Did you hear about Elsie Mclean? Back in April she became the oldest person ever to hit a hole in one on a regulation golf course. Guess how old she is? She’s 102 years old!

She whacked the ball with a driver and nailed the par -3 100 yard shot in Bidwell Park.

“For an old lady, I still hit the ball pretty good,” McLean told local TV station KNVN.

Looks like I’m getting a new TV set soon! We’re renovating the basement and I think I’m going to turn it into a den / rec room. So, of course, if it’s a den I’ll need a new TV … right? You’re following my logic right?

Last time we bought a new TV we got a DLP HDTV. It’s nice but we had a lot of trouble with the first brand that we bought. We went through three of them before changing brands! I don’t even want to think about those months of having a brand new very expensive TV that didn’t work.

So this time round I’m thinking about getting an LCD TV. An HDTV of course. Now that I’m used to one I don’t think I’d want to give that up. So I’ve been reading write ups to find out what the best lcd tvs are so that we don’t run into any problems when we buy one.

I think it’s good to do some research before you purchase something that you’re going to be using for 10 years or so. It’s not like we didn’t do any research when we bought our DLP tv, we did, it’s just that the brand that we thought had the nicest picture turned out to be one heck of a lemon!

The technology isn’t as new now, especially if we go with an LCD TV so I’m sure with a little research we won’t have a problem at all.

It’ll be a few months before we are ready to buy a TV so If any of you have HD LCD TVs and want to point me towards some brands that you’ve tried I’d love to hear your suggestions.

Wordless Wednesday

Has your cat ever freaked out over something that’s been on TV?

I think it’s hilarious when you catch an animal watching TV. We used to have lizards - a big iguana and a few smaller water dragons and they would actually watch TV. We’d put nature shows on for them.

It was interesting when our iguana would see another iguana on TV. Very much like it is when a cat or dog notices another one of their species on TV.

I think cats are the best for watching TV though. It’s funny when they try to investigate behind the TV to see where the other cat or the bird went. Yes, I’ve seen it, they really do do this!

Do your pets do strange things when they notice the TV?

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I was just looking at some of the vacation home rentals that are listed at Rocky Point rentals and I think that perhaps the next time we vacation in Mexico that we might rent a vacation home rather than stay at a resort or hotel.

The vacation homes and condos are all luxurious, have beach front views, fully equipped kitchens and satellite TV. You certainly don’t always get that when you stay in a hotel or a resort.

Just for the heck of it I decided to check on the availability of vacation rentals starting March 30th for a 6 night stay for two. There were a number of vacation homes to choose from, and when I checked the price I found that they were quite reasonable. The cost of renting one of these luxury homes for a week was about the same as staying at a resort or less.

However, think about all the extra space - many of these rental homes have two to four bedrooms, the ability to cook your own food, and in many cases not only a beach front view, but the beach pretty much right at your door.

I think it would be much nicer to take a vacation and rent a home for a week. I think you’d end up saving money and having a much more relaxing vacation. I mean, I’d rather have a whole house to lounge around in than a cramped hotel room any day!

If you like the idea of staying in a luxury vacation home or condo on your next holiday remember to visit oceano-rentals.com.