Fun in the sun

For those of you wondering I've been here for a little under a week and I've already played 90 holes of golf and I think if I can stay focused I can play at least 54 more.

I'm feeling pretty good about it, so keep me in your thoughts because I think I can get it done.

Also, I should point out that my wife has completely encouraged me to play everyday.

Now, you can look at that in one of two ways -- she's either trying to get rid of me or she's trying to enjoy her vacation.

In any event, I've starting cloning her for all you golfers out there and you will be able to purchase my wife for yourself at www.he-has-golf-I-have-shoes.com. I am indeed a lucky man.

So Arizona is McCain Country. I can honestly say I don't get the political landscape here. It's nothing like Vermont or New Hampshire, where you can feel the politics in the air. That being said, I can't for the life of me understand how Hillary won the primary here.

As I buzz around in my rented Hyundai Sonata and count bumper stickers, Obama should already be president. Hilary Clinton and John

I know that bumper stickers don't elect candidates, people do. But people put bumper stickers on cars, so what gives?

I think part of the reason I don't get a heavy "right versus left" feel here is because the folks seem to be a little more relaxed.

I know as I'm typing this poolside, it's in the mid 40's back home. Here at 10:30 in the morning, it's already about 80 degrees and the projected high for today is 96.

It's sunny every single day here. If you were a UV junkie I would recommend this part of the country.

The forecast here for the next four days -- sunny 96, sunny 97, sunny 91, sunny 85. Oops, better wear a sweater. My point is that if the weather isn't beating you down, it's probably easier to take your politics less seriously.

Which is fine by me, because I would rather talk about other things from time to time. I can honestly say that I haven't given politics a whole lot of thought since I've been here. Now that could be because I'm on vacation and I'm trying to break my routine (oh, too late, I already told you that I played 90 holes). It could be because people here just don't talk politics with milky white strangers from the Northeast. Either way I'm enjoying it.

Getting here was pretty uneventful. No great tragedies to endure getting to the airport, nothing traumatic prior to boarding and not a thing that is going to leave long-term emotional scarring during the flight.

But why is it that they always show "chick flicks" during long flights? Why, just once, can't it be a straight up comedy or a good war movie or something that would hold my interest. Yet no matter what flight I'm on, the viewing portion of the trip is better suited for my wife.

Alas, there's nothing I can do about it because I'm stuck in a tube traveling at 400 miles per hour with nothing to do except try and trick myself into enjoying the movie.

Needless to say I'll be back in the politically charged, cold and damp Northeast in a few days and no doubt I'll be golfing. I'll look to leave the Northeast again in a year or so but before that I'll have to endure one more chick flick -- what the hell is up with that?

Fish is the morning talent on Classic Hits 92.7 FM. He also offers up his opinion on-line at www.whatdahell.net. E-mail him at fish@wkvt.com.