Hi Ya Kids,

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This right here is a picture of my iPhone. My new one. My FIFTH one!

My fifth iPhone in 13 months. How could this possibly happen? Here’s the rundown: iPhone #1 – got it a year ago last month. It meets its demise in January when I lose it somewhere in Washington DC. iPhone #2 – something went wrong with the Bluetooth function (not my fault) and it meets it demise in March. The Apple Store in Fashion Valley replaces it. iPhone #3: Meets its demise in July. One night I walk into the family room with the phone in one hand and a glass of beer in the other. I bend over to pick a up a cat toy, thinking I can easily hold the phone and the beer in one hand. Ummm. . .kinda not. It falls into the beer. I am horrified. It’s in there maybe 2 seconds. Googled “dropped iPhone into beer”. Following the instructions, I grab Pam’s hair dryer and blow the snot out of it for maybe 5 minutes. But snot isn’t the problem. The problem is beer. I’m not real encouraged when I see droplets of Karl Strauss ooze out of the headphone jack. When I go to the Apple Store the guy tells me about a dozen people go in there every day who’ve bent over with their phone in their shirt pocket, and it’s fallen into the sink, the tub, the pool, etc. He seems very impressed I’m not that stupid – the beer story is a first for him. iPhone #4 meets its demise last night. I’m in the men’s room of a restaurant. Very small place that just has a toilet. A tiny voice in my head tells not to check email while taking a whizz. Plus I remember the Apple Store guy telling me about the morons who drop their phones into water, so I squeeze really hard. (I also grab my phone extra tight.) Everything is whizzing along nicely. Until I sneeze. The holiday decorations at Fashion Valley are really nice this year.

Hey! Who’s seen this movie? It’s the new Coen Brothers flick. Whoa!!!! About 5 minutes into it, I said to Pam, “I don’t know why I’m mesmerized, but I am”. It’s one of the most unusual and fascinating flicks I’ve seen in a long time. Maybe among my top 15 ever. Did you see “Barton Fink”? (It’s in my top 10). This flick is Barton Fink-ish. Very little violence, and absolutely brilliant. But it’s The Coen Brothers, so what would you expect? It’s a quiet, quirky movie that I keep thinking about. And one of the great, great, great endings of all time. Just stunning. Here’s how good it was: The guy in front of us was eating M&Ms (peanut) and we both got a huge jones for some. But neither of us wanted to miss a second of the movie. Fortunately, he fell asleep with almost half a bag left. I would NOT recommend this for everybody, though. No “Jer-an-tee”. If you liked “Fast & Furious”, don’t go see this.

Pam’s Mom tells us the only Starbucks near them in Ft. Myers Beach is gone. So she and Pam’s dad go to Dunkin’ Donuts every morning. I’d rather put my nads in a vice and spin the handle than drink that sock wash. But all is saved! You ever had this new stuff from Starbucks? It’s REALLY good. Just add water. They taste-tested it at my Starbucks a month ago and I couldn’t tell which was fresh brewed and which was the new stuff. So I’ve put a bunch in my suitcase for the Thanksgiving trip.

One more little tip. “Hotel Babylon”. It’s really cool. A series about a high-class hotel in London. Mindless fun. Perfect for an airplane ride or now that “Dancing With The Stars” is almost over. (Sob.) Visually, it’s fascinating – a little like “Ugly Betty”. Also visually, the manager of the hotel is smokin’ en fuego! Yikes! Netflix it beginning with season 1.

My new iPhone and I are going to the kitchen for a beer now.

Love,
Jerry