50 scalper basketball ticket price to $32.50: 8

Syracuse/Arizona hoop game: 8.75

Dinner back in Scottsdale at Austin's: 2.8

Dinner Itself: 3.5

Getting bothered by staff 1 ZILLION times: 1

Beer at the Pink Pony while Pats lost: 5

12/24/95

Weather: 4.5

Golf at Arizona CC: 8

Golf Itself: 9

Course: 7

Chinese Food in room: 3 -- It got the job done...

Getting CHOW mein instead of lo mein: 1.2

Tetris with Hal at like 9PM: 7.75

12/25/95

Weather: 1.5 -- The worst of the trip

Golf at Pavillion Lakes CC: 5

Golf Itself: 7

Seeing Hal's first-ever real birdie: 9.975

Losing to Hal since it was an effective-eagle: 2

Course: 3

Huge lunch at Tony Roma's: 5 -- It got the job done...

Whirlpool with old Jewish people: 8

Getting Zin at the airport: 4

Waiting for the plane to get in before a game: 1

Actually seeing Zin: 7

Traffic before Cowboys/Cardinals game: 1

Getting to the stadium with the score alreay 14-0: 1

Weather at night: 1

Height of seats: 1

Having fireworks be right near us: 1

Overall game rating: 1.25 -- arguably the worst pro sporting event I've ever attended

12/26/95

Weather: 7 -- Much improved

Roach in Room: 1- (Lowest Possible Rating!)

Zin disposing of roach in room: 9.9999999999999999999999999

Golf at Camelback: 9

Golf itself: 9.5

Course: 9

Course with respect to expectations: 8

Girl we played with: No rating, but deserves mention

Wait at Don and Charlie's: 2

Dinner at Don and Charlie's: 6.5 -- It got the job done

Paying for Hal's dinner: 2

12/27/95

Weather: 7

Golf at Foothills: 9.95

Golf Itself: 9.95

Course: 9.95 -- Best of the trip by far

Actually winning a match: 9.95

Tailgate at Tuscon: 9

Chicken Sandwiches and Beer: 7

Having Dinner Paid For: 9

Country Band: 9.2

Copper Bowl: 5

Ticket Price of $6.67 per ticket: 9

Falcons (birds, not football team) performance before game: 9

Parachters before game: 9

Game Itself: 4

Weather: 1.5

12/28/95

Weather: 8.5

Golf at Scottsdale CC: 9.75

Golf Itself: 9.5

Course: 9.25 -- Suffered only in comparison to Foothills

Missing the birdie to put it away on 17 by 1 inch: 1

Watching Hal drain his effective-birdie for the tie on 18: 6

Whirlpool with Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull: 9.5

Schlitz Malt Liquor Bull itself: 2

Drinks in Tempe: 1 -- Pale Ale isn't particularly pale!

Dinner at Paradise Lounge: 8

Dinner Itself: 4 -- It got the job done

Sitting there with Tirico, Fowler, Doering, etc.: 9.9999999999999999999

12/29/95

Weather: 8

Golf at Rancho Manana: 8

Golf Itself: 5

Course: 9.5

Losing to Zin: 1

Having to wait for Z drinking a beer with our fourth after golf: 2

Drive to Las Vegas: 2.8

Losing 3 of 4 Tetris games to Hal: 1

Winning the last Tetris game of the trip, making me current champ: 9.995

Actually getting to Excalibur and seeing Brian Golden: 5

12/30/95

Sitting in The Mirage all day: 5

Losing the East Carolina/Stanford "Over" bet: 1

The wait for the Mirage buffet: 2

Winning first-half bet in Virginia/Georgia: 8

The Mirage buffet itself: 5.5 -- It got the job done

Watching Z win money in Let It Ride: 8

Hal starting to get REALLY sick: 1.5

12/31/95

Seeing Brian Golden walking home (from the night before) when I went running in AM: 9.95

Sitting in The Mirage for half day: 8

Fast Food Chinese: 7 -- Surprisingly good

New Year's craziness in the street: 5

Hal getting worse: 1.5

1/1/96

Watching Bowl games instead of pro ones in Mirage: 8.5

Winning bets on Penn State and Colorado: 8

Dinner being free: 9

Dinner at California Pizza Kitchen: 7

Zin getting REALLY sick: 1.5

1/2/96

Drive back to Scottsdale: 1.2

Us getting to Scottsdale safely: 9.99999995 -- Thanks Hal!

Zin and Hal being REALLY sick: 1.5

Me starting to feel a little sick: 2

Waiting for Zin and Hal to sleep for two hours: 4

Seeing Fiesta Bowl excitement at Hotel and outside stadium: 8

Pre-Game Fiesta Bowl excitement: 9.95

Pre-Game Fiesta Bowl food: 2.5 -- It got the job done

Nebraska fans next to me: 2.75

First 20 minutes of game: 8

Rest of game: 3.5

Weather: 2

Being prepared for freezing weather: 9

1/3/96

Having trip be over: 1

Plane back to SF being on time: 9

Feeling really sick: 2

Skipping whole day of work instead of half: 9

1/4/96

Being REALLY REALLY sick to my stomach: 1.15

Overall Ratings:

Hal: 9.999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

Zin: 9.25 -- I've NEVER really seen you sick before!