Breakfast at Tiffany's

Not really Tiffany's, but breakfast at Mission Inn in Riverside.


5:30 a.m. -- alarm clock sounded, turned it off immediately

5:45 a.m. -- cell phone alarm rang, shut it off quickly

6:01 a.m. -- last clock alarm sounded, smacked it to quietness

6:50 a.m. -- woke-up startled without alarm, oh no we overslept

6:52 a.m. -- down the stairs to make coffee and Bob dog's breakfast

7:04 a.m. -- made bed, showered, did make-up, dressed, and styled hair

8:30 a.m. -- out the door, headed east 16 miles to Riverside

9:10 a.m. -- Breakfast at Mission Inn Restaurant for Rosie & Mr. Fun

10:30 a.m. -- Paid bill and explored this fabulous resort hotel

11: 00 a.m. -- Walked from hotel through old downtown to used bookstore

11:45 a.m. -- headed for home, stopped at Kaiser Medical Ctr to pick-up
glasses at eye-doctor's office

1:00 p.m. -- back home to prep for this week's classes, prepare handouts,
email with students

4:15 p.m. -- go to the campus to submit photocopies, organize materials for
tomorrow's class

6:05 p.m. -- home for dinner with Mr. Fun

6:30 p.m. -- Nightly New with Brian Williams
**Government budget is a disaster
**Stock Market dropped further
**Possible once-for-all flu shot
**Oscar synopsis: 4 million more than last year turned- in to watch

7:00 p.m. -- Mr. Fun reads for a while to Rosie

8:30 -- 10:30 p.m. -- Rosie does (is doing) online Office Hours with students who drop-in

After a day of light rain, clouds of every shade of gray, and an evening sunset that looked like it had come from Tucson Jim, it is time to say good night from Southern California.

Rosie, (& Mr. Fun), aka Carol


P.S. The Mission Inn is not a mission. It is a distinguished historic hotel with 238 guest rooms, numerous meeting rooms, chapels, banquet halls, galleries, lounges, and restaurants. It also has a hotel museum. The Inn occupies one city block on 2 ½ acres. Its lobby is half a city block in size. It has unique architectural features. It is located in the heart of old downtown. Annually the end of November, the Inn is decorated with over a million lights for six weeks of holiday festivities ending the second week of January. After breakfast this morning, we took the elevator to the 5th floor for a few photos. We'll be back at the Mission Inn next month for a wedding. Will show blippers more then, rather than doing a montage now.