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OUR LIFESTYLE AT 15 CRAIGSIDE

Taylor Swift arrived at LAX yesterday, went to one of her homes in Southern California, and will make it to Las Vegas today for Super Bowl 58.  But that's old news.  The biggest question of the day is not who wins the game.  Will she join Usher on the stage at half time?  After all, Usher in 2011 performed with Swift Yeah at her 2011 Speak Now tour in Atlanta.  Here is their duet.  That would in Las Vegas possibly become a foursome, with Lil Jon and Ludacris.

Incidentally, do you know that she owns eight homes, investing $150 million of her $570 million in them? Two in Los Angeles, both in Beverly Hills.  One of them is a 1934 10,982-square-foot mansion purchased in 2015, first owned by Samuel Goldwyn.

Living at 15 Craigside (not that temple, but the apartment just behind--I lived for 32 years at an adjacent taller Craigside you can barely see) involves a plethora of activities, comfortably safe environment and long term security.  Of course, this doesn't mean you can't go out.  For example, we have a golf cage in our parking lot, only a few feet from where my car is parked.  Then off to Ted Makalena and West Loch Golf Courses.


The Gold Trees are blooming. 

We joined two friends from Waimanalo we met on our Regent Seven Seas cruise from Dubai to Singapore, Paige and Gregg, at Tsuru Ton Tan Udon Noodle Brasserie in the Royal Hawaiian Arcade, Waikiki:

Those are not optical illusions.  The udon bowls were huge.  In a couple of weeks they're off to Sydney for another Seabourn Odyssey cruise.  We leave on our world adventure in a month.  Noticed Chinese New Year decor at this shopping area.
Back at 15 Craigside, we had a Chinese New Year lunch yesterday.
White label scotch for the soup and Tsingtao Beer from China.
Jian Dui is that sesame ball.

We bet at 15 Craigside.  Monday and Wednesday nights at poker, and today a Super Bowl pool.  Only $1 per number to predict the total score for both teams.  My numbers are 37, 56 and 74.  Then tomorrow afternoon, a party to celebrate our gambling games.  Is this all legal?  The poker okay because the house does not take a cut.  The pool, probably not, but to arrest us is to arrest much of America.  
Betting on the Super Bowl is expected to be $23.1 billion, 35% higher than last year.  Only a small fraction of that will be with legal outlets.  Viewing is also expected to be higher.  Both because of the influence of Taylor Swift.

Again, Happy Chinese New Year.

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