Post-vacation edition

Well, it's all over. My 9-day off time has come to an end, and it's back to business tomorrow in Pasadena. My next off-time will occur on Thanksgiving week - which is 8 1/2 weeks away. Those weeks usually gets here pretty quick, so I'm looking forward to another 5-day off period. I am planning to head up north for Thanksgiving - my first trip up there for Turkey Day since 2003.

This vacation time was not really worth writing about - I was looking forward to joining you people up north for the homecoming festivities. Vehicle issues prevented me from doing that; and the varsity team went down in defeat at the hands of Desert Pines.

I did see by the pictures that a handful of the legends of the Sunrise Mountain area were at PT's Pub for the after-game festivities. Good to see - and another get-together is planned this weekend for Jimmy's birthday.

The Cavalier is all set and ready for takeoff for that festivity - so nothing will stop me from going there I hope.

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I am now promoting myself more these days, and hopefully this will be the right vehicle for bigger and better things for me. It is apparent that I am not going anywhere where I'm at now, and that is usually the indication that it's time to move on. I am eying two areas of interest where I will go next, and that is in Southern California and in Las Vegas. I have also considered Kingman AZ as a possible place to live and work - and if the price is right, I may make the move to Kingman. A bit strange going from the second largest city in the United States to a smaller town, but these days - my playing days are pretty much over.

Plus, with the bridge opening up soon - the drive between Kingman and Las Vegas will be cut significantly. Crossing Hoover Dam these days has been a challenge due to the construction.

We'll see. I may end up back in Las Vegas - initially in Henderson, and as time progresses, I'll relocate to the far western portion of the valley; where it's about 10 degrees cooler than the valley floor and it rains more on that side than it does elsewhere.

Anyway, that will be my main focus. Pat Geary returned to the valley almost two years ago - and I will be the next one to return. Stay tuned...

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Today is the 20-year anniversary of the heartbreak of 1990. I won't go into details about it - but let's just say that an individual from Duchesne, UT whom I will leave nameless, who I had strong feelings for back in 1989 did me wrong - and I discovered this person was preggo with the guy she dissed me for. This is probably where my life changed. Now everybody knows the hotties I've been associated with during the old Sunrise Mountain days - and this one was a knockout too. As they say, she was a devil in disguise...

Blah - ancient history. I'm better off now than I was in 1990.

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I will in all probability take a breather from the online world for a while and join Cheryl Cross in the real world - however, I will be with you Thursday to run all the football lowdown your way - as the first true Battle of Sunrise Mountain looms Friday night at the new stadium.

The Miners and The Sundevils. This should be nooooo problem at all. I'm not sure if there will be a prize possession up for grabs - had there been one, I probably could've donated my International Scout to the team who wins the game and owns the Scout for a year - or maybe my British shirt I wore from 1983-89. Oh well... :-\

OK folks - have a safe week, and reach for the stars. Talk to you Thursday. :)

Robert Donahoo