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So, solo bike rides the last two mornings, another joint walk this morning once Coco gets stirring. This vacation has been swinging, ticking off all the boxes.

First of all, pool time:

Coco says she wants to tell all her troubles to the inflatable flamingo 

Now I need to get JLA trunks to balance things out

There are some things we like to do every time we come down: one of them is the Street Fair at College of the Desert:

This year: metal cactus sculpture, sunglasses, baseball cap, and veggie dogs!

I speak frequently about one the reasons I love Palm Springs: it embodies both a love of old Hollywood and a vibrant contemporary gay community, at the same time and often in the same place. Last night, we went to The Judy Show at the Purple Room, which swirled both of those themes into a fun, bitingly hilarious evening: a drag show capturing late-career Judy Garland and special guests Pearl Bailey and Bette Davis, performed in the Rat-Packiest of venues.

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We also were in the audience for The Storm Large Holiday Ordeal (no pictures allowed - classy theater), and if you know anything about Storm, you know how well she can navigate that kind of blended pop culture.

We've got some more great weather ahead, and maybe some clouds, but this trip is already off the charts.