HOLY AND LOWLY: THE LONDON DAYS

Hello, all, we are now in London. I must say, we were very sad to leave Scotland behind. The people were amazing and St. Andrews was totally our kind of place--great hotel, great golf, super friendly people, a beautiful beach and a  lot of history. London seems very cool, but the people are no where near as friendly. Example: Bob, the car driver from Edinborough to St. Andrews is now Dave McKeon's best friend. They shared many right wing global political view points, golfing stories, and business insights.  Bob will probably be receiving a McKeon Christmas card, and is now on the short list for God father to our proverbial Ethiopian daughter. Bob came back to St. Andrews to drive us back to Edinborough and got a BIG FAT tip from Mr. McKeon (who was in a terrific mood because he not only played the Old Course, but also played the Duke's course, and met the Golf Captain --whatever that means--and got to talk golf history and trivia with him--Interesting side note to Dave McKeon's golf this morning: for those of you who recall, in celebration of his historic round of golf at the Old Course, Dave imbibed at the JIgger Inn--as he said "I only had 4 beers before Mass" and then proceeded to have a few Long Island Iced Teas in the Library at the hotel after mass, followed by a few more beers with dinner...Needless to say, someone slept through his tee time. However, in what appears to be gracious typical Scottish behavior, the pro shop acted like this was totally no big deal, sent a van for him, got him off as a single, and got him off the course in plenty of time to make our flight! Kim, this is why we did not go near a car...I can barely drive in the US, and Dave when not on the golf course, was really in no shape to get behind the wheel..).

In contrast to our bffs in St. Andrews, When we landed at Heathrow, we had to beg some sury cabbie to accept a credit card to drive us into London and let up us pay the upcharge. Then, the dude didn't even speak to us at all, and it was all he could do to open the door so Dave could grab our bags....He got NO tip from big Dave. Needless to say, he will not be our driver of choice for the next few days. But the city looks fabulous and tomorrow we hit the London Eye and all the palacey stuff. I can't wait. Dave McKeon can wait--he had his fun, he knows it, and now he just has to roll his eyes and pay the freight as we progress though London.

Great, great job with Friday night's tough questions. You guys are a riot. John, and Judy, excellent strategy naming every single girls name ever invented. John, you got it first--nice work. Maybe my kids should pay attention a little more when I tell them very interesting and educational stories about my youth. Chris, nice call remembering that Science Fair story--I actually did get some big award at the Illinois State Science Fair for some project that I totally stole from a book. I did build it all myself and truth be told, in 8th grade I looked like a 5th grader, so I think all the judges thought I was way younger and way smarter than I really was---I only wish that were the case today. And I was super tan the summer I met Dave McKeon--my boss used to call me Pocohantas as she made me go down stairs in our building to buy her cigarettes and lottery tickets (don't ask...anything that got me out of making copies was ok by me). I am pretty sure you cannot make those sorts of comments to co workers any more. but I took no offense. I was happy to be so tan.

John, sorry about the bike--aren't people just such shidiots???All day long--particularly in their jobs--if you tell the McKeon brothers cartel who this shid is and where he lives, they will take it from there. That is the way they roll...they look out for their friends.
 Here are the scores from Friday, and I hope that Stacy/John are still handling the big board:
John: 2 for  being correct, 3 for getting Alexandra first, 1 for getting Myrtle third=6
Chris: 2 for being right, 2 for being second with Alexandra=4 (Chris McKeon bookstore basketball update--Chris and team tighty whitey won another bookstore game today and are now in the group of 64. Nice job, Jimmer wannabee)=4
Tricia: 2 for correctness, 3 for being first with Myrtle BOOM=5
Louis: 2 for being right, 2 for being second with Myrtle=4
Mrs. Sarge: 2 for being right, 1 for being 3rd with Alexandra=3
Stacy, Amy, Judy, Suechi, Kim, Pete: 2 for all of you.

This just in--things are looking up in London--Dave McKeon just realized that he can watch tv in the shower in our overpriced hotel room. He is now watching golf high lights while he is showering. That may just ease the sting of being snubbed by our cab driver, the Nigerian concierge at our hotel, our German waitress and the Asian bartender.

Now, time for the extra credit: Tricia and John get to split 10 points to help them feel better for the shid at the bike shop and because both of them were cracking me up with their comments and John's golf trivia. So, John: you've got 11 for the night and Tricia you've got 10. Nice job, Heinzmanns. You guys are sweeping this contest.  I'm impressed.
Mrs. Sarge: 10 points for always being so nice and complimentary of everyone on the blog. Niceness counts and has earned you 12 points for the night.
Kim/Brenna: 10 big points for you. I didn't know any of that stuff about St. Alexandra, like I said, I picked the name out of love for my second grade teacher AND my sponsor was my Aunt Sandy, who's real name was Sandra, which my mom felt was close enough to Alexandra to be legit...I guess...a 12 point night for you. And again, hang in there. Every day will get a little better than the one before...trust me.
Finally, for the first time in blog history, I am awarding someone 20 EC points at once, and that someone is you, Amy: 20 points for the sick baby AND mostly for that whole Brownie thing. You are a saint/masochist-a Brownie camping overnight? what are you? crazy??? when I was a camp counselor, every single week the girls in my cabin would beg to sleep outside on the beach and camp out. Every single week I told them no, and talked them into making homemade icecream. good fun was had by all...22 big points for Amy. Way to get back into the hunt and I hope Luke is doing ok.

Now, time for today's questions: I don't think I can top Fridays questions, but I will try:
1. What is the name of the Catholic Grade School that Monk Malloy attended?
2. What is the name of the men's "Golf Captain" of the Duke's Course in St. Andrews?

That is as good as I can do tonight. I'm not sure how hard or easy this one's are. I think that second one may be a little tricky. Now, here is a Top Ten:

1. The original movie M*A*S*H-still a classic
2. Bob the driver for hire in Edinborough.
3. Victoria the spa manager at the Old Course Hotel
4. The chocolate and caramel tart at Rocca
5. Jack Wills--a cool British clothing store
6. The Old Course at St. Andrews--it totally lives up to the hype
7. The Jigger Inn--totally old school and a great outdoor patio (Stacy, your comment cracked me up no offense taken
8. The tartan plaid little golf bag Dave got from Malcolm the starter
9. Joules- another fun store in the UK
10. Annie McKeon--so great to see her, so great to see that she can navigate her international life style

Ok, go answer these questions. And I am going to bed. It's midnight here...Look for tomorrow's questions hopefully a little earlier . good night.